Author Archives: Katie Simmons

Take the Long View on Cybersecurity Management for Secure Remote Access

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed cybersecurity to the forefront of corporate initiatives as countless companies adapt their digital infrastructure to support remote employees with secure remote access tools. This recent shift forces companies to solve both new security challenges and respond to heightened threats from criminals that exploit employee-centric vulnerabilities.

What to Do if Your Account Has Been Hacked

Following our expert recommendations to determine if your information has been exposed can be instrumental in protecting yourself against fraud or other financial harm, but what if you’ve already been hacked? ArmorPoint Security Analyst Ven Auva’a outlines the steps you should take to remediate…

What to Do if Your Information Has Been Exposed

RiskBased Security recently released its 2019 Year End Data Breach QuickView Report and the numbers are quite alarming. According to the report, over 15.1 billion records have been exposed in 2019 – a 284% increase compared to 2018 – and this number is likely to grow as breaches are…

ArmorPoint Threat Insider: New Smartphone and Bluetooth Vulnerabilities

Now that cybersecurity is becoming a more central focus in mainstream news, it’s important that users continue to educate themselves on cybersecurity topics. With new technologies evolving at a rapid clip, and consequently so many different types of security threats out there, it’s difficult to know where to start. Here…

Avoiding Shelfware: SIEM Implementation Best Practices

One of the most financially devastating pitfalls threatening organizations today is ill-planned investments in business technology. Shelfware, or unused enterprise software, can be a costly issue that not only impacts budgets but also makes it difficult for companies to scale. The problem of shelfware has become so common that a…

IT Security Services: Exploring the Small Business Benefit

Small business owners operate on tight budgets. Between operational overhead, staffing costs, digital advertising, and professional services to keep companies up and running, most don’t have enough money to employ full-time IT professionals, let alone tackle the growing problem of cybersecurity. For an increasing number of SMBs, the solution is…

Implementing Enterprise Level Security on an SMB Budget

 Every business owner knows the genuine struggle of putting together a security budget when funds are scarce. It is no simple task, especially for SMB’s. From data breaches to identity management, malware to insecure APIs, successfully implementing small business security best practices doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. Here…

IT Leaders’ Guide to the Right SIEM Deployment Method

SMB Benefits of Managed SIEM

Small businesses are not immune to advanced security threats. Even the most secure companies fend off attackers regularly, and unfortunately, many of them are unsuccessful, leaving companies with an urgent need for SIEM technology. In 2019 alone, major companies like Dunkin’ Donuts and BlackRock Inc. experienced significant…

You’ve Been Hacked — Now What? The Cybersecurity Incident Response Guide

Data breaches are on the rise — and hackers aren’t particular about their targets. Attackers are carrying out large-scale hacks of healthcare and hospitality companies, industry-level breaches across utility and service providers and even targeting SMBs. This means it’s no longer a question of if companies will be hacked…

Where Most SIEM Deployments Go Wrong

Off-the-shelf SIEM deployments can cause serious trouble for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) who aren’t prepared for the time, infrastructure, personnel, and financial investment necessary to make them successful.  For SMBs, SIEM deployments require the right solution—one that factors-in how the organization will be using it as well as the unique…

Security Breach vs Ransomware: What’s the Difference?

IT Security remains a top concern for organizations of all sizes. Threats to company information and organizations remain high as hackers continue to target small and large businesses alike with a wide threat landscape spanning from ransomware attacks to widespread security breaches. As organizations increase their reliance on technology, their…

How SMB’s Can Control IT Security Costs

The best strategies for small and medium businesses (SMBs) to minimize IT security costs require understanding three basic principles. 1. Data breaches at well-known enterprises like Target or Equifax account from most data breach headlines. However,  SMBs are prime cyber-attack targets. Cybercriminals prey upon smaller businesses which do not…

DoS, DDoS, and Zero-Day DDoS: What is the Difference?

Today’s modern businesses are heavily reliant on their ability to stay connected, both to internal mission-critical systems as well as external consumer-facing platforms. However, the necessity of operating in a multi-operational environment has left many businesses vulnerable to a popular form of a cyberattack – Denial-of-Service (DoS). Denial-of-Service attacks are…