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Insights on cybersecurity, managed IT, and modern business technology.
Practical guidance from the MYDWARE team — protecting and modernising businesses across the Greater Toronto Area and Simcoe County.
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CloudBusinesses at Risk of Underestimating SaaS Risks
Software as a service is a cost-effective solution for businesses that need scalable and efficient solutions for managing all aspects of their operation. SaaS can help level the playing field, giving even small businesses access to powerful tools without a major investment in accompanying infrastructure.
December 30, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityChoosing the Right AI Security Solution
What does it take to keep your establishment’s AI systems protected? This technology streamlines processes through behavioral analysis, chatbots, and predictive analytics, but it has vulnerabilities. Discover how you can address them through proper AI security.
December 27, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityEmpower Your Team with Cybersecurity Best Practices Training
Your business’s IT team has an in-depth understanding of the threats that face your corporate network every day and the behaviors and practices that increase the risk of a devastating cyber incident. Your other teams, most of whom simply log into their workstations every day without much thought of what’s lurking beyond the screen, do not have as much insight.
December 18, 2024 3 min -
CloudThe Benefits of Edge Computing for Businesses
Imagine trying to upload or download something on or from your business website, but the completion bar hardly moves for minutes during the process. The first thing your employees may do is blame the Internet, but the real problem can lie in data processing speeds. The latter is more difficult to fix than connectivity issues. Still, the benefits of edge computing prove otherwise.
December 17, 2024 3 min -
Business OperationsPrioritizing Email Security as SaaS Costs Surge
No one ever said running a business would be cheap. Still, with market inflation in recent years, business owners like you are seeing unprecedented surges in certain costs. As consumer inflation rates increase, so do tech prices, which have nearly quadrupled. Below, we’ll explain how organizations are fighting back by reassessing their need for email security and other SaaS applications.
December 13, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityCybercriminals Exploit AI Tools for Advanced Phishing
Cybercriminals will stop at nothing in their quest to steal from innocent victims. AI tools have made launching successful attacks against their targets easier than ever. In a new twist on using generative AI in phishing attacks, hackers are impersonating OpenAI, the biggest name in the machine learning and AI landscape.
December 2, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityMobile Phishing Attacks on Businesses Surge to New Highs
Suppose your business focuses its phishing protection efforts on email. In that case, it’s time to reevaluate your enterprise security protocols and turn your attention to mobile devices.
November 30, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityExcessive Alerts Causing Security Teams to Miss Attacks
How many messages do you receive daily via email, text, and messaging apps? More importantly, how many messages contain important information requiring action? Most likely, not very many.
October 30, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityWhy Cyber Insurance Is Not A Replacement For Security
Cyber insurance has become an important part of business risk management. While it can help in case of a cyberattack, it’s essential to understand that insurance alone won’t protect your organization. In this post, we’ll explain why cyber insurance should act as a safety net rather than a replacement for a solid cybersecurity plan.
October 28, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityProtecting Your Business From Deepfake Technology
Have you ever noticed movies where a scene flashes back to an actor’s younger version? Before 2017, they used a lookalike—a real person playing a role—but that world is gone now. Digital deepfakes do the job of voice and image restoration, and Hollywood’s executives are not the only ones reaping the benefits.
April 26, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityThe Rise of Insider Threats
The greatest threat to your security is not an anonymous hacker working from a remote location but, more than likely, an in-house employee who knows all your trade secrets. In businesses, insider threats are more than security issues; they impact a business’s reputation and financial health. How can we avoid insider threats? Is there a way to ramp up threat detection to minimize malicious insider threat risk?
April 9, 2024 3 min -
CybersecurityAI Can Help Improve Your Cybersecurity
Can artificial intelligence improve your business's security online? The business world tends to view AI as an impending threat to its security, especially since the technology effortlessly creates phishing emails and pesky malware disruptions that aid hackers in infiltrating businesses and their customers.
December 30, 2023 3 min -
CybersecurityHow to Stop Insider Threats: Defending Your Digital Fort
In an era where data is often considered more valuable than gold, the specter of insider attacks looms large over businesses worldwide. Insider threats, perpetrated by individuals with legitimate access to a company's network and sensitive data, pose a formidable challenge to even the most advanced cybersecurity measures. These threats often arise from authorized logins or connections, and they can quietly bypass traditional security defenses that are primarily designed to thwart external intruders. The inherent danger lies in the fact that insiders are already within the organization's...
October 25, 2023 4 min -
CybersecurityIoT Security With Microsoft Defender
The Internet of Things (IoT) has seen explosive growth in recent years.
August 23, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityRecommended Best Practices for a Secure Supply Chain
Your business’ cybersecurity posture must prioritize detection, evaluation and mitigation of risks posed by your supply chain. It is vital that your security is upgraded on a regular basis to better prepare for any worst-case scenarios.
March 12, 2021 4 min
