cybersecurity

Data Breaches Devastate Small Businesses in 2019 with 10 Percent Closing Their Doors

A new report from the National Cyber Security Alliance sheds some light on how prepared small- and medium-size businesses are and what the aftermath of a data breach really looks like. When 1,000 small business owners open up to talk about cybersecurity, it’s probably a good idea
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Is Cyberinsurance a Reason for the Rise in Ransomware Attacks?

Are cybercriminals counting on the victim’s simple cost-to-benefit decision to have their cyber-insurer pay the ransom? And, if so, are they targeting companies with cyberinsurance? We’ve discussed the rising uptick of ransomware attacks in frequency, sophistication, and
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Corporate Email Creates Unavoidable Risk

It’s impossible to avoid the risk of phishing attacks entirely, since employees still need to do their jobs, as Kelly Sheridan at Dark Reading puts it. Sheridan points to a recent report from Cisco which shows that phishing attacks are increasing in number while getting harder to
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Continuum Report: When it Comes to Cybersecurity, SMBs Put Managed Service Providers on Notice

Think you have your SMB customers on lockdown when it comes to providing cybersecurity solutions? A research report conducted by Continuum and Vanson Bourne indicates that might not be the case…by a longshot. The study, titled “Underserved and Unprepared: The State of SMB Cyber
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Looking for a Job? Beware of Recruitment Sites

There’s yet another reason to not let your employees go looking for a new job on company time: cybercriminals are now leveraging recruitment sites. According to risk intelligence vendor Flashpoint, the number of mentions of activity, the availability of compromised credentials,
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Legacy Cybersecurity Defenses Unable to Keep Pace with New Ransomware and Cryptojacking Threats

Webroot revealed results from its 2018 annual threat report, which demonstrated attackers are constantly trying new ways to get around established defenses. The data illustrates that attacks such as ransomware are becoming a worldwide threat and are seamlessly bypassing legacy
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New Phishing Report: 90% of IT Execs Worry Most About Email Threats

Our colleagues at Phishme released the results of their US Phishing Response Trends Report, which looked at the phishing response strategies of two hundred senior IT security decision-makers across a variety of large industries in the United States. The report shows that
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Expert: MSPs and Tech Providers Will See More Security Concerns from Customers

If you sell any services or products that are delivered through or connected to the internet, then be prepared to face more questions from your customer base about security in the coming year. That was the message that Michael Buratowski, senior VP of Cybersecurity Services at
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