Businesses face all kinds of threats every day—competitors, the economy, laws and regulations, and increasing employee benefit costs to name a few. But cyber threats are increasingly becoming one of the more common threats that companies regularly face. In fact, the FBI estimates that more than $5 billion has been lost worldwide to email scams. Is your business aware of the email security threats out there? Continue Reading
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Improving Work-From-Home Security
According to research from security software provider Malwarebytes, roughly 20% of organizations may have suffered a security breach caused by remote workers since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. This is a worrying but predictable statistic and one that could have been easily mitigated by improved security in these companies. Here are six key work from home security best practices to ensure your business is protected. Continue Reading
Email Security Event from Mimecast
We cannot stress enough the importance of protecting your company’s email accounts from spam, phishing attacks and malware. Cyber criminals continue to become more creative in their attacks, and so it’s crucial that you have proper email security measures in place to keep your business safe. Continue Reading
The Importance of Email Security
According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, one quarter of all data breaches studied by them over the previous year were caused by email phishing attacks. Furthermore, the global average cost of a data breach was calculated at $3.92 million by the Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report. Taken together, these two numbers mean enormous losses for businesses, all caused by holes in email security. This is why securing email is so crucial for businesses and organizations. It closes a gaping door to fraud, theft and network hijacking. Continue Reading
Phishing Email Attacks on the Rise
Since the COVID-19 pandemic heavily shifted work patterns for millions of people around the world, one of the biggest changes, particularly among white collar workers, has been a move towards working from home wherever possible. As a result, millions of employees are accessing sensitive corporate networks from outside secure office settings. Naturally enough, this creates a wonderful landscape of opportunities for cyber attacks–especially through email phishing. Continue Reading
Cloud Computing in 2021
Though it launched in the late 1990s, the popularity in Cloud Computing has grown exponentially due to a little thing called COVID-19. With many employees working remotely, the need to access data and continue work operations from their homes was (and continues to be) critical to the survival of many businesses. In fact, research companies Forrester Research and Gartner both predict that businesses will continue to move their operations to cloud operations. Forrester went as far as to say that in 2021, 20% will do just that. Is this trend in Cloud Computing right for your business? Let’s take a look. Continue Reading
