Endpoint Security is the Foundation to Cybersecurity
According to IDC, 70% of successful breaches originate from the endpoint. The JP Morgan breach, which exposed half of U.S. households and millions of small businesses, started with a compromised endpoint. Endpoints are the weakest link in the enterprise network security. Endpoint devices
Data Security Solutions for Fintech
The fintech sector has brought consumers an endless stream of modern offerings that have enabled them to ditch several outdated banking and lending products. Companies now have advanced B2B payment solutions at their fingertips, and online financial solutions have never been more convenient. But,
Study Finds that 10% of SMB’s Who Are Breached Go Out of Business!
A report issued by the National Cyber Security Alliance, based on a Zogby Analytics survey of 1,008 small businesses with up to 500 employees, found that after suffering a data breach 10 percent went out of business, 25 percent had to file for
Cyber Security – A New Fiduciary Responsibility
Personal Information is now one of the most valuable assets that businesses hold in trust on behalf of customers, clients, and related constituents. Recently, several law professors at UC Davis have proposed adapting fiduciary rules to apply to online companies that collect and
Cyber Criminals Increasingly Target SMB’s – Limited Resources Make Them Prime Targets
Malwarebytes™ today announced the results of the Q1 2019 Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report. Q1 showed a significant uptick in business ransomware detections (195 percent), along with continued momentum for Trojan variations by over 200 percent and a sharp decline in crypto-mining. Malware targeting
Malware lingers an average of 800 days in SMB’s before discovery
Despite the adoption of advanced cybersecurity tools, Small and Medium sized businesses remain particularly vulnerable to long-lasting breaches compared to enterprise companies, due to a lack of IT staff needed to run comprehensive security detection and respond to threats, according to Infocyte's Q2
Three Seconds! That’s all it takes for a cyber-criminal to gain access to a network
It can seem an insurmountable task to face down cyber-criminals and come out on top. Sometimes it feels like a breach is inevitable, and it’s only a question of when. But professional services firms are growing a network of advisors, software and resources
Act before a cyber-attack happens to you!
It is human nature to be reactive to a loss, but we’d all be far better served by being proactive, rather than reactive, by favoring prevention over the cure. There are few better examples of this than in cybersecurity, where the accounting profession has
11 Eye Opening Cyber Security Statistics for 2019
Cybercrimes have accounted for trillions of dollars in losses, as per Juniper research the amount in 2019 was $2 trillion. With such vulnerabilities revolving online, companies are investing heavily in cyber security and training employees, particularly regarding online scams and ransomware attacks. It is estimated
Police suspend private forensic partner after ransomware attack.
Police have suspended work with Eurofins, their largest private forensic analysis partner, after a June 2 ransomware attack compromised the company's systems. On June 3, the National Police Chiefs’ Council says, Eurofins was instructed to return all work that it had not already begun.