by Bob Martin | Jul 21, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Internet of Things, IT security, Network Security
The Internet of Things is intended to make life easier by getting all of our devices interacting and working as a team. Our devices even collect data to learn our preferences so they can better suit our needs. It’s a wonderful, magical symbiotic interaction in a...
by Bob Martin | Jul 14, 2017 | Antivirus, Cyber Security, Data Security, IT security, Malware, Network Security, ransomware
We’ve talked a lot about ransomware this year. The WannaCry attack was certainly the most notable, recently. Ransomware is a nasty piece of code that takes your system hostage until you pay the hacker whatever they demand. Then, most people assume, you get the...
by Bob Martin | Jul 11, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Backup, Data Protection, Data Security, IT security, Network Security
Small to Mid-Sized Businesses (SMBs) are natural targets for the criminally minded. SMBs have limited resources and are more likely to have gaps in their security because there just aren’t enough funds to spread around. The flip side of that issue, though, is...
by Bob Martin | Jul 5, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Network Security, phishing, ransomware
Ransomware is not a new thing. The first newsworthy attack occured almost 30 years ago, shockingly. So why is it making headlines now? The greatest strength of hackers is their ability to evolve. Every time we figure out how to prevent a data breach, they come up with...
by Bob Martin | May 15, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Network Security, phishing, ransomware
Last Friday, yet another large scale cyber attack made headlines. Known as “WeCry”, “WannaCrypt”, “WeCrypt0r”, or “WannaCrypt0r”, this latest attack was aimed primarily at enterprises, not the general public (like the...
by Bob Martin | May 9, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Network Security, ransomware
There used to be two certainties in life: death and taxes. We think it’s time to update the saying and include cybersecurity breaches. While computers and the internet have undoubtedly improved our productivity, they have also made us more vulnerable to data...
