A 200+ employee construction firm specializing in multi-family apartment development called us in crisis. Ransomware had encrypted their entire infrastructure — email, servers, project files, everything. Their existing MSP couldn’t recover it. Could we help? We could. But what we found when we started digging was far worse than the ransomware itself. What We Walked…
One Missing Layer Cost a Business $2 Million — Here’s Why You Need the Full Security Stack
A single gap in email security led to a $2 million wire fraud. Learn why layered cybersecurity — from firewalls to patch management — is the only way to protect your business.
Proofpoint Email Protection: Stop Phishing, BEC, and Wire Fraud Before They Reach Your Team
Why Proofpoint Email Protection Is the Difference Between a Blocked Threat and a $2 Million Wire Fraud Email is the number one attack vector for businesses. Not sometimes — every year, consistently, across every industry. Over 90% of cyberattacks start with a phishing email, and Business Email Compromise alone cost organizations $2.77 billion in losses…
Multi-Factor Authentication: The $5/Month Control That Prevents $2 Million Losses
Multi-Factor Authentication: The Security Control That Stops 99.9% of Account Compromises A business lost $2 million to wire fraud because their CFO’s email account had no multi-factor authentication. The attackers had stolen the password — likely through a phishing email — and logged in without any additional verification. They studied the CFO’s communication style, monitored…
12 Password Best Practices
With the business world heavily reliant on digitalization currently, the use of technology in your organization is unavoidable. However, although technology can undeniably give your business an advantage in increasingly competitive markets, there are many troublesome areas to keep an eye on. Therefore, interest in cybersecurity has risen in recent years. Password protection is the…
Create a secure culture for your hybrid workforce
Tools are only as good as their users. This should be your guiding philosophy as the world shifts to a hybrid work model to deal with the complexities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While it’s great to define and implement essential security controls and tools, if it isn’t backed up by workforce buy-in and participation,…
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risk: Your Employees
Cybercriminals work round the clock to detect and exploit vulnerabilities in your business’ network for nefarious gains. The only way to counter these hackers is by deploying a robust cybersecurity posture that’s built using comprehensive security solutions. However, while you’re caught up doing this, there is a possibility you may overlook mitigating the weakest link…
The Dangers of the Inbox
Every now and then, an email with a catchy subject line appears in your inbox and you end up clicking on it, either because you’re curious about the subject line or because you assume the sender is trustworthy. Unfortunately, this is how most cyberattacks tend to begin – with a single click. What unfolds next…
Common-Sense Tips to Reduce Your Cyber Risks
At Infonaligy, we deal with many companies who approach us for assistance with improving their organizational cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a complex topic with lots of moving parts. Very few organizations have an IT environment that could be classified as ‘simple’, and what works in one environment may not work in another. Starting with a solid…
