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Cyber Security
What are the two hottest topics in technology? AI and cybersecurity of course. It’s what everyone’s talking about and– which may not be the best way to spend one’s time – speculating on. Instead of speculating, we went to our friend Kosta Makropoulos, Consulting IT Specialist at IBM for his take on these two words...
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The unfortunate truth is that when it comes to your cybersecurity, you’re responsible to doing everything right, but all it takes is one small gap to exploit and the bad guys have you on the ropes. With so many different threats bombarding your business at any moment, security is a patchwork with a lot of...
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Malicious behavior will get worse before it gets better. Why? Because … Ransomware is a persistent threat that is never going to let up. Your critical infrastructure is increasingly at risk due to remote/hybrid work and data everywhere. State-sponsored cybercriminals have the bank accounts to get even more malicious. Cyberthreat actors are attempting to influence...
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Everyone knows that a ransomware attack is one of the top cybersecurity threats an organization can face. The potential damage is not just the direct associated recovery costs—which increased 241% between 2019 and 2020—it’s also the impact on the company’s reputation and brand. As a small, and completely virtual business ourselves, i-Virtualize understands the challenges...
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Endpoint security, firewalls, malware detection, multi-factor authentication are all standard practices in mitigating threats and attacks, but as hackers become more sophisticated, the possibility of a breach is compounded. It’s no longer enough to secure your perimeters and block infiltration once on your network, it’s about how you recover from an attack. Cyber resilience is...
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With almost every role within organizations using their mobile devices to do their jobs, there are bound to be situations that create vulnerabilities. Hackers are taking advantage of these security gaps with mobile-specific attacks targeting those devices, making mobile device security 2021’s fastest growing cybersecurity category. And what’s the leading attack type—ransomware. There will always...
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From large government agencies and multi-million-dollar enterprises to small businesses and local municipalities, everyone is a target when it comes to a ransomware attack. Most recently, the east coast of U.S. faced gas shortages due to an attack on Colonial Pipeline. To secure your data, and your customers’ important information, you need to have a...
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