by Bob Martin | Jul 25, 2017 | Antivirus, Cyber Security, Data Security, HIPAA Compliant Cloud, HIPAA Risk Assessment, IT security, Network Security, ransomware
Security is one of the biggest issues IT professionals deal with. Regardless of how perfectly constructed your network architecture is, if your security is weak, it’s all for naught. With all of the headlines about ransomware and major breaches, cybersecurity is...
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 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 | Jun 27, 2017 | Antivirus, Data Backup, Data Protection, Data Recovery, Data Security, ransomware
Are you tired of hearing the warning bells about ransomware yet? It’s in the headlines everyday, it seems. But, this isn’t just some internet hoax or overinflated issue gabbed about for the sake of news. It’s a legitimate and growing problem that is...
by Bob Martin | Jun 22, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Backup, Data Protection, Data Security, phishing, ransomware
Ransomware and cybersecurity are big news right now, and not without cause. There have been several major breaches in the last few months that have set everyone on edge, and there’s zero likelihood we’ve seen the worst of it. In response, major agencies...
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...