by Cindy Heffner | Jul 13, 2021 | Cybersecurity
Cybercrime continues to be a lucrative endeavor with damages expected to top $1 Trillion this year. Threat actors are motivated to become increasingly sophisticated and capitalize in as many ways as possible once they have breached your network. On average, ransomware...
by Cindy Heffner | Jun 22, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Dark Web
Passwords are a twentieth-century solution to a modern-day problem. Unfortunately, user names and passwords are still the most common method for logging into services including corporate networks, social media sites, e-commerce sites, and others. Even worse, 39% of...
by Cindy Heffner | Jun 15, 2021 | Cybersecurity
Pearl Solutions Group has been working to put together what we feel are an appropriate set of tools to help our clients with their cybersecurity posture. Some of these recommendations are “the basics” – backup your data, patch your systems, have good anti-virus and...
by Cindy Heffner | Jun 8, 2021 | Cybersecurity
90% of all incidents that end in a data breach start with a phishing email. Clicking a link embedded within an e-mail or opening an attachment without thought could unintentionally provide hackers the opening they need to launch a successful cyberattack on your...
by Gregg Smith | Jun 1, 2021 | Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals love to go after small businesses. Since small businesses make up 99.7% of all employers in the United States, you can see why it makes sense. Hackers know that attacking small businesses can be worth the time and effort because they know they will...
by Gregg Smith | May 25, 2021 | Cybersecurity
Every business, big or small, should establish a cybersecurity policy. Employees need to know what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to all things IT. The policy should set expectations, detail rules, and give employees the resources necessary to put the...
