by Steve Kennen | Nov 18, 2020 | Network Security
Should you pay a ransom to cybercriminals? Is this action illegal? Before I answer that question, I will say that—legal or not—paying the bad guys is not normally a good idea. For starters, can we really trust them to keep their word? Who says they will decrypt your...
by Brad Link | Oct 20, 2020 | Network Security, Tech Tips
Do you know what proper password management looks like? In a nutshell, there are four best practices for keeping your passwords secure: Each account should have a unique password. Each password should be randomly generated. Each password should be regularly...
by Steve Kennen | Aug 21, 2020 | Network Security
When working from home (WFH) became a necessity, our legal clients quickly went remote. I suspect many other Charlotte law firms did the same. But I also suspect that—in the hasty transition to WFH—some firms allowed attorneys to directly access corporate data...
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...
