Everyone is familiar with, or has heard of, ransomware. It has been around in some fashion since 1989, with notable resurgence in 2005 and 2013. The original idea was to extort money from the victims by gaining access to their systems and encrypting...

Advancements in technology have made things easier for businesses, but as modern companies put more and more of their infrastructure online, they become easier to attack. Digital business data, personal employee information and proprietary customer...

I’ve never seen an IT department that didn’t have some secrets. I’m not talking about the root password here. I’m talking about skeletons in the closet…the kind that make systems managers lose sleep.

What was the last company you heard about that got hacked? Do you know how the attackers got in? Oftentimes the first step in an attack is to scan the victim's systems for vulnerabilities to exploit. Modern organizations need to regularly evaluate...

As we prepare to say good-bye to 2020 and all it has brought us, we will first prepare to celebrate the 2020 Holiday season. While online holiday shopping has become more and more popular in the last several years, the global coronavirus pandemic...

What is data loss prevention? Data loss prevention, also commonly referred to as DLP, is a process for ensuring that organizational information is not improperly or accidentally exposed. It is an important factor in preventing unauthorized users...

Most businesses today find themselves racing to keep pace with rapid advancements in technology. This challenge represents a greater burden for small and mid-sized businesses without strong technology leadership. Often IT staff members are stretched...

In the life sciences industry, partnerships with pharmaceutical companies often require signing business associate agreements (BAAs). What are these contracts, and how can your biotech startup prepare for opportunities that involve protected health...

The color blue is supposed to make one feel calm, relaxed and secure. The color blue represents stability. Ironically, if you happen to experience what is referred to as the “Blue Screen of Death” in the Windows world, the feelings that are evoked...