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NIST Offers Cybersecurity Guide for Small Businesses

By Krystal Triumph | Nov 21, 2016

Small businesses may think they won’t become victims of a cyberattack, but odds are they will. In fact, 43 percent of cyberattacks specifically targeted small businesses in 2015, up from just 18 percent in 2011. That’s because many small businesses…

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Data Shakedown

By Krystal Triumph | Oct 25, 2016

Ransomware attacks becoming more frequent and more sophisticated, and aimed at manufacturing companies. Security researchers and law enforcement officials say the spread of ransomware attacks has reached epidemic proportions, with organizations of all sizes in both the public and private…

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Relieving Password Headaches

By Krystal Triumph | Oct 25, 2016

Atlantic-IT.net provides tools and techniques for making passwords easier to manage while improving security. Last Friday, the accounting system required Dave to change his password since it had been more than 90 days since his last reset. Dave was rushed,…

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Why Regulatory Compliance and IT Strategy Go Hand in Hand

By Krystal Triumph | Aug 1, 2016

Many organizations that are subject to government and industry regulations are struggling to maintain compliance. The sophistication of modern cyber threats, the growing use of cloud services, and the influx of personal mobile devices in the workplace have complicated data…

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Malware-as-a-Service Makes Cybercrime Easy

By Krystal Triumph | Mar 1, 2016

Want to become a cybercriminal? All you need is a credit card. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has just published extensive research on a Malware-as-a-Service platform that has been the source of attacks on at least 443,000 users and organizations around…

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