Over the last year and a half of the pandemic, cybersecurity experts have been busy trying to keep up with the increased stream of attacks. Ransomware attacks grew by 485% in 2020 and remote workers created a new area of vulnerability for company networks.
The transition to the cloud for most business and personal data is nearly complete for many. While some people may still keep a few file copies here and there on a hard drive, increasingly, most data is being stored in cloud applications and cloud storage (Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.).
An incident response plan is not complete without the recovery and learning stages. Returning to business as usual after an incident will be the optimal goal but learning some important lessons on how the incident could have been avoided is also important.
When creating an incident response plan, the detection and response stages are critical components. It is important to know how to detect when an incident occurs and the appropriate response to help mitigate the damage.
2020 not only brought us a global pandemic, but it also brought a wave of online crime that security professionals are calling the “Cyber Pandemic.”
Cyberattacks have become an unfortunate part of life for businesses in Indiana and throughout the country. There is a cyberattack happening approximately every 39 seconds, and 91% of those attacks don’t trigger a security alert.
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The cloud gets a lot of credit for business transformation over the last 15 years, but mobile has also been a contributing factor in changing the way we work and where we work.
Creating an incident response plan can help us navigate cybersecurity events outside of the office. A good plan will focus on five key areas; Preparation, Detection, Response, Recovery, and Learning.
When you miss important emails because they’ve gone to a “junk” folder, it can be frustrating. It can also cause real inconveniences for companies.
There is a lot of hopeful mailbox checking going on this spring. Many people are awaiting a healthy stimulus check from the last round of recovery payments, others are looking for their tax refund to show up.
