This October marks the 18th Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), this monthly campaign empowers individuals and organizations to protect themselves against ever...
Earlier this year, the Acting Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Michael J. Orlando released a letter for distribution marking September 2021 as “National Insider Threat Awareness Month.” In his letter, Orlando explained: “The United...
In Q2 of 2022, there was a significant rise of ransomware attacks compared to Q1. When looking at ransomware activity in the last 12 months, attacks were up 13%. This ransomware rise is a bigger increase than the last five years combined according to Verizon’s Data...
Understanding what data is at risk during a ransomware attack is the first and most critical step to take, in order to prevent a large-scale disaster. Ransomware extortionists attack the computer network with malware that encrypts every file, and then demands a large...
For some, when this date shows up on a calendar, it doesn’t amount to much. They may think of the film with the same name or lookout for signs of bad fortune. But for others, every time the thirteenth day of the month falls on a Friday is cause for dread. There’s even...
2020 was, without question, a banner year for ransomware attacks. One woman died after treatment delays at a hospital in Germany after a cyberattack forced them to turn away emergency patients. Hackers accessed a Las Vegas school district and released personally...
In 2021, data security remains the most important part of any organization’s IT infrastructure. On May 6th, World Password Day allows us to reconcile with the current state of our security infrastructure and make modifications or implement new solutions to prevent...
Your data storage practices may not be helping the environment. What’s the problem with storing data in the cloud? It’s hard to think that data management can be impacting the environment like carbon emissions from cars or planes do. However, we create 2.5...