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Implement These 6 Baseline Security Steps
We often talk about cybersecurity abstractly, but for those who want ‘rubber meets the road’ advice, let’s talk baseline security. Baseline security is the minimum-security controls required for safeguarding an organization’s information systems, ensuring...
Implement These 6 Baseline Security Steps
We often talk about cybersecurity abstractly, but for those who want ‘rubber meets the road’ advice, let’s talk baseline security. Baseline security is the minimum-security controls required for safeguarding an organization’s information systems, ensuring...
Insider Solutions to Insider Threats
All names have been changed to protect the identities of the people in this real-life example. Here's a true story. Matt, a 'disgruntled employee,' got mad at his employer. Deciding to get even with his organization, he created a script to steal his own credentials,...
Cast Cybersecurity Vision, Not Fear
You must cast vision for effective cybersecurity. The cybersecurity industry thrives off fear. Fear of missing out (FOMO), or fear that something deleterious will happen if you don’t act with haste, etc. Even marketing strategies appeal to a sense of fearful urgency!...
Change is Here, and We’re Thankful for it
We believe that people can change. Ultimately, cybersecurity is a people problem, not a technological problem, so our solutions must address the root issues: behaviors and habits. In the last year, our goal has been to help individuals and small businesses make...
What is the Risk?
Don’t leave your front door unlocked, and don’t waste time and money before assessing and addressing your small business' cybersecurity risk—a risk with an exponentially climbing cost. Currently, the average cost of a US data breach is $9.8 million [i]. What is your...
How Will You Recover from a Cyber Attack?
As a small business owner, what happens if you have a bad day? A bad day can look like accidentally getting locked inside your office (yes, this happened to me when the lockset broke). It can also look like your systems shutting down for over a week due to a...
Work With What You Have: Capitalizing on Your Small Business Cybersecurity
Your small businesses exist because you believe in a vision enough to do it yourself. For startups and small businesses, success revolves around how well we utilize readily available resources and keen focus on the critical few high leverage actions. Our companies...
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