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The Myth of ‘Set and Forget’ in IT In the rapidly evolving world of information technology, the idea that a single solution can be implemented and left unchanged is not only outdated but also puts businesses at risk. Technology’s relentless pace means that what worked yesterday may be vulnerable today. This truth is particularly relevant […]
In this age of constant cybercriminal activity, the threat is ever-changing and challenges every computer user multiple times a day. Securing systems has moved way past the obvious into what might be considered mundane if the attacks were not so successful. What is happening now is that cybercriminals are leveraging behaviors and configurations that, since
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Today the internet has become a ubiquitous part of our lives and businesses. There is so much that we each take for granted when searching the web for all manner of things. We have become conditioned to the fact that many actions include new needed security features. While matching pictures or doing simple math problems
The single word that best describes the title of this post is: Obfuscation. Obfuscation is the obscuring of the intended meaning of communication by making the message difficult to understand, usually with confusing and ambiguous language. The obfuscation might be either unintentional or intentional (although intent usually is connoted), and is accomplished with circumlocution (talking around the subject), the use of jargon (technical language of a profession), and the use of an argot (ingroup
As business owners, we are in a no-man’s land of challenge between vendors that say they can save us and cyber-criminal organizations that say they will either extort our money or close our business. The challenge becomes one of understanding the risks while not burdening our organizations with too many controls. There is a common
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Like many, you could be in budget planning mode. (Does is EVER actually end?) In our conversations with customers and industry partners, there are some common themes in planning for an IT budget. Cyberthreats keep pace with technology gains
If you are like me, you have lost count of the number of times that a salesperson, white paper or industry expert has said “this new technology will revolutionize your business, create new profits and so much more. Well today the product that everyone is hyper ventilating about is AI or Artificial Intelligence.
Executive Summary: Protecting your business from all the cyber threats and criminals in the world needs to be holistic in understanding the nature of the attack vectors. The weakest link in any protection and prevention plan is the person being targeted. People, by their nature, are prone to making mistakes therefore a solution needs to
QR codes are increasingly being used by cybercriminals in QR code scams and attacks. “Invented in the 1990s, QR codes surged during the pandemic. They offered a way for people to access information and conduct activities in a touchless way. Insider Intelligence reports US smartphone users scanning a QR code will increase from 83.4 million
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