Strengthening Cybersecurity: A Collective Responsibility
Cybersecurity is a critical component of business operations and the responsibility of the business and the individual. A recent breach involving TeamViewer’s employee credentials underscores this.
This incident serves as a reminder that it’s not solely the domain of the IT department; rather, it requires a concerted
Social Engineering In Action
Is social engineering that effective? Ask an Uber or Rockstar Games employee that question and you’ll likely hear a resounding yes. This effective mode of duping people within a targeted group or business was the method that one hacker used to hit both companies with a breach. Just how effective is it? In 2021, the FBI received 323,972 complaints of social engineering attacks. And there are many more that go unreported.
Cyberattack Increase Warning Issued for Schools
Back-to-school time is in full swing and imagine if the only threat that schools faced would be running out of tissues during sniffle season? Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. A cyberattack warning from the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC has been issued indicating that cybersecurity “attacks may increase as the 2022/2023 school year begins and criminal ransomware groups perceive opportunities for successful attacks.” A recent attack on the Los Angeles school district deployed malware over Labor Day weekend. The attack was followed up with government-issued announcements that included the warning of an increased threat.
Nothing But InterNET – How to Explain the Dark Web
As an MSP, your clients know you’re there to “take care of the computers”. The scenario is often (but not always) that they have their job to do, and you’ll hear from them when there’s an issue that prevents that from happening. Regardless of their level of insight or knowledge of technology, they likely know the words and phrases that are dropped in conversations today as cybersecurity becomes part of the mainstream. They may acknowledge that the Dark Web exists, but the concept of exactly what that means may remain a little fuzzy.
Partnerships We Love: Breach Secure Now and Inskyber
We take thee for better or for worse, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health…we will be there for you in your time of need…. ah, the familiar words we hear as two parties engage at the beginning of their road together. You’re in it together and promise to stand by each other when the going gets…well, not so good.
And what better partnership for when the going gets tough, than to have a good insurance provider? That’s why we love Inskyber.
BSN Seeking MSP
Everyone is doing it, right? It seems every day we see one successful match-up after the other on our newsfeed from Instagram to Facebook, and everywhere in between. And since it is now February, the month known for celebrating perfect partnerships, we thought, hey, let’s put ourselves out there!
Tell Me a Little Bit About Yourself…
Breach Secure Now (BSN) makes cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance training easy for managed service providers (MSP) so that automating, supporting, and empowering their clients is simple.
Breaking Down the Baseline Employee Cybersecurity Assessment – Password Hygiene
Our recent launch of the Baseline Employee Cybersecurity Assessment provides MSPs with a new tool to add to their prospecting and baseline risk detection efforts. As an MSP, it gives you the opportunity to show prospects and clients that human security plays a key role in protecting their organization and that without proper ongoing training, employees are an easy entry point for cybercriminals.
While a security risk assessment will identify gaps in a business environment, the human element should never be overlooked or assumed to be foolproof.
Cybersecurity Agents Unite!
It’s holiday blockbuster season! The time of year when the big screens are full of movie releases that are expected to pull in the crowds that want to watch Marvel and DC Comic heroes unite to save the world. They come from all realms to fight the dark forces that threaten humanity. Together they will save the planet and it usually happens while the human race is blissfully unaware of the dangers that lurk in unknown territories, as they work silently and slowly to initiate our demise and take over the planet.
How to Create an Incident Response Plan
We often discuss the proactive approach that you should take when it comes to cybersecurity. Security risk assessments will identify the gaps, ongoing training will help to strengthen the human risk factor, and tools like Catch Phish will keep the team engaged and learning along with those training programs. But the fact is, you can’t eliminate all the risks that your clients face when it comes to experiencing a data breach. That means that having an incident response plan (IR) should be on your list of “must-haves” when it comes to smart cybersecurity.
Do Your Healthcare Clients Need an Annual Checkup?
Do Your Healthcare Clients Need an Annual Check-Up?
As a Managed Service Provider, you’re in the business of keeping other businesses running. Which vertical they are in, or what products and services they provide may not be the most pressing detail.
Unless you’re talking about healthcare. There are two common views when it comes to supporting clients in the healthcare industry and those are: support their network and leave HIPAA out of it, or to avoid taking on those clients altogether because of the complexity of HIPAA.