“SMBs are not just targets of cybercrime, they are its principal target” says a U.S. Security and Exchange Commission report from last fall. In fact, the majority of all targeted cyberattacks last year were directed at SMBs. The New York Times, in its article No Business Too Small to Be Hacked, said that 60% of all online attacks […]
Small business owners embrace the idea of employees supplying their own computers, smartphones, and tablets in the workplace. But the savings and convenience can go down the drain if the employee falls prey to a phishing scam and downloads malware or loses their device. Protecting mobile devices has become increasingly more important as Bring Your […]
Small and medium-sized businesses face a challenge when it comes to keeping their data secure. Many companies don’t have the budget to hire a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to take care of their IT needs, and often, they think they do not have enough knowledge or time to handle it themselves, therefore the path of […]
This question, from a small-site owner with tens or hundreds of visitors per day, is an unfortunate but all too familiar one. One morning I started getting emails from my customers complaining that their antivirus reported my site as infected and won’t let them in. It must be some mistake because I don’t have an […]
It’s that time again, where we look back at the year passed and assess how the threat landscape has changed—for better and for worse. The 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) reveals that last year was not only defined by the varied nature of cyberattacks, but also by the increased frequency of these incidents in general. Read more…