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Endpoint Security: Why Your Company Needs It

April 23, 2019 by Ryan Lakin

The number of cybersecurity threats is growing on a daily basis. Online theft is the fastest-growing criminal activity in the United States today. Contributing to this growth is the rise of BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device, practices by employees, as well as the sheer number of company owned devices in and out of the […]

Why Your Employees Are A Cyber Criminal’s Primary Target

April 10, 2019 by Ryan Lakin

Some companies may assume that external threats are the most important problem that they need to protect against when it comes to cyber security. However, Mcaffee found that 43 percent of data breaches were caused by internal actors. Of those, 21 percent came from unintentional actions by employees. Why Employees Become Cyber Criminal Targets Employees […]

Managed Cybersecurity for Businesses

July 24, 2018 by Ryan Lakin

The total number of publicly reported data breaches increased 44 percent between 2016 and 2017. High profile attacks, such as the Equifax breach, have shown that even the largest organizations face significant cybersecurity challenges. Ransomware is involved in 12.4 percent of these attacks, and businesses are more frequently finding themselves on the receiving end of […]

Remote Monitoring and Maintenance – A Cost Effective Solution to Proactive Network Security

June 12, 2018 by Ryan Lakin

Remote Monitoring and Maintenance – A Cost Effective Solution to Proactive Network Security Easily monitor and maintain your organization’s infrastructure. Have you ever been stuck in a technological bind caused by a flaw in your business’s network security? Organizations who aren’t prepared for the constant upkeep that a computing network demands will quickly find themselves […]

Fully Hosted Security as a Service – Leverage the Cloud to Protect Your Network

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Fully Hosted Security as a Service – Leverage the Cloud to Protect Your Network Managed and maintained software solutions. It’s hard to have both security and privacy. Usually one has to be compromised in order to work thoroughly. Furthermore, the immense amount of time and effort it takes to keep security solutions like antivirus, firewalls, […]

Understanding Your Virtual Identity: Securing Your Online Security

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Protect yourself from online identity thieves. We often talk about threats to business infrastructures, but the point stands that these same threats make advances on individuals as well. If enough personally identifiable information is stolen, a hacker could completely lift the identity of a user to take out loans, hijack credit card numbers, and even […]

Unified Threat Management – Comprehensive Network Security in a World of Threats

June 12, 2018 by Ryan Lakin

Take control of your network security with a UTM Your business’ online environment is well-known for being host to countless threats that want to steal the data of businesses just like yours. Problems such as viruses, malware, and spyware consistently pose massive threats to not just your own network infrastructure, but to your budget as […]

Why CPA Firms are in Danger of Being Hacked

April 4, 2018 by Ryan Lakin

The Internal Revenue Service has declared to tax professionals that they must take extra steps toward protecting the information of taxpayers. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms, whether they are large organizations or small businesses, hold much information that could be used by hackers and identity thieves, which makes them major targets during tax season. As […]

Could You Identify a Social Engineering Attack?

February 23, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Social engineering can allow a cybercriminal to access networks without being hampered by the security solutions that a business has in place. Through the manipulation of the human element of a company, its critical resources are exposed. In order to protect your business against the threat of a social engineer, there has to be an […]

2018 is Expected to See $96 Billion in IT Security Investments

January 19, 2018 by Ryan Lakin

If you were considering increasing your investment into your information security in 2018, you certainly aren’t alone. Gartner released a report that indicated a considerable rise in plans to invest in key security considerations. Closer analysis of these considerations shows that businesses around the world are paying attention to essential security requirements that have […]