Security

Growing national cyber threats were the impetus for the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Enhancing the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO).

Cyber-criminals have innovated and found new ways to attack companies, necessitating a new way to counter those attacks - cyber resiliency.

A report by FinCEN outlined the significant growth in ransomware demands and payouts in the first half of 2021, analyzing suspicious activity reports from financial institutions.

In May 2021, the latest Windows 10 update was released. Like its predecessor, it inspired conversation around privacy concerns for consumers.

Although this latest security hack involved T-Mobile, a very large corporation, the reality is that small to medium-sized business is just as vulnerable to attack.

If FIDO does what it promises, passwords like "123456" - which made the IT team shake their heads in disbelief - won't be causing security issues anymore.

Penetration tests are performed with a specific goal in mind, such as simulating a hacker trying to gain access to a sensitive system.

As the ransomware "industry" becomes more sophisticated, companies are finding it difficult to keep up with the evolving ransomware attacks.