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If you’re a business owner, you know how important perception and professionalism can be to your brand. With it, you can do business with anyone anywhere; however, without it, you’ll struggle to attract the customers you need.
First, and unchanged is phishing. It is your biggest threat and is becoming more sophisticated. Hackers aim to compromised O365 accounts and send malware to you from the accounts of people you know. This makes it more difficult to spot Phishing. If something seems odd, you need to confirm with the sender prior to opening any attachments or following any links. Secure attachments are used to trick users into downloading malware and giving up passwords to sites like O365, Amazon, Google.
Joe Danaher, CISO
Chances are that your business relies on IT. Over the past two decades, nearly every industry has integrated technology solutions into the core of its daily operations. This makes IT security an increasingly important factor.
Sure, you might know that there are “some” monetary repercussions of suffering a data breach, like the costs associated with notifying the individuals involved, but what about the rest? Rely on word of mouth or referrals? Customers may not be so quick to refer to a company that compromised their data.
What do you know about your company’s information security policies? Do you have methods in place to maintain confidential data, availability of data, and integrity of data in the face of malicious Internet threats?
WHY A SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT MAKES SENSE
In 2018, a meager 72% of Information Technology (IT) companies offered disaster recovery services. More than ever before, businesses today have a lot of highly-sensitive cloud-stored data. Although some companies have on-premise servers, outsourcing IT services is more beneficial. One of the advantages is that outsourcing IT is cheaper. Moreover, outsourcing IT services means leaving the job to experts.
Higher Education has seen some changes in Compliance Regulations causing these organizations to evaluate their security. Here’s a list of safeguards you must have in place.
Did you know that, according to the University of Maryland, a cyber attack happens every 39 seconds? With more and more information being kept digitally, the threat to your own data is large if you do not take preventative measures. This is why the managed services market is projected to reach 170 billion U.S. dollars worldwide by the end of 2019. If you’ve been curious about what measure you can take to keep your information protected, or want to know how you can upgrade your current IT security measures, check out these quick tips.
The National Education Technology Plan believes in providing students with greater access to IT support for schools.