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What Is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)?
Statistics show that four in five U.S. businesses have been the victim of a cyber attack. While some cyber attacks target large businesses, many of them selectively target small businesses. Small businesses are perceived as low-hanging fruit to hackers. When compared...
A Crash Course on Cloud Monitoring Services
Cloud computing has become increasingly popular. Statistics show that roughly nine in 10 businesses now use at least one cloud computing service. Whether part or all of your business's information technology (IT) infrastructure is on the cloud, you may want to invest...
Email Best Practices to Avoid a Malware Infection
If you use email for work-related purposes, you should take precautions to protect against malware infections. Research shows that over three-fourths of businesses have experienced a ransomware attack via email. Ransomware, of course, is just one type of malware....
Will Rate Limiting Protect Against DDoS Attacks
When searching for ways to protect your business's network from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, you may come across rate limiting. Countless businesses use rate limiting as part of their overall cybersecurity strategy. It allows them to limit activity on...
The Pros and Cons of Automated Penetration Testing
You don't have to perform penetration testing manually. In recent years, automated penetration testing has become increasingly popular. It leverages cybersecurity software to automatically identify vulnerabilities and threats in an information technology (IT)...
Why Keeping Up with Email Security Is Important to Your Business
With current global events related to cyberattacks, it’s becoming extremely important that you’re up to date on all your security measures, including email security. If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to go through your current level of security and make...
The Beginner’s Guide to Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) has become a hot topic in recent years. Businesses often have large information technology (IT) infrastructures consisting of dozens or even hundreds of devices. It only takes a single compromised device to wreak havoc on a...
What Is Screen-Scraping Malware? Get the Facts
Malware comes in different forms. While you might be familiar with viruses and trojans, a lesser-known form is screen-scraping malware. Also known simply as a screen scraper, it shares many of the same characteristics as keyloggers. If your computer is infected with...
DDoS Mitigation Solutions for Your Business
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks continue to rank as one of the leading cyber threats facing businesses today. They involve the use of a network of hijacked devices. A hacker may take control of tends of thousands of devices, after which he or she may use...
5 Common Types of Password Attacks
Networks, databases and accounts require strong passwords. If a password is short or otherwise weak, it will create a vulnerability that increases the risk of a cyber attack. There are many different types of password attacks. A password attack, of course, is a threat...
Data Sanitization: How to Protect Against Data Breaches
To lower your business's risk of sustaining a data breach, look no further than data sanitization. It's a simple and effective way to protect against data breaches. Data sanitization will eliminate unnecessary data so that it can't be accessed by an authorized user....
What Is a Cybersecurity Mesh and How Does It Work?
Statistics show that two-thirds of all small businesses are concerned about cyber threats. They realize that it only takes a single cyber attack to cripple their business's operations. If your small business is the victim of a cyber attack, it may take your business's...