Posts Tagged ‘cybersecurity’
Another Malware Attack
The hackers of wantacry are behind another malicious malware attack. Call Us at I do I.T. to examine your computer and network security. If it isn’t cybersecurity alerts of malware from one despotic regime, it’s warnings relating to another. Just as the world settles down post the Iranian cyber-hype in the aftermath of Suleimani, now…
Read MoreWhy Cyber-security is Important
John Ford, ConnectWise Chief Information Security Officer, put together a quick little video to explain what a Cyber Attack is and how it impacts your business. Your work life and personal life are not separate. Everyone checks their work email on their phone. Everyone looks at Facebook at work or check their personal email at…
Read MoreMost common forms of cyberattacks last year
New research from BlackBerry Limited shows hackers use different strategies and attack types, depending on the industry they’re targeting. For example, criminals targeting the technology and software industry are most concerned with stealing intellectual property. To that end, a quarter of attacks (26 percent) were ransom based. Healthcare organizations also encountered a high proportion of…
Read MoreThe Agency in charge of security for the White House gets Hacked.
“It’s a painful irony that the agency charged with providing secure comms for the White House has fallen victim to a data breach.” The hack also could have grave implications for the upcoming presidential election, especially with the memory of Russian interference in 2016 still fresh in many minds. There already has been evidence that…
Read More62% of Cyber Attacks are on small businesses.
Call us for your Security Assessment Today! There are so many companies that I have run across that feels that it will not happen to them – Until It Does… He is a sample of the cost to your business and reputation. Many companies never fully recover. Customers don’t return because of the lack of…
Read MoreHow fast can your computer get Infected?
I performed a test on an old laptop with a fresh build of Windows 7. No Anti-Virus – No Firewall – No Patches… I took this poor innocent laptop and plugged it directly into the internet, bypassing my firewall. 32 Seconds! I was a little amazed, surprised and frightened. After 32 seconds, the CPU went…
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