According to IBM’s 2020 report, the average cost of a data breach was $3.86 million. This is a big business for cyber criminals and all that money creates an incentive for hackers to continually innovate. The reality is that the good guys are often a step behind the...
Cyber Security Posts
Learn About the NIST Cyber Security Framework (Part 2)
by Miguel Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security, Cyber Security
The NIST Cyber Security Framework is a comprehensive guide that outlines best practices for keeping data safe. To understand it, you need to break it down piece by piece. The first of three components in this Framework is called The Core and that’s what this blog...
Learn About the NIST Cyber Security Framework (Part 1)
by Miguel Davis | May 18, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security
As the nation experiences more frequent Cyber Security events, like the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline attacks, we need to do everything we can to protect our businesses and the valuable data they manage. Over the last decade, the National Institute of Standards of...
Building a Security Savvy Culture
by Miguel Davis | Apr 21, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security
Digital security is vitally important to the short- and long-term success of your business. The exponential growth of data storage and online transactions have become a magnet for criminals looking to get rich at your expense. In the short term, breaches interrupt...
Should You Be In The Cloud?
by Adam Letica | Apr 7, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security, General
Lately, we’ve been demystifying some popular buzzwords that you hear in the business and education world. First it was Data. This week we’re taking on another one: The Cloud. It’s everywhere. Everything is in the cloud. So what is it and why should you care? The Cloud...
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Make the Most Out of Their IT Partner
by Adam Letica | Feb 15, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security, General
As the world moves faster and becomes more digital, small businesses are becoming more and more dependent on technology for their everyday operations. Where many used to keep paper records, today it’s all PDFs and spreadsheets. Those who used to balance their accounts...
Cyber Security Toolkit
by Adam Letica | Jul 27, 2020 | Business, Cyber Security
We dedicate a lot of our blog to issues surrounding Cyber Security because it is a serious and growing threat, especially to small businesses. Every year, people save, share, and access an enormous amount of personal information online. The more we rely on digital...
The 5 Areas of Cyber Security Every Credit Union Needs to Own
by Adam Letica | Apr 30, 2020 | Business, Cyber Security
Cyber Security incidents have impacted several high-profile financial institutions in recent years. But you might be surprised to know that big corporations are not the only targets of Cyber Crime. We have talked about it at length in previous posts about Staff...
Maintaining Business Continuity
by Adam Letica | Mar 25, 2020 | Business, Cyber Security, General
Emergencies can often leave businesses scrambling to keep their employees both safe and productive. Infectious diseases like COVID-19 spread quickly from person to person, and as we have seen, lead to drastic social distancing and even lock-down scenarios. A powerful...