Tag: cyber security
More work-from-home pitfalls emerge
As remote working has become the new normal for enterprises of all sizes there continue to be adjustments and pitfalls for both the MSP, and the workforce to navigate. Some companies have been working almost exclusively remotely for nearly a...
MSSPs need to strike careful economic balance
Justifying the value of cybersecurity has always been a challenge because managed service providers (MSPs) are trying to ascribe a cost to an event they hopefully prevented from occurring in the first place. In effect, defining the savings derived from...
Beyond phishing: Best practices for working from home
Millions of workers worldwide are now finding themselves employed remotely. They are trying to keep the gears of earth’s economy turning, even as the COVID-19 causes many industries to halt. Working from home has created unfamiliar terrain for many people...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can we protect data in a remote work environment?
Q: Most of our clients have sent their workers home to work remotely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. How can we keep our technicians and our client’s data safe? The spread of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses across the...
Churches: an overlooked MSP client base with unmet security needs
As the world becomes increasingly connected, and cybersecurity needs more prevalent, there may be one place your MSP is still overlooking: churches. There are over 400,000 churches in the United States. Most churches (apart from Amish ones) need some level...
Coronavirus fraud: companies face new phishing attacks
As Coronavirus COVID-19 makes its way across the world, individuals are doing their best to stay up-to-date on the latest outbreak locations and confirmed cases. Hackers have created new attacks based on the public interest in this virus.
Protecting remote employees in the time of Coronavirus
With the growing concern over the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, there are a growing number of school closures and companies are encouraging employees to work from home when possible. Bloomberg cited that approximately 29 percent of the...
Tech Time Warp: MyLife virus tempts users with screensavers
Sometimes a computer user gets tired of flying toasters. That was the gamble taken by the creators of MyLife, a worm with multiple variants infecting PCs in March and April 2002.
AI could help make your clients more secure
There are so many security threats coming at us from all sides. It’s beyond our ability to keep up without the help of technology. Today, that means using artificial intelligence to help understand and scan for issues. As technology continues...
Tech Time Warp: The arrest of hacker Kevin Mitnick
The story of the man who calls himself the “world’s most famous hacker” contains a moral: It’s often the human element, not the high-tech, that allows intrusion into the most secure of systems — and allows hackers to exist in...