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...
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...
by Steve 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...
