by Stephen Kennen | Mar 14, 2019 | General
Cybersecurity breaches are costly. IBM reports that “the global average cost of a data breach [stands at] $3.86 million.” And the “average cost for each lost or stolen record containing sensitive and confidential information”? It’s a hefty $148. Recently, our clients...
by Stephen Kennen | Feb 27, 2019 | Data Compliance
The data doesn’t lie. According to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book records, identity theft reports in North Carolina jumped from 9,424 in 2017 to 11,481 in 2018. In fact, if you compare the 2017 and 2018 publications, you’ll discover that North Carolina...
by Stephen Kennen | Feb 20, 2019 | Managed IT
If I have learned anything over the past 20 years serving the IT needs of small businesses, it’s that the details matter. Without a process, systems, and discipline, “managed services” aren’t managed at all. I keep encountering business owners who pay a premium...
by Stephen Kennen | Feb 11, 2019 | Data Compliance
Data records are lost, stolen or compromised at an alarming rate. Currently, it’s estimated that there are more than 6.1 million data records lost every day, a number that averages out to more than 4,000 every single minute. While data breaches occur in businesses of...
by Stephen Kennen | Jan 31, 2019 | General, Network Security
This week I received a really disturbing email. It was a spear phishing scam that contained a password I recognized. For about 10 seconds, I was really worried—which is exactly what the scammer wanted. Having my email address and a familiar password lent credibility...
