SolarWinds MSP: Most Senior Security Executives Unprepared For Cyber Attacks While most senior security executives agree that cyber attacks are increasing, it appears they remain unprepared to defend against them, according to SolarWinds MSP & Ponemon Institute research. While most senior security executives agree that cyber attacks...
Before offering Security Operations Center (SOC) services, MSPs must consider these pros and cons, according to SolarWinds MSP. It doesn’t take much research to discover that the security landscape is getting more complicated every day, and the stakes are getting higher for your customers. In 2017,...
Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel have identified 29 ways in which attackers could use USB devices to compromise users' computers. The research team has classified these 29 exploitation methods in four different categories, depending on the way the attack is being...
You're probably aware that there’s a lot of guidance out there on what makes a good password — and it can be incredibly confusing. This blog post should help. For home users we are working with Cyber Aware, advising that you create passwords using three random...
The most important C-suite position doesn’t even exist at most companies. Here’s why it should. CEOs have long treated security as a low-level business concern. In the fall of 2012, the Department of Homeland Security summoned 80 top U.S. utility CEOs to a meeting at Peterson Air...
GDPR is a regulation requiring organizations to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. And non-compliance will be expensive. Do you know how many of your unknown vulnerabilities have the potential to cause a breach of...
Managed security services offer at least five benefits to small & medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a new report from BAE Systems (a Top 100 MSSP) shows. The potential return on investment (ROI) of managed security services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) typically outweighs the costs associated...
YOU'RE SICK OF hearing this. The exhortations didn't work in 2013 and they're not going to work now. Sure. But the truth is that you need a password manager, and it's worth it to take the time to set one up. At this point, even their...
The frequency of healthcare data breaches is increasing, according to a study by managed security services provider (MSSP) Fortified Health System. Key findings from the Fortified “2018 Horizon Report” included: The number of healthcare entities impacted by data breaches rose 25 percent year over year in...
Cybersecurity professionals call for better education after data thefts and the Wannacry attack on NHS IT systems Cybersecurity professionals are calling for better education and improved apprentice schemes after saying a shortfall of staff in the sector is leaving companies exposed to hacker attacks. According to a...