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From Basics to Breakthroughs: Evolution of IT security in the 1980s

From Basics to Breakthroughs: Evolution of IT security in the 1980s

While cybersecurity is a multibillion-dollar industry today, during the early years of the commercial computing industry, most organizations did not fully understand the need for security or even the potential scope of the problem. As is still the case, criminals...

/ September 28, 2023
Summer headlines illustrate cybersecurity trends

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...

/ September 8, 2022 / 8 Comments
The digital transformation in agriculture drives opportunity for MSPs

The digital transformation in agriculture drives opportunity for MSPs

Gone are the days of the lone farmer on a tractor sprinkling seeds into the ground. “More and more farms today are sprawling commercial operations owned by corporate giants, and computers have become as important to planting as fertilizer,” says...

/ August 24, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: critical vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence Server

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: critical vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence Server

A zero-day exploit has been discovered in all versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center products. This vulnerability is actively being exploited by cyberattackers. It allows threat actors to gain full control of vulnerable systems without using credentials and...

/ June 4, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Windows critical remote code execution

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Windows critical remote code execution

Microsoft released an emergency update for a critical remote code execution vulnerability for all Windows versions that are still receiving security updates (Windows 7+ and Server 2008+). This vulnerability allows an attacker to utilize the software to execute arbitrary code...

/ May 31, 2022 / 6 Comments
Healthcare industry cyber threats significantly on the rise

Healthcare industry cyber threats significantly on the rise

“Healthcare data breach: 2.4m records potentially exposed at Forefront Dermatology.” “Data breach may have compromised up to 68,000 Advocate Aurora Health patients’ info.” “Data Breach at UC San Diego Health.” “US medical imaging center reports possible data breach after emails...

/ May 25, 2022