by Steve Kennen | Jun 2, 2020 | Cloud Computing, Managed IT, Network Security
What if I told you there’s a cybersecurity solution that “can block over 99.9 percent of account compromise attacks”? Don’t take my word for it. Read this Microsoft article on multi-factor authentication (MFA). If you’re not familiar with MFA, in short, it is a way to...
by Steve Kennen | Mar 17, 2020 | Business Continuity, Data Compliance, Network Security
We can’t predict how bad the coronavirus (COVID-19) is going to get. The medical professionals I’ve communicated with indicate that it’s going to depend on what happens in the next two to three weeks. Right now, social distancing is a must. For...
by Steve Kennen | Mar 11, 2020 | Network Security
I came across a chilling article recently—an article that announces a new type of attack, the ransomware data breach. This piece talks about how cybercriminals have been accessing networks on the sly to determine how ransomware might cripple an organization...
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 | 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...
