Cyberattacks Are Evolving, Are You?
NetStandard’s Security Minute Series This is scary: The IT monitoring software Centreon was attacked, and allowed the Sandworm group access to Centreon for 3 years. IT monitoring software is generally very trusted software, with visibility to everything inside a network, so this attack is pretty serious: French IT monitoring firm Centreon says no customers affected by […]
Vulnerable to Security Risks? Monitor and Patch Your Devices Now!
NetStandard’s Security Minute Series This week was Patch Tuesday! Microsoft released patches for 58 different bugs (the smallest number in a year!), but called out 4 as being especially noteworthy – an actively-exploited zero-day, two remote code executions, and a denial of service bug. As always, make sure you’re being patched!Microsoft is warning about an increase in OAuth-based […]
Trickbot Targeting Legal and Insurance Providers
Consider keeping your business safe with email filtering Trickbot Targeting Legal and Insurance Providers One of the most active sources of malicious emails over the past couple of years has been Trickbot. Trickbot has been a major target from Microsoft, and went dormant late last year due to takedown efforts from Microsoft and others. It now looks like Trickbot […]
Security Begins With Operational Excellence
NetStandard’s Security Minute Series An interesting thought I read in a book the other day: “You win more by not being stupid, than you do from being smart.” This is very applicable to cyber security. Cyber criminals are most often looking for the easy targets, the ones doing even basic stuff wrong. For the vast […]
Identify & Manage Technology Risks In Your Organization
Is your overall business risk mitigation strategy and crisis management policy to ensure continuity and capability evaluated, in case the event of something (else!) unexpected occurs? With the recent SolarWinds attack, the impacts of cybersecurity and breaches are back in the news. As a business owner or leader what should you take away from the […]
What Is Your 2021 Technology Plan?
If 2020 taught us one thing, prepare you and your business for the unexpected. Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, we turn our attention to 2021 and a goal of transitioning again to a new normal in our businesses. While many things have changed, several are here to stay. For example,● The growth of cyber threats and […]
SolarWinds Orion – The Largest Security Breach in US History and How it May Impact You
ould SolarWinds Hack Affect You and Your Business? This week, you’ve likely heard the news about SolarWinds being hacked – potentially exposing up to 18,000 organizations. Most worryingly, a number of US Government agencies have seen evidence of malicious activity, including the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, State, Energy, Homeland Security, and the National Institute of […]
Enable Two-Factor Authentication Today
Verify it’s you! Have you ever been on a website, and when you log in, it texts you a code you have to type in for “verification”? Of course you have, we all have. By this time, in the year 2020, it’s pretty common.This process is called “Two-Factor Authentication,” which is the idea that you need two […]
Lessons from 2020: The Power of a Technology Plan
“Plans are useless, but planning is essential.”– President Dwight D. Eisenhower This past year has presented us all with a unique set of challenges driven by the COVID pandemic. Although many of the changes in technology we have experienced this past year appear new, in some cases they reflect trends that were present in the […]
Why You Should Always Lock Your Computer
If you walk away from your desk, even for a brief moment, do you lock your computer? You may not think it’s a big deal, but leaving your computer unlocked is a lot like leaving your car running with the doors unlocked. Anyone could sit at your computer and gain access to your private information. […]