Cyberthreats are everywhere these days. Hackers, scammers and cybercriminals are working overtime to break into your network – and the network of just about every business out there. They have a huge arsenal of tools at their disposal, from automated bots to malicious advertising networks, to make it possible. But there is one “tool” that…
Everybody gets hacked, but not everything makes the evening news. We hear about big companies like Target, Home Depot, Capital One, and Facebook getting hacked. What we rarely hear about are the little guys – the small businesses that make up 99.7% of employers in the United States, according to the Small Business Administration. It’s…
Many of the Financial Institutions I’ve spoken to over the last two-year period weren’t even aware that the Department of Financial Services of New York (DFS) had PUT FORWARD one of the most aggressive Cybersecurity Regulations in the country. And if they did, most were very confused about it. Many thought they were “EXEMPT.” I…
COVID19 is teaching us a business lesson… As businesses recover from one of the biggest catastrophes to hit our nation. Your job as the leader of your organization is to re-shape your business model. I cringe at the thought that my local fish store doesn’t take apple pay (why not?) it’s 2020. But we all…
Here are five steps you can start taking now to stop being frozen in fear and move forward with your business, your family and living your life.
If you’ve never implemented a work-from-home policy before, it may seem like a whole different world. Managing an entirely remote workforce goes far beyond giving your employees a laptop and reminding them to check in every once in a while.
Some businesses just aren’t proactive. They only rely on their IT services company when something goes horribly wrong. If there’s a network failure or their website gets hacked, they’ll make the call to their IT people, but that’s the extent of the relationship.
You probably can’t come up with a list of all the shadow IT that’s used at your work, but you can keep an eye on the trends as they develop. Research the technology that’s being used and watch the headlines for data breaches or other compromises.
The National Cyber Security Alliance reports that one in five small businesses have been victims of cybercrime in the last year.
By some estimates, including one reported in Media Planet, more than half of small businesses have had their data compromised. According to StaySafeOnline.org, these attacks, targeting small to midsize companies, now comprise over 70% of all data breaches.
