Tech for Execs Executives don’t have time for lengthy explorations of the cybercrime landscape. Most have little tolerance for highly technical explanations of why, after all the money they’ve spent on security appliances, their companies are still at risk. They… Read More ›
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Avoiding the next attack — A Watch Out Wednesday response plan
WannaCry was different in its origin – not too many exploits derive from the US intelligence community. And it was different in scope (200,000 victims makes for a pretty good infection rate). But in a lot of important ways, WannaCry… Read More ›
Who’s Watching Your Stuff: A Watch Out Wednesday Update
You take $86,000 here, and $86,000 there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money. A recent survey revealed a single cyber-security incident now costs the average American small or medium business $86,500. For Enterprises, the number is nearly ten times… Read More ›
Why a SOC 2 Certification Really Matters
What’s more important to your enjoyment of a good restaurant: A chef who understands how to bring out the subtle characteristics of her ingredients and who combines them in creative and exciting ways, or a chef who graduated from the… Read More ›
Two-Factor Authentication: A Watch Out Wednesdays Backgrounder
Security gurus have long recommended the use of two-factor authentication as a key method of improving the security of your organization’s most critical information. But more than 40 percent of companies continue to run single-authentication environments, in which employees attain… Read More ›
Greater Ft Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Appoints Gordon Merle to Board of Directors
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, April 26, 2017— The Board of Directors of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Gordon Merle, Senior Account Executive at SLPowers, to their Board of Directors. The Board members represent… Read More ›
Five Cyber Crime Factoids (Reader Discretion Is Advised)
No hype needed. Here are the facts. According to a 2016 report from Small Business Trends, 43 percent of cyberattacks target small businesses. These aren’t crimes of opportunity anymore. Smaller businesses usually deploy easier defenses to hack, which transform those… Read More ›