The Human Element
With regard to technology, the Human Race is in an actual race to have the latest products and solutions integrated into our lives.
We will stand in line for hours to be the first to have a new phone when it is released. Camp out on Black Friday to get a good deal on electronics and smart devices. We make it a priority to have the latest and greatest. But why aren’t we integrating the latest or greatest habits into protecting ourselves?
Ignoring the human element in cybersecurity is a notion that must change. We continue to put emphasis on prioritizing the technology and not the behaviors.
Summer Phishing
Remember when summertime meant easy days and more time to relax? In the hurriedness of today, those moments can feel like they are too far gone to recapture. Additionally, as an MSP, there are so many clients relying on you, that it can be difficult to take time for yourself.
Enter Breach Secure Now
We are built by an MSP, for MSPs. And that means that when we create a product, it is built on that foundation. And moreover, with the goal of making your life easier and your cybersecurity stack as robust and complete as anything on the market.
Annual Training Now on Mobile Devices
We are excited to announce that our annual training is now mobile device ready! Your clients can now complete their full training courses just as they did on their desktop, but in a mobile format as well.
What Does This Mean?
You will now be able to offer your client’s users access to watch the Annual Training class videos on mobile devices. Additionally, they will be able to take the training quizzes there as well. And access to their certificate? It’s available via their mobile device too!
Pre-Employment Cybersecurity Assessment
Last year our team developed an innovative and one-of-a-kind security risk assessment, with a one-of-a-kind name. The Baseline Employee Cybersecurity Assessment, or BECA, was released in December and has been successfully used by our MSP partners as both a prospecting tool for prospective clients and a relationship-building tool for their existing clients!
Since then, our team has been working to leverage the success of BECA to create its HR doppelgänger: The Pre-Employment Cybersecurity Assessment.
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What Is Malvertising?
Oxford Dictionary defines malvertising as ‘the practice of incorporating malware in online advertisements.’ Short for malicious software, or malware advertising, this is the practice of attacking viewers or consumers with fraudulent information that is inserted into sometimes (but not always) legitimate advertisements.
How Does It Work
Malvertising works in conjunction with the online advertising ecosystem by initiating multiple redirects after the user clicks or views an infected advertisement.
What Is Vishing?
Cybercriminal activity has many terms that are part of the mainstream vernacular. The dark web, breaches, and most people have heard of phishing, even if they don’t know how to recognize a fraudulent email. In fact, Google recently warned nearly 5 million people in a recent week about potentially harmful sites that they are about to visit! FIVE MILLION in one week. And with that in mind, if you aren’t using our Catch Phish in-email phishing training tool, you’ll want to make sure you integrate that into your offering asap!
Removable Media & Cybersecurity
According to the United States Government Depart of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a removable media device or portable storage device is:
“A system component that can communicate with and be added to or removed from a system or network and that is limited to data storage—including text, video, audio or image data—as its primary function (e.g., optical discs, external or removable hard drives, external or removable solid-state disk drives, magnetic or optical tapes, flash memory devices, flash memory cards, and other external or removable disks).”
Compromised Data Comes in Many Forms 
No Big Deal Right?
A friend recently mentioned an email that she received regarding an investment app that she had downloaded on her phone. The app was a way for her to play around and learn a little bit about investing, something that it seems many people leaned into during the pandemic.
MVP: Most Valuable Player
Look Beyond Technology and Put People First
If you think of business as if it were a sports team, you can have a top-notch facility (or fancy office space), stylish uniforms, and the best fan base (or clientele list) around, but if your players don’t show up for each game, you’ll never have a winning season.
In a business, your team roster is your employees. And having talent that is well trained and ready for whatever comes at them during the business day is going to provide you with a consistent game-winning approach.
Game Plan: Building a Strong Security Posture Within a Team
Sports fans undoubtedly have their favorite teams. Sometimes we pick them based on the mascot, hometown, or because they were “my dad’s favorite growing up”. But just because you have a favorite team, it doesn’t mean that you don’t have respect for other franchises or organizations. These are the teams that are often “drama-free”. They have a formula that works, they stick with it and are in it for the long game.