When good cybersecurity help is hard to find and harder to keep, Virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs) have a crucial role to play. One of the primary advantages of hiring a vCISO is their cost-effectiveness. Many businesses cannot afford a full-time CISO, making the virtual option an attractive solution.
People are talking a lot about shadow IT these days, and almost always in ominous tones. Let’s cut through the drama and talk more calmly about shadow IT.
When it comes to personal issues like losing weight or curing illness, we all love the idea of the “silver bullet”—a perfect, easy solution that solves all problems instantly. And let’s face it, the business world isn’t much different. Who wouldn’t love to hear that there is a “killer app” that can solve all your problems at once?
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, IT professionals often find themselves in need of external expertise to navigate the ever-evolving technology landscape. To ensure a smooth and successful collaboration with your IT consultant, consider these five crucial steps.
In today’s fast-paced digital world, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) depend on information technology (IT) to stay competitive. Cybersecurity, in particular, has become a paramount concern. While some IT staff might harbor concerns that IT consultants could threaten their job security, the reverse is actually true: IT consultants can be instrumental in enhancing the capabilities of IT teams, especially when it comes to cybersecurity.
Halloween is many weeks away, but the spooky season arrived early this year for educators in Connecticut. By compromising the email of a single administrator in the New Haven public school system, hackers were able to steal upwards of $6 million. The news no doubt sent a shiver down the spines of administrators, leaving many with the same question: how do we make sure that doesn’t happen to us?
Earlier this summer, the New York City Department of Education was forced to share the type of news that no administrator wants to deliver: a security vulnerability. This is bad news for any organization, but in the case of NYC, the news gets worse: this was the second significant security breach in recent years. It’s not just that the breach happened—it’s that it happened again!
On Wednesday, May 3, reports emerged that the Dallas Police Department had been hit with a ransomware attack. As the day wore on, it became apparent that numerous additional systems had also been affected. The websites of the Fire and Water Utilities were disabled, as well as parts of the library system. The city’s Court and Detention Services Department was also hit, and its record-processing system taken offline.
With the Chinese New Year beginning on January 22, we leave the fearsome Year of the Tiger and scurry into the Year of the Rabbit. In the Chinese zodiac, the Tiger is symbolic of fierce competition and unpredictability, while the Rabbit is associated with traits such as kindness and luck.