Every 39 seconds — That’s how often a cyberattack occurs globally. By the time you finish this article, multiple attacks will have occurred — a vast majority of them hitting pay dirt. Each attempt is a threat to sensitive customer data, proprietary business systems,...
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IT Maturity Model: What It Is and Why It Matters for IT Strategy
Do you know your organization’s IT capabilities inside and out? Are you aware of all its, well, quirks? We each have them. Biases, installed weakness, genetic predispositions, the offset of nature Vs. nurture. The good, the bad, and the ugly — do you know it? Can you...
Top Tools and Techniques for Effective Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
In 2024 alone, cyberattacks cost businesses $8 trillion globally, with ransomware and phishing leading the charge. That’s Trillion with T. That’s $255K per second. $913 million per hour. It’s not a drop in the pond — but the equivalent of what nations make. The...
5 Reasons to Invest in Cybersecurity Consulting Services for Your Company
$4 million—that’s the average cost of a cyberattack on businesses in the U.S. The sort of wallop that can leave business on the mat. And if they are small, it’s a K.O. punch. For Mom and Pop, or Dick and Jayne companies, such a financial whammy is often too much —...
Microsoft Security Essentials vs Windows Defender: Which is Better?
Choosing the right security tool can feel like navigating a minefield of jargon and marketing promises — and there are dozens out there. Too many to choose for. And each has their own “It”. For the sake of this article, we’ll focus on two: Microsoft Security...
Why Small Healthcare Providers Need Robust Cybersecurity Solutions
Small healthcare providers are lifelines for countless communities — they are also a buffet, full of hardy meal, for criminals. To what degree? The healthcare industry is expected to spend over $125 billion on cybersecurity between 2020 to 2025. But why is this? Well,...
Is Your Manufacturing Business Vulnerable? A Complete Guide to Cybersecurity Risks
Cybercriminals are prowling the digital corridors of manufacturing like jackals at an African watering hole — or vultures over lion’s kill. Moths to the proverbial flame—or better yet, hackers to a weak password. Why? Because when they do sink their fangs into a kill...
Microsoft 365 Zero Trust: Key Benefits for Business Security
Let’s start with a simple truth — the type Agent Mulder knew and lived by after so many seasons - Trust No. 1. And “trust” in the digital miasma, which is the internet, is a dangerous game. Cybercriminals are sneaky, evolving, and relentless. Why? Because the payoff...
What Does an IT Infrastructure Manager Do? Key Roles and Benefits
Your business is a high-performance sports car — a Lamborghini or Ferrari. Everything looks sleek on the outside; inside, it’s posh and stylish and all leather, and under the hood, there’s a complex, highly tuned - expertly built - engine powering the whole operation....