by Stephen 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 Stephen 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 Stephen 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 Stephen 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 Stephen 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 Stephen 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...
