Introduction In today’s business environment, you will still see many organizations that are using the traditional desktop computers and servers that are stored On Premises (aka “On Prem”). This simply means that an employee has a traditional workstation that they log into, from which they can conduct their everyday job tasks, and that the IT department ...
When it comes to building a security program, one of the most frequently overlooked areas is that of vendor management. Organizations may focus significant resources on internal security, such as vulnerability scans, centralized log management, or user training, while not extending the same diligence towards their third parties. Therefore, organizations end up trusting the security ...
As we wrap up the series on the “Products That We Love” we look at new services that are coming out, and which can impact a business in a positive way. These are the ways in which you do digital marketing and ads, and overall security awareness training. Microsoft Advertising – BING Gone are the days when ...
We all use passwords. We use them for our phones, our computers, our e-mail, and just about every other kind of personal account. Unfortunately, many of us use simple passwords, such as “Password1” or “1234,” because they’re easier to remember. Some of us even reuse the same simple password for multiple accounts. If you use a ...
You cannot lead others if you’re first not willing to lead yourself! But this raises the important question, “What does self-leadership even look like?” We dive into this topic and lay out 3 important practices that self-leaders do. We also dive into the leadership pyramid and why, before you can manage a team, a cause, ...
Introduction As this month moves onwards, we continue with our theme of the products we love. In our last blog, we examined two internal training tools that be used quite easily and effectively for both your IT Security staff and non-IT employees. Everybody, to some degree or another wants to stay ahead of the Cybersecurity curve, ...
Business Email Compromise (BEC) In 2019, the IC3 received 23,775 Business Email Compromise (BEC) / Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints with adjusted losses of over $1.7 billion. BEC/EAC is a sophisticated scam targeting both businesses and individuals performing a transfer of funds. The scam is frequently carried out when a subject compromises legitimate business e-mail accounts ...
It is time to remind your users that heartless con artists use social engineering tactics to trick people looking for love. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center warns every year that scammers use poetry, flowers, and other gifts to reel in victims, the entire time declaring their "undying love." These callous criminals -- who also troll ...
Introduction February is deemed, of course, to be the month that we share and express our love for, and to, our spouses and families. But the love does not just have to stop here! We can share our love with the products and the services that we enjoy the most, especially when it comes to technological ...
Introduction A software license audit is a check of your usage of software licenses. All software licenses include an audit provision. Software vendors exercise their rights to conduct audits to counter a growing software piracy issue for perpetual and subscription software. What Is a Software Licensing Audit? A Software Licensing Audit can be specifically defined as follows: the ...
