Healthcare June 1, 2023

Increasingly Sophisticated Cyberattacks Target Healthcare

4 min read - It’s rare to see 100% agreement on a survey. But Porter Research found consensus from business leaders across the provider, payer and pharmaceutical/life sciences industries. Every single person agreed that “growing hacker sophistication” is the primary driver behind the increase…

Risk Management May 22, 2023

NIST Launches Cybersecurity Initiative for Small Businesses

4 min read - For small organizations, the current cyber threat landscape is brutal. While big-name breaches steal the headlines, small businesses suffer the most from ransomware attacks. Additionally, other studies reveal that only half of all small businesses are prepared for a cyberattack.…

Risk Management May 10, 2023

NSA Releases New Best Practices for Securing Home Networks

3 min read - You depend on your home network for binge-watching your favorite shows and ordering the perfect pair of shoes. When it’s time to pay bills or manage your retirement accounts, you likely head online as well. Not to mention that home…

News May 1, 2023

Hacking Caused 80% of Healthcare Data Breaches in 2022

3 min read - Reporting on cybersecurity issues tends to focus on the results of a breach. However, the most important takeaway is how an event happened in the first place. By understanding the incident’s cause and the direction of cyber crime trends, healthcare…

Data Protection April 20, 2023

Triple Extortion and Erased Data are the New Ransomware Norm

4 min read - The old days of “honest” ransomware gangs are long gone. In the past, ransomware groups pressured each other to honor file decryption promises after the ransom was paid. However, their motives were far from altruistic. They thought victims would be…

Risk Management April 18, 2023

Securing Your Remote Workforce: How to Reduce Cyber Threats

4 min read - The debates have (mostly) stopped about whether remote work is here to stay. For many people, it’s just the way we work today. However, even three years later, cybersecurity around remote work is still a top concern. Both companies and…

News March 27, 2023

More School Closings Coast-to-Coast Due to Ransomware

4 min read - Instead of snow days, students now get cyber days off. Cyberattacks are affecting school districts of all sizes from coast-to-coast. Some schools even completely shut down due to the attacks. The federal government recently warned that K-12 schools face a…

Data Protection March 23, 2023

Six Ways to Secure Your Organization on a Smaller Budget

4 min read - My LinkedIn feed has been filled with connections announcing they have been laid off and are looking for work. While it seems that no industry has been spared from uncertainty, my feed suggests tech has been hit the hardest. Headlines…

Risk Management March 21, 2023

OneNote, Many Problems? The New Phishing Framework

4 min read - There are plenty of phish in the digital sea, and attackers are constantly looking for new bait that helps them bypass security perimeters and land in user inboxes. Their newest hook? OneNote documents. First noticed in December 2022, this phishing…

CISO March 10, 2023

How to Solve the People Problem in Cybersecurity

4 min read - You may think this article is going to discuss how users are one of the biggest challenges to cybersecurity. After all, employees are known to click on unverified links, download malicious files and neglect to change their passwords. And then…