The current threat landscape is rapidly advancing, with cybercriminals constantly upgrading their toolset to break through security defenses. If you want to outsmart malicious hackers, it’s time to start thinking like them. Fend them off with various layered defense methods. This is what Defense in Depth (DiD) is all about. The National Institute of Standards…
Think Beyond Basic Backups to Tackle Ransomware
Although ransomware has long been a serious concern for business owners worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new opportunities for this threat to flourish, and the attack vector is likely to become even more dangerous in the coming years. According to a report, 304 million ransomware attacks occurred globally in 2020, affecting over 65% of…
How to Build a Security-First Culture That Empowers 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…
Ransomware Costs on the Rise, Causes Nearly 10 Days of Downtime
As Ransomware continues to rise, new reports are showing an increase in the impact towards organizations. Here are a few that were covered: Ransomware payment saw an increase of 182% in Q2 Average downtime for a customer went from 7 to 10 days Companies who paid the ransom still lost 8% of their data Cyber…
Ransomware sends community back in time
An Alaskan community was a victim of ransomware and literally had them dusting off their old typewrites to avoid filling out orders on pen and paper. While the source of the attack is unknown, they have discovered the malware had been on their network since May. What’s the impact: IT teams worked 20 hours a…
Florida city pays $600k to hackers
Another victim to the thousands of cyber attacks on local governments and city offices. This time the criminals were paid quite handsomely. Can your organization afford to spend $600k in ransom then another million to replace all hardware? How did the hackers get in? Someone clicked on a phishing email because they had no security…
Ransomware Attacks on City Offices are not slowing down
When Atlanta was hit by cyber criminals in 2018, it knocked almost all the city agencies offline. This impacted everything from scheduling court cases to paying utility bills online and caused decades of correspondence to disappear. Not only was this headline news but the recovery costs were in excess of 17 Million. Are people getting…
