BlackCat Ransomware: Here’s What to Know

Ransomware remains a massive cybersecurity challenge for organizations everywhere, with costs expected to rise from $20 billion in 2021 to $265 billion by 2031, according to estimates by Cybersecurity Ventures. This is a significant increase [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:39+00:00June 24th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

The Latest Facebook Phishing Attack: Here’s What to Know

As cyberattacks continue to rise, phishing remains one of the most prevalent ways for attackers to break past small and medium business (SMB) defenses and compromise an organization. According to the Verizon Data Breach Report [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:40+00:00June 10th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

Report: More than $6.9B Lost to Cyber Crimes in 2021

If you felt like the headlines in 2021 were dominated by cyberattacks and cybercrime, you were right. The data is in, and 2021 was a record year for cybercrime on every front, with $6.9 billion [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:40+00:00May 20th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

QR Codes: The Risks, Benefits, and Real-World Applications

Over the past two years, we have seen a fast rise in the usage of QR codes to help customers quickly access web pages on the go. This has opened the door for new ways [...]

2024-01-08T07:35:39+00:00May 6th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

What is a Cybersecurity Maturity Model?

Cyberattacks have increased exponentially over the past few months, hitting businesses of all sizes and industries. Damages globally are estimated to have reached $6 trillion in 2021 and are on track to rise to $10.5 [...]

2024-01-08T07:35:01+00:00April 20th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

Why Companies Are Moving to a Zero Trust Model of Cyber Security

When it comes to cyber security, one of the biggest buzzwords circulating the market is "Zero Trust." Zero Trust is a principle that starts from an assumption that nothing can be trusted — be it [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:41+00:00April 8th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

Plan Your Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 End of Support Today

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. This is true even for systems we use to run business-critical and mission-critical workloads, such as Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2. Microsoft [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:41+00:00March 25th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

Report: Nearly Every Enterprise Hit by Successful Cyber Incident

You only have to turn on the TV or open a newspaper to see that cyberattacks have been on the rise over the last number of years. However, according to a recent report, the impact [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:41+00:00March 11th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

Log4j Exploit: What SMBs Should Know

At the end of 2021, news emerged of a new vulnerability in Log4j, a Java library that underlies many of the world's applications. Since then, this security flaw has been widely recognized as one of [...]

2023-05-09T09:08:41+00:00February 25th, 2022|Tech Briefs|

How to Use Video Conferencing to Improve Employee Training

In today’s workplace, more and more is happening over video conferencing tools. While there are many advantages to leveraging video in different functions across the business, employee training has seen increasing benefits. Video conferencing opens [...]

2024-01-08T07:33:58+00:00February 11th, 2022|Tech Briefs|
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