Details Cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated every day, increasingly targeting small businesses who may not have the resources to defend themselves. Understanding the importance of cybersecurity can help prevent data breaches and malware that could cost thousands of dollars and a lot of worry and frustration. Why Do Small Businesses Need Cybersecurity? 1. More Reliance [...]
2020 may be the busiest year ever for online holiday shopping. It might also be the biggest year for online scams. With all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals being advertised, it’s likely that some of your employees will shop online from work, which can put your network at higher risk for a malware [...]
90% of the time hackers deliver their malware through an email. If you've followed any cybersecurity stats, you've probably already heard this one from the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. So why do cybercriminals use email? Because they don't have to search around to find a vulnerability in a website or software. Phishing is [...]
In this video, we explain what layered cybersecurity is, why organizations need it to be truly protected, and how Haven from Corvid Cyberdefense is the single-source solution to achieve it. WATCH THE VIDEO Corvid Cyberdefense is a leading cybersecurity firm serving organizations across the government and commercial sectors and offers advisory, technology, and managed solutions.
Today’s cyberattacks are more agile, more frequent, and more threatening than ever before. Some cyberattacks, like the attacks on Target in 2013, Goodwill in 2014, and R.T. Jones in 2015 target industry giants. However, the truth is that most cyberattacks occur randomly and in a clandestine fashion, where hackers scan the web for any available [...]
Passwords protect everything: your client’s data, your social interactions on Facebook or Twitter, your financial well-being, and even your friend and business networks. They are the digital keys to each facet of your life, and in many ways, the powerful safeguards of your business and social integrity. Unfortunately, passwords may be a loose thread, where [...]
With our ever-growing lists of passwords and the increasing threat environment, many people are unknowingly putting their valuable information at risk. Below are a few easy steps to significantly improve your information security. Guidelines for Creating Strong Passwords Create complex passwords that use a combination of letters, numbers, symbols, and both upper- and lower-case characters. [...]
It's fair to say that most professionals don't think to include cybersecurity in their marketing strategies. But it can improve business KPIs in several important ways. 1. Gain More Customers Potential customers want to know how you're protecting their data. One of our customers, a managing partner of a wealth management firm, said that almost [...]
Introduction to Phishing Many of us who have been on the internet for a while know some of the most popular scams and how to avoid them. For example, "Your Town Mugshots, Click Here", or "This Woman Looks 25, but is 50, Here is Her Secret!", or even the classic deposed prince of Nigeria imploring [...]
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