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One of the big findings in the Sophos 2021 Threat Report was that the lack of attention to basic cybersecurity best practices is at the heart of many of the most damaging attacks that companies saw last year. 

It seems like every time you turn around there is a new major cybersecurity risk in the news headlines. Earlier this year, we had back-to-back ransomware attacks at Colonial Pipeline and global meat producer, JBS. Recently, there was a major vulnerability found in software that runs medical devices.

If you are a Microsoft 365 user, you are familiar with significant feature upgrades at regular intervals. Recent updates include things like the addition of webinar registration to MS Teams and the new Visio for the web app which is used for creating stunning diagrams.

Company employee cybersecurity awareness training often focuses on identifying phishing attacks and avoiding falling for malicious links and attachments. Phishing is the main driver of all types of cyberattacks and continues to grow as its delivery is optimized by large criminal groups.

The healthcare sector uses technology and IoT devices all day and every day. From the tablets that allow doctors and nurses to make notes on the go to patient monitors sending signals wirelessly to the nurses’ station, healthcare IT has become vital in most medical facilities.

Phishing seems like it has been around since the beginning of email itself. Scammers have used the medium to send lies and threats to users in an attempt to get them to do something. 

The much-anticipated update to the Windows operating system is now out and being rolled out to compatible Windows 10 computers. Windows 11 was designed to be geared toward a hybrid workflow, an increase in online communications during the pandemic and making the workspace as distraction-free as possible. 

The holiday shopping frenzy has already begun as people try to get out ahead of a supply chain crunch. This means that employees in Connecticut and throughout the country will be on their phones and computers buying gifts while on a company network and/or device.

Signing up for a Microsoft 365 Business account gives you more than just access to the Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and cloud storage. Your subscription comes with many other tools (like Visio) and extras that you may not even know about.

It feels like we were just celebrating the start of 2021 and now we are already in the last quarter of the year. It is also the last chance that businesses have to upgrade and do things that can reduce their tax bill prior to next spring.