Cloud file storage revolutionized the way we handle documents. No more having to email files back and forth. No more wondering which person in the office has the most recent copy of a document. Between 2015 and 2022, the percentage of worldwide corporate data stored in the cloud doubled. It went from 30% to 60%. […]

Many small businesses make the mistake of skipping policies. They feel that things don’t need to be so formal. They’ll just tell staff what’s expected when it comes up and think that’s good enough. But this way of thinking can cause issues for small and mid-sized business owners. Employees aren’t mind readers. Things that you

One constant about technology is that it changes rapidly. Tools that were once staples, like Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash, age out. New tools replace those that are obsolete.  Discontinued technology can leave computers and networks vulnerable to attacks. While older technology may still run fine on your systems that doesn’t mean that it’s okay

Five Key steps for integrating SASE and SD-WAN We recently discussed the versatility offered by SASE in relation to defending against ransomware. As a cloud-based vendor solution, SASE – secure access service edge – integrates into SD-WAN (software defined wireless access network) for agile versatility, management, and recovery. Given that we’re reliant on technology for

Additional options for businesses dreading a ransomware attack What with the widespread implementation of ransomware across the global, costs and damage are ramping up virtually everywhere. There’s no end in sight to the implementation of malware or ransomware, and we’re only growing more reliant on tech. Data caches and lakes are the new goldmine for

The evolving need for liability protection and DLP solutions When you think about business value today, what do you imagine? Total capital? Liquid assets? Or, have you considered the amount of data it possesses? What dictates value in the modern digital era has greatly shifted. It’s no longer perceived capital or current holdings. In fact,

The key reasons for adopting IT and cybersecurity liability policies Insurance is a necessity for a lot of things in life, like car insurance or medical. But one area where insurance might become a new sector of importance is within the field of technology. While the past several years has seen larger companies take advantage

Covering up incidents leads to contract nullification Breaches and cybersecurity events have an extensive history of “brushing it under the rug.” Whether over misplaced embarrassment or genuinely trying to skirt regulatory penalty, it’s never a good thing. Why? While we “assume” an enterprise follows an ironclad moral philosophy, history shows businesses will take shortcuts where

The unknowns of “data travel” There’s an uncomfortable question I don’t like to think about when browsing the internet: who’s collecting my data, and where is it going? “Cookies” is probably the first answer, the information collected by individual websites when you visit them. However, we’re a long way from the simple days of trackers.

How bot calls and junk mail present serious risk to everyone It’s been a long time since the “congratulations, you won!” spam messages, when the earliest days of the internet were littered with unstoppable pop ups and junk email. Nowadays, faster speeds and bot-attacks have created an empire of electric garbage, littering not just our