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Ransomware: The Persistent Cyber Threat and How to Combat It
Ransomware attacks are a growing concern, especially for schools and small businesses. The latest CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report reveals a staggering 75% year-over-year increase in cloud environment intrusions, showing that ransomware isn’t just sticking around — it's evolving. Schools and..
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Ransomware Prevention Guide for Schools and Small Businesses
Ransomware continues to be a growing threat, particularly for schools and small businesses with limited IT resources. This guide outlines essential steps to help your organization safeguard against these attacks.
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Cyber Smarts For Schools & SMBs: Your Cheat Sheet to Staying Safe Online
Your Guide to Staying Safe Online— Without All the Jargon. Here are 10 cybersecurity tips every employee should know to keep your organization safe from cyber villains.
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How Compromised Employee Credentials Put Your Organization’s Security at Risk
Taking proactive steps to secure your digital assets is essential. A common, yet often overlooked threat is the exposure of sensitive information on the dark web. But what exactly does this mean, and how can it impact your organization?
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The Art of the Uncrackable Password: Tips from the Cybersecurity Frontline
Passwords are your first line of defense in the cyber world. Yet, many of us still use passwords that a determined hacker could crack over a cup of coffee. Let's explore some actionable ways to create stronger passwords and secure your digital life.
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Top 5 Abuses of AI
With AI investments soaring, evidenced by the AI 100 raising $28 billion in venture capital deals and Nvidia becoming the world's most valuable company in June, we are undoubtedly in the summer of AI. The rapid growth of AI companies, along with 700,000 open-source models and 150,000..
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Education
Harnessing AI to Combat Cyber Threats to Protect Student Data
As technology integrates deeper into the curriculum, the responsibility of protecting sensitive data and ensuring a secure learning environment rests heavily on the shoulders of tech directors. In an era where attackers are employing sophisticated AI tools to enhance their tactics, school district..
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Why Every Minute Matters in Cybersecurity: The Economics of Fast Incident Response
Small businesses find themselves disproportionately vulnerable to cyberattacks, accounting for a staggering 82% of all breaches in 2023. The staggering statistics reveal the reality: an average user contends with around 1.5 malicious emails and witnesses the compromise of 30,000 small..
Cybersecurity Industry
Threat Intelligence
Data Protection
Hygiene Tip: Shut Down Attackers Harvesting Cached Browser Credentials
Recently, ActZero learned that ransomware actors are harvesting credentials from browsers during their attack. In recent attack chains our threat researchers have seen that, once the attacker gains a foothold, they are using Living-off-the-Land (LoTL) attacks to harvest the cached credentials from..
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How Not to Pay a Ransom (Twice)
We can say it until we are blue in the face, “Do not pay the ransom, ever. Period." Even when your small or medium-sized business (SMB) is the victim of a ransomware attack, do not pay the hackers.Paying the ransom only leads to more problems for your organization in the long term. It is a..
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Data Protection
Achieving Unity Across Piecemeal Cybersecurity Solutions
Have you inherited a cybersecurity program with many different tools? Do they offer little in the way of measurable outcomes that show your program is more effective today than it was last month?
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Zero Ransom Initiative
Our goal as a company is to get our customers to zero... zero breaches, zero threats, zero vulnerabilities, zero inadequate cybersecurity controls. We’ve committed to achieve this by continually investing to outpace the adversary across our technology, people and processes. Today, I’m excited to..
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Managed Detection and Response
Data Protection
The Resurgence of Removable Hardware Threats
The use of external devices is more and more common these days. Even before the pandemic, external devices like USB keys and external hard drives allowed employees to easily take their projects with them when they were on the go.But with their widespread use, externals are a huge target for malware..
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5 Signs to Replace Your Security Technology
“Set it and forget it” might work for some aspects of your organization, but cybersecurity isn’t one of them—or, at least, it shouldn’t be. Yet, cybersecurity tends to get back-burnered in favor of other projects, or deferred when there is no evidence of pertinent threats. We often remind..
Data Protection
Regulatory Compliance
Was My Data Really Stolen?
Here’s a hypothetical: Today, you were informed of a cyber incident. Luckily, it appears minor and that no data was exfiltrated. After your brief panic subsides, you figure “Great! I’m all in the clear.” In the words of the great Lee Corso, “Not so fast, my friend.” When you are the steward of..
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