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...
by Stephen 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 Stephen Kennen | Jul 12, 2019 | Network Security
The year is 1204.¹ A castle named Château Gaillard is under siege by Philip II of France.² Despite being “the strongest castle of its age” (according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica), the fortress falls into the hands of the enemy.³ Just how did it...
by Stephen Kennen | May 29, 2019 | Network Security
It’s cliche in the IT industry, but it’s true. Your employees are your biggest vulnerability. At Proactive IT, we’re all about securing your network, encrypting your data, and making sure your endpoint protection is up-to-date. But we can’t prevent employee error....
by Stephen Kennen | May 16, 2019 | Network Security
Their network was secure. Their data was encrypted. Their firewall was fully functioning. But that didn’t stop a sophisticated spear phishing scheme from tricking our client into forfeiting a five-figure sum. Each week my team encounters another example of...
