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Stay Protected: 5 of the Most Important Cybersecurity Training Tips For Your Employees

We highlight the most critical cybersecurity training tips for employees because every business, whether big or small, experiences cyber threats.

August 6, 2019 David Share Leave a Comment

It is believed that the most sophisticated cyber attacks are the biggest threats to any organization. However, the biggest cybersecurity threat to a business is the people that work there. In fact, eight out of ten top data theft are as a result of human error. This means you could probably stand to receive a […]

The Biggest Targets of Cyber Attacks and How to Prepare For Them

Christopher Krebs discusses recent phishing incidents, who is affected, and what can be done to prevent cyberattacks in the future.

July 17, 2019 Jessica Messier Leave a Comment

Christopher Krebs discusses recent phishing incidents, who is affected, and what can be done to prevent cyberattacks in the future.

Warren Wants To Combat Insecure and Inefficient Elections

With a tax on the extremely wealthy, Warren wants to fund a complete overhaul of outdated American election infrastructure.

July 16, 2019 Sam Harton Leave a Comment

With a tax on the extremely wealthy, Warren wants to fund a complete overhaul of outdated American election infrastructure.

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IoT Growth is Great, But It’s Causing SMB Security Risks

SMB security risks are more numerous in this age of IoT expansion. Here are the most prominent challenges to security caused by new developments in tech.

June 26, 2019 Terry Hearn Leave a Comment

As small businesses continue to battle traditional issues of time and resources, the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) is adding SMB security risks for teams to manage. While there are certainly many benefits to implementing IoT in terms of efficiency and logistics, such a rapid growth in the number of endpoints connected to […]

Why Investors Put Over a Million into the Defendify Cybersecurity Platform

The Defendify cybersecurity platform just received major backing from investors. Here's what separates it from other solutions on the market.

June 20, 2019 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Over half of small businesses in the U.S. said they’ve experienced some kind of cyberattack within the past 12 months, says a Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report. Yet many lack a way to alert, diagnose, and solve these security concerns in a holistic way — and for a reasonable price. Recent funding gained by Defendify, a SaaS-delivered […]

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The 5 Biggest Data Breaches in 2019 So Far (And How They Could Have Been Prevented)

These are the biggest data breaches and hacks so far in 2019 – how could they have been stopped? We dig deeper to find out.

June 20, 2019 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

IBM says in a study that the cost of lost business after a breach for US organizations is $4.2 million. It is evident, then, that the organizations involved in the 5 biggest data breaches in 2019 thus far will likely suffer a considerable economic blow. But if you read this data breaches list thinking, “these are mega-companies; the risk of a data […]

3 Ways to Prevent Data Breaches

Some alarming statistics on the prevalance of data breaches -- and some sound strategies on how to prevent them at your organization.

May 21, 2019 Dan Kiehl Leave a Comment

It seems like every day in the news you read about another data breach. According to a study published by IBM, an organization has a 27% chance of suffering a breach of at least 1,000 records. There have been so many data breaches in the past several years that now it seems commonplace. “According to […]

Warren the Lone Presidential Candidate Using Basic Email Security

Most of the 2020 presidential hopefuls—including the sitting president—are not properly securing their email addresses.

May 21, 2019 Sam Harton Leave a Comment

Most of the 2020 presidential hopefuls—including the sitting president—are not properly securing their email addresses.

Are Your Classrooms Safe from ‘USB Killers’?

These 'USB Killers' destroyed 66 computers last month during just one incident -- and there've been many. What does this mean for school tech security?

May 16, 2019 Paul Konikowski Leave a Comment

A former student of the College of St. Rose in New York pled guilty to destroying “66 computers as well as numerous monitors and digital podiums containing USB data ports owned by the College.” The damage was done using a “USB Killer” device that discharged high voltage pulses into the host device, damaging the host’s electrical […]

9 Cyber Security Training Videos That Aren’t Boring

As IT directors try to mitigate human errors that create IT security risks, one tactic is showing cyber security training videos that will hold employees’ attention.

May 12, 2019 Tom LeBlanc Leave a Comment

There is a reason why many IT directors turn to funny (or at least interesting) cyber security training videos to educate employees about IT security risks. Ask any CIO, IT director or IT professional what keeps them up at night and they’re likely to acknowledge cyber security risks at their organization. The reason they lose […]

We highlight the most critical cybersecurity training tips for employees because every business, whether big or small, experiences cyber threats.

Christopher Krebs discusses recent phishing incidents, who is affected, and what can be done to prevent cyberattacks in the future.

With a tax on the extremely wealthy, Warren wants to fund a complete overhaul of outdated American election infrastructure.

SMB security risks are more numerous in this age of IoT expansion. Here are the most prominent challenges to security caused by new developments in tech.

The Defendify cybersecurity platform just received major backing from investors. Here's what separates it from other solutions on the market.

These are the biggest data breaches and hacks so far in 2019 – how could they have been stopped? We dig deeper to find out.

Some alarming statistics on the prevalance of data breaches -- and some sound strategies on how to prevent them at your organization.

Most of the 2020 presidential hopefuls—including the sitting president—are not properly securing their email addresses.

These 'USB Killers' destroyed 66 computers last month during just one incident -- and there've been many. What does this mean for school tech security?

As IT directors try to mitigate human errors that create IT security risks, one tactic is showing cyber security training videos that will hold employees’ attention.

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