As a business owner, you know that protecting your company’s data is essential. But did you know that many insurance policies require businesses to have certain cybersecurity measures in place? If your business doesn’t meet these requirements, you could be left without coverage in the event of a data breach.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) originated as a critical tool for protecting user accounts and data. MFA is a security measure requiring users to provide more than one form of verification when logging into an account or system. Organizations can use this type of authentication with traditional username/password logins.
As small businesses continue to grow and become more integral parts of the global economy, they are also becoming more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. A new report from Fortinet highlights the various threats small businesses face and offers tips for mitigating them.
In the latest edition of The Human Factor Report, Proofpoint explores security trends and data from a year of headline-making attacks. The report examines the current landscape of cyber security threats and highlights some of the key attacks that occurred throughout 2022. The report includes an in-depth analysis of the most prevalent attack vectors.
Proofpoint released its eighth annual State of the Phish Report. This provides an in-depth look at user phishing awareness, vulnerability, and resilience. The report reveals hackers were more active in 2021 than in 2020 with findings uncovering an 18% increase from last year’s number of business email compromise attacks (BEC).
A report released by Tokio Marine on the cyber incidents that are most likely to occur in 2021. It offers valuable insights for businesses and organizations preparing for potential attacks. The top 10 incidents identified in the report include ransomware, insider threats, and data breaches.
More people today are dependent on their smartphones, with many of them using their devices for work. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Samsung conducted a study about the use of cell phones in the workplace. Of the 1,205 workers the organization interviewed, 93% of them reported using their smartphones for work every day.
What is the difference between compliance and security? Compliance and security may seem like two sides of the same coin, but there is a big distinction between the two concepts. Compliance is all about adhering to specific regulations, while security focuses on protecting your data and systems from unauthorized access or theft.
No matter the steps your company takes to ensure network and data cybersecurity, insider threats are one of the biggest security threats. Insiders are past or present employees who have access to company data and either deliberately or accidentally cause a security breach.
If your business uses a PC that runs on the Windows Vista operating system, pay close attention: Microsoft ended support for Windows Vista on April 11, 2017. If a PC is still using Windows Vista, you must upgrade to a supported operating system, such as Windows 10, to maintain the security of your desktops and laptops.