Hackers prey on holiday MFA fatigue
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is the gold standard in offices around the world. We all know the drill: you use your username (often, and inadvisably, your email address) and, perhaps, as the password, the name of your first dog and the...
The value of holiday shopping user training
Once the calendar turns to November, people begin eyeing the dwindling days until Christmas. And with that sandglass motion of the calendar comes shopping, much of it being online. Studies about shopping, work, and cybersecurity risks are not plentiful, but...
New report validates need for a centralized approach to education cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) has released a report showing that schools remain vulnerable to cyberattacks. “Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools have reported significant educational impact due to cybersecurity incidents, such as ransomware attacks. Cyberattacks can also...
FBI warns of unpatched medical devices
Industry experts have long been apprehensive about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by the increasing number of IoT medical devices. “Wearable devices are often rushed to market, with little thought to cybersecurity,” says William Hodges, a cybersecurity expert in Miami. “A...
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Join an association!
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and according to experts, one of the things MSP owners should consider doing to mark the occasion it to join an association or trade organization. “One of those most overlooked aspects of cybersecurity is the...
Beyond ransomware: A look at other malware threats
There continues to be a lot of focus on ransomware and how it continues to infiltrate companies and institutions. But ignoring “good old-fashioned malware” – a catch-all term for a huge grab-bag of nasty stuff, including DDoS, credential swiping, bank account scraping,...
CISA warns industrial clients are vulnerable
MSPs with industrial clients in their portfolios have a set of security issues that often differ from other verticals, and each vertical brings its own baggage. With healthcare clients, for example, it’s PHI and HIPAA regulations. With finance clients, there...
Cybersecurity summits and tools to improve training
Anytime an MSP can expose its engineers and technicians to free training and education, it’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be passed up. One such opportunity is the upcoming “5th Annual Cybersecurity Summit” hosted by CISA and Morehouse College in Atlanta....
MSPs should prepare now for a quantum computing leap
Quantum computing has the potential to disrupt many industries with its, until now, unimaginable speed and ability to parse and interpret data. This gradual proliferation of quantum computing will not only result in unprecedented efficiencies, but also create both opportunity...
Summer headlines illustrate cybersecurity trends
Across the United States, school buses are rumbling on their routes, campus playgrounds are full of excited and clambering children, and families are back from refreshing vacations, having pushed normal routines aside, which may include keeping up with the latest...