2022 - Sound Computers | Westbrook, CT

Endpoints make up much of a company’s network and IT infrastructure. This is a collection of computers, mobile devices, servers and smart gadgets as well as other IoT devices that all connect to the company network.

Passwords are an essential and foundational aspect of business cybersecurity. These hashed phrases of letters and numbers are vital to securing company data. If they fall into the wrong hands, they can put your business at risk of data protection and compliance failures. This is why a password manager is a good idea.

One of the most difficult types of attacks to detect are insider threats. An “insider” would be anyone that has legitimate access to your company network and data. This would be via a login or other authorized connection.

The previous years have seen an increase in cyberattacks that is projected to continue over time. Is your mobile phone adequately secured or is it at risk for a mobile malware attack? Users may be more vulnerable to cybercrime attacks and data breaches if they only use their mobile devices for browsing and other daily activities.

Digital footprints cover today's modern workplace. Employees begin making these from the moment that they are hired. They get a company email address and application logins. They may even update their LinkedIn page to connect to your company. The problems don't occur until the offboarding process happens.

When an employee leaves a company, there is a process that needs to happen. This is the process of “decoupling” the employee from the company’s technology assets. This digital offboarding is vital to cybersecurity.

Modern video surveillance systems contain a number of critical components including IP (Internet Protocol) cameras. IP surveillance cameras (that transmit and receive information through a computing network and via the internet) offer organizations a range of advantages over analog closed-circuit cameras. They can watch and manage their video security system remotely and store video footage in the cloud to allow for significant cost savings.

The holiday shopping season is taking off. This means that scammers have also revved up their engines. They are primed and ready to take advantage of all those online transactions.

With the end of 2022 fast approaching, business owners may have started planning for the following year. Therefore, it is important to do a year-end technology review to have a clear picture of how the current year was spent and know what to prepare for in the future.

Microsoft 365 is the most popular of all major office productivity software. It has 48.8% of the global market share (just edging out Google’s apps by a couple of percentage points).

The increased quantity and intensity of cyber security breaches in recent years have resulted in substantial changes in the cybersecurity insurance industry. The existing market in the cyber insurance sector has always been seen as "soft" because it was relatively simple for businesses to get coverage at cheaper costs. However, the increased cyber dangers and the exponential growth of ransomware assaults in the previous year induced a "hardening" in the industry.