Many organizations have historically made decisions to transfer cybersecurity risk by purchasing a cybersecurity liability insurance policy from an insurance carrier. Transferring risk has become popular because the magnitude and variety of cybersecurity risk that...
Risk associated with cybersecurity threats and exposures motivate organizations to implement protective controls intended to keep their digital assets safe from malicious computer hackers. Firewalls are installed at the network perimeter to keep unauthorized users...
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are often brought in to handle specific IT tasks that small-and-medium-sized businesses no longer want their IT guy doing in-house, because they aren't the best use of a salaried employee's time. Projects like repetitive monitoring and...
The Great Lakes Computer Security Stack
Conducting a vulnerability assessment is important because the exercise will identify security flaws that exist in your information technology environment before they are discovered by a malicious computer hacker. Once the vulnerabilities are discovered, you can...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The more windows and doors you put into a house, the more points of access a would-be intruder has. Your internet connection, your servers, your employees smartphones and laptops, and your WiFi controlled thermostat are all windows...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] IT maintenance is fundamental for just about every business in today's world. It's important for the most basic reason that IT is an inescapable part of managing even a tiny company, and also for the sake of firm security. The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We get asked this question all the time: What's the best way to confirm that your business' IT security is firmly protected? Sure, you can implement all kinds of security measures, or have someone else with plenty of professional...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cybercrime evolves at least as rapidly as the wider digital landscapes it targets. Arguably, it's sometimes even the faster, more agile player in the race. Key evidence of this is the simple fact that instead of shrinking,...
Today’s cyber criminals are clever, sophisticated, organized and typically determined to profit from the theft of sensitive data--by selling it on the dark web or by extorting organizations with ransomware and distributed denial-of-service bombardments. Meanwhile, the...