As the world becomes increasingly digital, the threat of cyber-attacks is on the rise. For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), cybersecurity is an essential part of protecting their assets and customer data. However, many businesses overlook the potential...
Many of the large attacks you hear about in the news these days have to do with ransomware. For example, in May, the largest global producer of beef and pork, JBS, had to shut down facilities in the U.S, Australia, and Canada for several days due to a ransomware...
Much of a company’s value and livelihood is held within its data. This includes data on customers, customer projects, product and service collateral, accounting entries, and much more. We’ve become used to searching in a cloud storage folder based on a keyword instead...
The network of today looks completely different from the one of 15 years ago. In the past, most network endpoints were either computers or servers and they were all contained in a single location. In 2020, a typical Singapore business network includes multiple mobile...
One of the biggest threats to a company’s health and wellbeing in the 21st century is a data breach. Data breaches can involve things like ransomware attacks that render all your data unreadable or an attack that steals sensitive employee or customer information. Most...
It is not uncommon for a new business just starting out to try to cut costs where ever they can to keep overhead low.One of the ways they do this is by calling for IT help only when something goes wrong, rather than having their tech regularly maintained. But is this...
There are certain fundamentals of good business cybersecurity that are designed to protect yours and your clients’ sensitive data. But if you don’t have them in place, it can be costly both in money and reputation. It’s easy for companies to get caught up in other...
As cyber-attacks continue to make headlines and unlawful access to customer data rises, one might think that it must be a daunting task to minimize these risks and exposure. However, like with any threat, it is important to get the basics right. Here are some simple...
The recent discoveries of new vulnerabilities on the computer chips that power most of our computers have left practitioners scrambling to come up with solutions. Unfortunately, as these vulnerabilities occur at the chip (hardware) level, these are more difficult to...
Anti-virus programs don’t catch viruses when they’re not running. Yes, it’s blatantly obvious, but what’s not always clear is how often your staff are disabling your anti-virus programs so they can squeeze in a little playtime. Maybe download and install a game, free...
