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Business OperationsWhy Having a Continuity Plan Is a Sign of Great Leadership
Your business faces all sorts of threats that can disrupt your operations. A comprehensive continuity plan can help address them.
March 1, 2023 5 min -
CybersecurityState of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack
On Feb. 8, 2023, the City of Oakland suffered a ransomware attack. It forced several city systems to go offline. Fortunately, it did not affect emergency services. 911 and fire rescue were still online.
February 28, 2023 2 min -
Managed ITMicrosoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 will no longer receive updates starting April 11, 2023. That gives companies using the system to upgrade to a newer one or lose support. It will no longer get:
February 27, 2023 2 min -
CybersecurityOver 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack exposed the information of more than 3.3 million patients on Dec. 1, 2022. Multiple medical groups are affected under the Heritage Provider Network in California. These are:
February 24, 2023 2 min -
CybersecurityImprove Your Cybersecurity Awareness Learn About Today’s Most Common Types Of Cyber-Attacks
If you’ve turned on the news sometime during the past few years, you’ve probably heard of more than one instance where a business closed due to a cyber-attack. You may think your business is small enough and hackers won’t target you, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Every business is at risk of experiencing a cyber-attack and should be well-prepared to defend against these threats. With the right type of attack, a cybercriminal can gain valuable information about your business, customers and employees, which can be used to damage your reputation and hurt you financially.
February 24, 2023 4 min -
CybersecurityIf I’m Going To Get Hacked Anyway, Why Bother Spending Money On Cybersecurity?
In his book The Road Less Stupid, Keith Cunningham makes this correct observation about succeeding in business: “I don’t need to do more smart things. I just need to do fewer dumb things.”
February 23, 2023 4 min -
Business OperationsWhy Network Security Is More Important Than Ever
Modern businesses rely on computers and the internet to perform their daily operations. An example is the use of emails, which is essential for client and internal communications.
February 22, 2023 2 min -
CybersecurityIndigo Books & Music suffered a cyberattack, likely lost “millions” in sales
Indigo Books & Music, Canada's largest bookstore chain, was hit by a cyberattack Feb 8., forcing the company to make the website unavailable and accept only cash payments.
February 17, 2023 2 min -
CybersecuritySchools in Arizona and Massachusetts Most Recent Victims of Cyberattacks
Schools in Tucson, AZ, and Nantucket, MA, became the most recent targets of cyberattacks within hours of each other during the last week of January. The two attacks appear to be unrelated.
February 16, 2023 3 min -
CybersecurityGive Your Business The Protection It Needs With Cyber Insurance
Being at risk for cyber-attacks is a growing concern among small-business owners. Cybercriminals often target small businesses because they hold sensitive information and have weaker security infrastructures than larger businesses. For this reason and more, it should be no surprise that 88% of small-business owners feel vulnerable to a cyber-attack, according to a recent survey.
January 31, 2023 4 min -
CybersecurityHow Microsoft 365 Defender Can Shield Your Company From Phishing Scams
Phishing can lose you a lot of money and expose sensitive information. Microsoft 365 Defender can dramatically mitigate this risk with several features.
January 26, 2023 5 min -
CybersecurityIowa School Cyberattack Results in Several Days of School Closures
A cyberattack on the Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) in Iowa has left parents and students scrambling to stay updated on the latest news. The DMPS canceled classes and activities for two days due to a security breach in their network as technicians scrambled to protect data and restore the computer system. The school announced that classes would be canceled for its 33,000 students and that they were working with local law enforcement to investigate the attack.
January 16, 2023 2 min -
CybersecurityAndroid Malware Targets Financial Institutions
Since October 2022, a new kind of malware has been targeting financial institutions. A widespread and powerful type of Android malware has turned its focus to online banking apps, employing keylogging capabilities to steal passwords and usernames for bank accounts, social networking accounts, and other accounts stored in your Android device.
January 7, 2023 2 min -
CybersecurityRackspace Attacked By Ransomware
On Friday, December 2nd, managed cloud computing company Rackspace detected suspicious activity on its hosted Exchange environment. Upon discovery, Rackspace immediately took proactive measures to isolate the hosted Exchange environment and contain the incident, working alongside industry-leading third-party cybersecurity experts. The company has now determined that this suspicious activity was the result of a ransomware incident and has hired a leading cyber defence firm to investigate.
January 6, 2023 2 min -
Cybersecurity270,000 Patients Exposed in Louisiana Healthcare Ransomware Attack
This past October, during a ransomware assault on a healthcare facility in southwest Louisiana, hackers collected and exposed the personal information of approximately 270,000 patients and workers. A ransomware organization known as the Hive has claimed responsibility for the incident.
January 3, 2023 2 min -
Cybersecurity13 Strategies To Make Your Cybersecurity Failproof
Skilled hackers can easily access your system and steal precious business information. Upgrading your cybersecurity can help address this problem.
January 3, 2023 5 min -
CybersecuritySickkids Lab Results Delayed For Weeks Due To Recent Ransomware Attack
SickKids Hospital Hit With Ransomware
January 2, 2023 2 min -
Managed ITDid You Know Hardware and Software Expire Too?
We are all aware of the term “use by date.” It is regularly used when talking about food and medications and refers to the date after which the product is no longer safe to consume. However, did you know that your software and hardware can expire too?
December 30, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityBackup Myths For Cloud Platforms
There are several backup myths circulating that you should be aware of, including believing that robust backup is included in your cloud platform, backup protects you against ransomware and all backup is the same.
December 22, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityData Breach at Sequoia One Exposes Sensitive Customer Information
What do you do when your most personal information has been compromised? This is likely the question that customers of Sequoia One asked themselves earlier this month as they were informed that the company had been hacked.
December 20, 2022 3 min
