6 Proven Best Practices For Cybersecurity Training For Employees

Cybersecurity Training Program

  If you don’t have one already, there’s a good chance that you may be considering a cybersecurity training program for your employees. Recent news is filled with headlines about major cyber attacks. This has led many businesses to work hard to keep their cybersecurity awareness training up to speed. “Your employees are your first […]

The Importance of Firewalls for Small Businesses

Firewalls for Small Businesses

  At its core, a firewall acts as a barrier between a private internal network and the public internet. It monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic to prevent malicious traffic from entering a network. As such, firewalls for small businesses are a critical part of protecting sensitive data. “Even a high-end firewall can […]

Microsoft Teams: State of the Union

How Does Teams Play In Today’s Evolving Work Environments? Increasing pressures on businesses to enable hybrid work environments have caused many organizations to take a fresh look at how their employees communicate. How can they continue to deliver great customer experiences? How can they contain costs without sacrificing service? Some companies are accelerating plans to […]

Mitel/Shoretel MiConnect End of Life

Shoretel Mitel Graphic

Mitel Product Updates for UCaaS When Mitel announced its strategic partnership two years ago with RingCentral becoming its exclusive provider of UCaaS,  it also made public announcements about Mitel/Shoretel MiConnect End of Sale / End of Life for all five of its UCaaS solutions including MiCloud Office US (EoL 6/30/2023), MiCloud Business US (EoL  6/30/2024), […]

Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Scanning: What’s The Difference?

Penetration Testing vs Vulnerability Scanning

  Penetration testing is typically run by human penetration testers while vulnerability scans are performed with an automated tool. Usually, a combination of both is necessary. Vulnerability scans expose network weaknesses, but a pen tester can show you what to do about it. This is important to remember while comparing penetration testing vs. vulnerability scanning. […]

What is Endpoint Protection?

Endpoint Protection

  Endpoint protection involves all the practices, protocols, tools, and teams involved in upholding your business’s endpoint security. An endpoint refers to any device that connects to your corporate network, such as a computer, smartphone, or IoT device. Endpoint devices can easily become entry points for cybersecurity threats. For example, if an employee’s smartphone is […]

6 Ways to Incorporate Panic Buttons into your Emergency Notification Strategy

6 Ways Panic Buttons

Keeping people safe and informed is crucial during an emergency such as severe weather, a building intruder, or active shooter situation. Effectively communicating information to people who may be impacted by the situation can save lives. K-12 schools should consider adding discrete alerting methods, such as panic buttons, to their emergency notification plan. Panic buttons […]

Basic Employee Cybersecurity Training

Basic Employee Cybersecurity Training

Securing Your Business: The Basics of Employee Cybersecurity Training Have you heard the stories about cyber criminals dumping thumb drives loaded with malicious code in employee parking lots waiting for one to be picked up and plugged into a work computer? Pretty clever, right? Unfortunately, studies have found that 60% of people will do just […]

Train to Stop Social Engineering Threats

Train to Mitigate Social Engineering Threats

Real-Time Coaching Helps Mitigate Threats Fortifying your organization’s human firewall represents the last line of defense against cyber-attacks and data breaches. Security awareness training is one of the best ways to teach your team best practices to help mitigate or even prevent breaches. Another is real-time coaching of users in response to risky security behaviors […]

The Basics of Email Security

The Basics of Email Security

The Hidden Danger in your IN BOX Email drives businesses around the world, with millions of messages exchanged daily. Unfortunately, it’s also the easiest path to your company’s sensitive data. Rising cyber security threats through automated penetration bots mean even the smallest of businesses are at risk. Did You Know? 90% of Cyberattacks Begin in […]