CMMC domain Capability Access Control (AC) Establish system access requirementsControl internal system accessControl remote system accessLimit data access to authorized users and processes Asset management (AM) Identify and document assets Audit and Accountability (AU) Define audit requirementsPerform auditingIdentify and protect audit informationReview and manage audit logs Awareness and Training (AT) Read more
IT security is a cost center but so is: Malware, ransomware, and virusesDowntime created by malware, ransomware and viruses. I know of situations where internal IT teams had to wipe all of the computers because the network had ransomware on every Windows device on the network. Lack of email hygieneSpam and Read more
Identify: What and who are your key people, assets, data? Protect: How will you limit key cybersecurity incidents? Detect: Can you identify breaches or incidents in a timely fashion? Respond: How will you react to incidents? Do you have plans in place? Recover: Can you recover from a cyber-incident? If Read more
Likely, you’re already paying for spam filtering through your Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscriptions. So why aren’t you optimizing it? Two reasons why you’ll want to put a little more time into it: Productivity: reduce the amount of spam emails to end users. They get enough already! Security: increase Read more
You hear about hacks all the time. The news covers major websites who have had data leaks containing your email and password. Computers get infected and capture your login details for bank accounts and credit cards. In the worst cases, identity theft occurs because it is an easy crime to Read more
Ransomware Attacks Aren’t Going Away More and more businesses and organizations are getting stung by ransomware demands. Hospitals, schools, social networks…some days it seems like an epidemic that leaps around arbitrarily, and hackers are raking in millions. Tallied across the word…billions. Ransomware attacks are devious in their simplicity. A user Read more
A single click can be the difference between maintaining data security and suffering massive financial losses. From the moment just one employee takes the bait in a phishing email, your business is vulnerable to data breaches and extensive downtime. Quickly spot the red flags and put phishing emails where they Read more
Marriott Hotels Exposed 500 Million Customer Records. Make Sure Your Business Doesn’t Suffer the Same Fate. Up to 500 million travelers could be compromised as hotel chain Marriott International have announced a security breach in their guest database. Analysts recently alerted the firm to a vulnerability that has granted hackers Read more
Also, Should You Pay for a Ransomware Attack? Getting hit with a ransomware attack is never fun, your files get encrypted by cybercriminals and you’re left having to decide: should we pay to get them back? It’s a scene that’s played out across the world with 70% of businesses saying Read more
Have you ever had trouble remembering all your passwords? If you haven’t it probably means you’re using the same password for everything or making it really easy to remember. Which one is it? You might want to test your password strength if I’m making you a little Read more