Small and midsize businesses are targeted by cyber criminals more than large companies. There are many reasons why this is true, but the biggest reason is because they are easy targets. Hackers know smaller companies don’t have large budgets to be able to invest in cybersecurity tools, so there will likely be many vulnerabilities they…
As a small business owner, one of your biggest fears is likely having to deal with a cyber attack at some point. Statistics show most small businesses that go through one of these attacks have to close their doors shortly afterward due to the cost of getting everything back to normal. The only problem is…
False positive monitoring alerts may seem harmless on the surface, but they can be very demanding on your IT staff. It usually isn’t possible to know right away whether an alert is legitimate or a false positive. This means your employee has to investigate the issue and escalate it if needed. The potential for two…
When your business is operating at peak performance, it’s easy to think cybersecurity is something that can be put on the backburner. While this is never true, there are ways you can take some of the burdens off of your company and still ensure you have the right IT security services in place. It starts…
Whether it’s in the news, online articles or elsewhere, chances are you’ve heard a lot about cloud business solutions. Particularly, cloud security gets a lot of attention because of the issues surrounding cyber security across the world. While cloud security began as a controversial topic of discussion, those conversations have shifted dramatically to the point…
Cloud security has come a long way in recent years, but it’s still not a foolproof system that completely eliminates the risks of a cyber attack. Understanding the ins-and-outs of cloud security isn’t entirely necessary when you work with cloud managed service providers. However, understanding the basics can strengthen your IT security services even more…
As a business owner, data security should be one of the highest items on your list of priorities. So when you’re considering adopting cloud business solutions, security should be taken into consideration. The cloud itself offers many benefits for companies by providing scalability, flexibility, usability and more. And when your cloud business solutions also reduce…
One of the first steps to preventing a potential cyber attack is eliminating any holes a hacker could penetrate. The best IT security services will include vulnerability scanning, which is designed to identify those holes so hackers have a much harder time gaining entry into your network. Vulnerability testing and penetration testing are different, but…
Endpoint security is confusing for business owners at times since the benefits aren’t immediately clear. While it is a network security tool, it’s different than traditional antivirus software, firewalls and other related security tools. Most SOC service providers offer endpoint detection and response (EDR) as part of their standard security services since it’s an important…
Intrusion detection and intrusion prevention services are both designed to identify threats to a network. The more sophisticated cyber criminals become, the more IT security tools companies need to have. Sometimes working with IT consulting services can help you identify exactly what would be beneficial for your network infrastructure based on the layout, risks, budget…