Category: Cybersecurity

According to Check Point Research (CPR) 2021 Cyberattacks study, the number of cyberattacks has been increasing. This tendency peaked at 925 cyberattacks per week per business globally at the end of the year. Cybersecurity insurance is no longer limited to technology corporations, banks, and credit unions. All enterprises regardless of size or industry can benefit… Continue reading Why Having Cybersecurity Insurance is a MUST

You’ve completed your annual phishing training. This includes teaching employees how to spot phishing emails. You’re feeling good about it. That is until about 5-6 months later. Your company suffers a costly ransomware infection due to a click on a phishing link. You wonder why you seem to need to train on the same information… Continue reading How Often Do You Need to Train Employees on Cybersecurity Awareness?

The number of internet-connected devices in homes has been growing. It’s increased exponentially over the last decade. A typical home now has 10.37 devices connected to the internet. PCs and mobile devices make up a little over half of those and the rest are IoT devices. IoT stands for Internet of Things. It means any… Continue reading Home Security: Why You Should Put IoT Devices on a Guest Wi-Fi Network

In the disaster preparedness world, acting “as if” is a mantra. This means acting as if a certain crisis incident is bound to happen. For example, acting as if your small or mid-sized business will definitely be attacked instead of assuming you’re too small for a hacker to bother with. 50% of small businesses that… Continue reading Why Planning for a Cyber Attack Is Your BEST Defense and Will Save You From Bankruptcy

Credential theft is now at an all-time high and is responsible for more data breaches than any other type of attack. We’ve seen a rise in data breaches for small businesses in Houston lately. How do you protect your online accounts, data, and business operations? One of the best ways is with multi-factor authentication (MFA).… Continue reading Which Form of MFA Is the Most Secure? Which Is the Most Convenient?

Smartphones and tablets are often the preferred device for communications, web searching, and accessing many types of apps. They’re more portable and can be used from anywhere. We’re seeing the takeover of many activities that used to be performed on traditional computers. A lot of our clients based here in Houston have started using tablets… Continue reading Top 5 Mobile Device Attacks You Need to Watch Out For

Approximately 34% of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware attack. Malware is an umbrella term that encompasses many different types of malicious code. It can include: Viruses Ransomware Spyware Trojans Adware Key loggers And more The longer that malware sits on your… Continue reading Signs That Your Computer May Be Infected with Malware

The cost of having your network breached is significant. Over the past year, ransomware remediation costs more than doubled, from $761,106 to $1.85 million. The average cost of a data breach for small businesses is now $108,000 per incident.  Those high costs, and some of the intangibles, such as loss of client trust, drive businesses… Continue reading Your EMPLOYEES Are Your BIGGEST Threat

Any cyberattack is dangerous, but the particularly devastating ones are those on supply chain companies. These can be any supplier – digital or non-digital – of goods and services. We’ve seen several attacks on the supply chain occur in 2021 that had wide-reaching consequences. These are “one-to-many” attacks where victims can go far beyond the… Continue reading What You Need to Know About the Rise in Supply Chain Cyberattacks

Imagine walking into your office one day and finding that all your systems are down. On all workstation screens is a digital ransomware ransom note demanding tens of thousands of dollars in bitcoin to unlock your data. You realize you’ve fallen victim to a cyber attack. What do you do now? At first, you’re shocked,… Continue reading Cyber Attacks Are A LONG Game, Not A Quick Cash Grab