Tag: ransomware

Five healthcare cybersecurity trends to monitor in 2024

Five healthcare cybersecurity trends to monitor in 2024

We’ve looked at the cybersecurity trends in store for 2024, but trends will differ by discipline in the months ahead. For instance, industrial settings have their own set of vulnerabilities, as do finance, education, government, and healthcare. Hackers especially covet...

/ February 5, 2024
2024 forecasted cybersecurity trends

2024 forecasted cybersecurity trends

The new year always brings a panoply of possibilities and promises. No one knows the future, so it becomes a blank canvas upon which we can all project our aspirations and whims. However, the future can also be full of...

/ January 9, 2024
Beyond the horizon: Growth of cyberattacks in the 2010s

Beyond the horizon: Growth of cyberattacks in the 2010s

As part of our 5-part series on the evolution of cybersecurity, check out our fourth article below that covers IoT devices and vulnerabilities to Bitcoin-driven ransomware in the 2010s. During the 2000s, we saw the growing arms race between security...

/ January 2, 2024
A look back at the top cybersecurity trends of 2023

A look back at the top cybersecurity trends of 2023

December is the time when we pause and reflect on the past year. Keeping with the mantra that the past is a prologue, looking at what occurred may help us understand and prepare for what is coming. This week, we’re...

/ December 21, 2023
Swifties can pose cyber risks

Swifties can pose cyber risks

If you are like me, the whole Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance isn’t keeping you up at night. Taylor Swift can be an economic boom to cities where she tours, but she can also be an unintentional cyber risk to her legions...

/ December 8, 2023
Scattered Spider spins a troublesome web

Scattered Spider spins a troublesome web

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider may have crawled up the waterspout, but the Scattered Spider could be crawling into your email box. CISA is sounding the alarm about Scattered Spider and the havoc it can wreak. The CISA bulletin says: “Scattered Spider...

/ November 30, 2023
Protecting your customers’ data in the age of ransomware

Protecting your customers’ data in the age of ransomware

There is a cybersecurity paradox in many organizations that MSPs should consider when working with prospects and existing clients. Most companies see cyber threats as their top concern and believe they have implemented sufficient protection and best practices to protect...

/ November 20, 2023
Shields Up
Shields up: How MSPs can advance cybersecurity with cutting-edge technologies

Shields up: How MSPs can advance cybersecurity with cutting-edge technologies

“Bottoms up” is a good-natured toast or nudge to get one to finish their drink. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is introducing a good-natured nudge to get organizations to finish their resiliency called “Shields Up!” You probably won’t...

/ November 16, 2023
Essential tips and strategies for protecting against ransomware

Essential tips and strategies for protecting against ransomware

In September, MGM Resorts faced system outages (affecting hotel room keycard systems and slot machines) and service disruptions at its Las Vegas properties. Caesars Entertainment also reported suffering a data breach that revealed its loyalty program members’ Social Security and driver’s license...

/ November 16, 2023
Tech Time Warp
Tech Time Warp: History of the first case of ransomware

Tech Time Warp: History of the first case of ransomware

In this week’s Tech Time Warp, we look at the recent cybersecurity news out of Las Vegas sounds like something from Ocean’s 11, no matter whether your taste runs to Frank Sinatra or George Clooney: two of the world’s largest...

/ September 22, 2023