Security Archives - Sound Computers | Westbrook, CT

Passwords have become more difficult to deal with over the years because they seem to multiply. Users are now up to approximately 100 passwords that they need to manage which is an overwhelming task for most people if you’re simply relying on memory.

Conducting ongoing cybersecurity training for your employees is more than just an IT security best practice. It is something that can save you from a costly and devastating data breach.

If your business email doesn’t get delivered properly because it lands in the spam folder, it can impact your business in many ways. A customer who doesn’t get an urgent quote means losing a valued client because they are not getting your support responses. It also means that your marketing dollars are being wasted because the emails that you created are not reaching your target market.

A recent study done by Princeton University was a wake-up call about the risks of recycling a mobile phone number without properly cleaning up its digital tracks.

Over the last 18+ months of the pandemic, the necessity of working in the cloud was front and center in the business world. As countries were locked down and employees needed to run operations from home, any systems that were not cloud-based at the time were migrated there for many businesses.

Cloud jacking is a real threat and 2020 was an active year for cybercriminals. Almost every attack metric imaginable skyrocketed as hackers took advantage of the disruption caused by the pandemic. Companies were scrambling to facilitate an at-home workforce which means that they didn’t always put security first when adopting cloud tools.

There are several drivers behind the dramatic increase in ransomware attacks over the last year. One of them is that a majority of victims pay the ransom. Another is that many companies still lack basic cybersecurity hygiene on a consistent basis.

If it seems like keeping your business protected from cyberattacks has become more difficult since the pandemic, it is not your imagination. Cybercrime of all types has been on the rise and includes everything from cloud jacking to ransomware attacks.

The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May 2021 showed just how widespread the impact of this type of attack can be.

This is going to be a busy year for summer vacations. The country is opening back up due to the COVID-19 vaccines and people are planning overdue vacations in celebration.