There are plenty of security threats that have the potential to have a negative impact on your business. One of the most frightening for many business owners and security professionals, however, is the zero-day exploit. Preparing for this type of security threat is critical to protecting
Distributed denial of service attacks grew into a huge threat in 2016. Two massive DDoS attacks made the news within a month of each other. On September 20, an attack hit the website of security expert Brian Krebs. At its peak, it flooded the site at 620 Gbps. On October 21, an attack disabled the…
The rising ransomware threat causes many business executives to sweat when they think of it. Ransomware as a service, or ransomware for hire, is even worse. It’s bad enough that hackers can use it. Selling ransomware, however, means that anyone can become a cyber criminal–and that means that even more businesses are at risk.
For companies that rely on data to function, ransomware attacks are among the most devastating–especially if the company doesn’t have a solid backup system in place that will enable them to restore as much of that data as possible. Being ready for a ransomware attack is a critical part of your disaster plan. From defending…
When another business experiences a serious security breach, your first thought is likely relief: at least it wasn’t you! Unfortunately, in the aftermath of a major security breach, you don’t have the luxury of simply sitting back and being grateful. In fact, you may find that your business is at a higher level of risk…
You’re no stranger to the dangers out there, but if you’re like me you want a reference guide of the signs to look for to determine if you’ve been hacked, and how to respond if it happens to you or your business…well lucky you! You’ve stumbled on the right post.
