How much money can your business afford to lose if it becomes the victim of a cyber-attack?  If you think this question will never apply to your business, then think again. Twenty-three percent of small businesses and 43% of businesses overall were targeted by cyber-attacks in 2020, according to a study commissioned by specialist insurer Hiscox of businesses in the United States and seven other countries.  The average financial cost of cyber-attacks…

The United States of America would never have existed (at least not in the way we know it) if not for the contributions of a small group of visionaries we know as the Founding Fathers. These men – John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, and a host…

Cybersecurity threats are growing in number and sophistication every year. Since 2017, the industry has seen a year-over-year increase of 27%, with hundreds of millions of attacks occurring every day in 2020. As we saw with the SolarWinds attack and the recent attack on US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline, even the best cyber defenses implemented by…

Recent supply chain attacks such as SolarWinds and Mimecast have shown that these types of attacks are definitely on the increase for enterprises. You might think that as a small to medium business (SMB), you have less to worry about compared to an enterprise. But SMBs have just as much – if not more – to worry about…

It can be challenging for businesses to stay on top of their cybersecurity. They feel that their relative anonymity protects them from hackers who are looking to break into Fortune 500 networks and financial institutions. Unfortunately, hackers view their sites as ready-made training grounds.   Disruptions caused by hackers can harm sales, interfere with operations, and corrupt or expose data. Consumers…

It’s been nearly a year now since the pandemic has sent millions worldwide to work from home and has compelled organizations to establish operations outside the traditional security border. As such, there is now great pressure to protect these remote workers, their devices, and their network against ever-increasing rates of cyberattacks. To make the job…