by Steve Kennen | Jan 7, 2020 | Managed IT, Network Security |
Dear Clients and Colleagues, I’ve been talking about cybersecurity. A lot. If you thought we turned up the volume on cybersecurity-focused content and education in 2019, your observation was correct—we did. In 2020, our message isn’t changing....
by Steve Kennen | Nov 22, 2019 | General
You got an email from Microsoft. It’s assertive. It’s confident. And it’s talking about your business getting something called a Software Asset Management (SAM) engagement. What is a Microsoft SAM engagement? And how should you respond to the...
by Steve Kennen | Oct 29, 2019 | Network Security
71 days. This is the median time that a cybersecurity breach went undetected by organizations in North, Central, and South America according to FireEye. This is known as dwell time, which FireEye defines as the following: Dwell time is calculated as the...
by Steve Kennen | Oct 15, 2019 | Business Continuity, Network Security
It should be surprising, but it’s not. If you haven’t heard yet, the North Carolina State Bar was hit by a ransomware attack. Our State Bar announced on Thursday, October 3 that (on September 30) ransomware had infected the Bar’s servers. According to the...
by Steve Kennen | Oct 4, 2019 | Data Compliance
Every tax preparer needs a data security plan. That isn’t just my opinion. According to a July 2019 IRS announcement, “all ‘professional tax preparers’ must create a written data security plan.” The IRS cites the Safeguards Rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
