Last Mile Communications: Ownership and Security with Lochbox INTRODUCTION In 2017, the US Department of Homeland Security issued a security report (DHS, 2017, p. 53) strongly discouraging the use of provably-open mobile calls and SMS text messages while declaring the use of landlines as no more secure. Convenience and complacency are the two main factors […]
Guest Post: Air-Gapping and Why is it Essential
What is Air-Gapping, and Why is it Essential for Security Purposes? By Jerry Sanchez | Founder and Managing Partner of Framework Security One of the most important things to protect against cyber-attacks are disconnected networks. Those who work in IT security refer to these as “air-gaps”, meaning there are no network interface controllers connected […]
Guest Post: Train, Secure and Empower Employees
Drip7 is the New Way to Train By Heather Stratford | Founder and CEO of Drip7 Inc. The news is full of cybersecurity incidents that emphasize how prevalent attacks on businesses have become. According to Check Point Research, corporate networks had a 50 percent increase in cyber-attacks from 2020 to 2021 globally. The Log4J vulnerability […]
Guest Post: Take The Power Back From Hackers
How To Keep Control Of Your Data, And Avoid Becoming A Cybercrime Victim by Earl Foote – CEO/Founder | Nexus IT Consultants 2020 was a banner year for cybercriminals. The number of phishing emails and social engineering scams that use the COVID-19 pandemic as a topic represents the single largest thematic series of cybercrime attacks […]
Clearing the Air Around Ransomware
A message from Perpetual Storage’s CIO, J.R. Maycock, about practical ideas to protect your business operations from the predominant cybersecurity threat. Ransomware attacks are continuing to evolve into an ever more potent threat requiring proactive attention from business leaders. In 2020 extremely few businesses can truthfully declare their market value to exist in only physical, […]