Many SMBs move to the cloud to reduce their costs, so it can come as a nasty surprise when they receive their cloud bill, and it is much higher than expected. While, in theory, the cloud can be a cost-saver, you need to use it strategically and carefully to ensure you’re balancing the books – but this is…
Cyber-attacks have become commonplace in this day and age. In 2021, it’s estimated that 30,000 websites were hacked each day, while two-thirds of companies worldwide admit they’ve suffered an attempted cyber attack. In this landscape, it’s a case of if not when you’ll be breached. It’s no wonder, then, that many companies are looking to cyber insurance to help them recover…
It’s always an exciting time when Microsoft adds a new application to its suite of tools. For many of us, Microsoft 365 and Teams became the lifeblood of company productivity during the pandemic, enabling us to collaborate and communicate with colleagues and partners effortlessly. Like all companies, Microsoft is constantly innovating – and the company’s latest offer is…
In the age of hybrid work, ensuring that users with elevated privileges are who they say they are is essential to adequate cybersecurity. But it’s not always easy to do. When employees log on from a distance, how can you ensure they are who they say they are? Plus, when an employee changes roles or…
Phishing just never seems to go away and remains the most dangerous threat to company networks. Phishing relies on the ability of the message to trick the user, and this is unfortunately easily done in many cases. Employees continue to fall for phishing emails for several reasons, including: Phishing continues to get harder to spot…
The cybersecurity landscape seems to get more dangerous every year. Besides having to deal with a COVID-pandemic over the last 18+ months, there has also been a cyber pandemic. That pandemic has included an increase in cloud account attacks of 630%, an increase in ransomware of 485%, and a five-fold increase in firmware attacks. The…
Trying to come up with fresh cybersecurity awareness content for your employees can be challenging. It’s not something that is usually high on the priority list for companies, yet it’s important to continue to drive home the message of a cyber secure workplace. Security of IT systems has become of major importance to businesses of…
Do you know all the apps your employees are using? It’s become harder for companies to keep unauthorized cloud use under control due to the increase in work-from-home (WFH) staff. When working from home, employees are often using their personal computers. When disconnected from the office, staff also often feel freer to explore new work…
Approximately 97% of U.S. adults own a cell phone. The 2020 Census states that there are approximately 258.3 million adults in the U.S., which equates to a whole lot of mobile numbers for carriers to keep track of. When it comes to company-owned phones, there can be several numbers that a company is responsible for….
The concept of virtual PCs has been around for a while, but it’s never really taken off. That might change post-pandemic now that the hybrid workforce has become the norm. Before the pandemic, 47% of U.S. workers never worked remotely. But post-pandemic, 53% of them are working from home three or more days per week….
