by Steve Kennen | Jan 29, 2020 | Data Compliance, Network Security
In 2019, our state saw its share of cybercrime. From ransomware to malicious code, I can document at least 9 North Carolina cybersecurity incidents that happened last year. And here’s what’s sobering. This is probably the tip of the iceberg as CSO reports the...
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...
