I was sitting in a board meeting once when a director asked me a question I wish more people would ask. “Rusty, how much of this cybersecurity stuff do we actually need to understand?” It was a good question. Because the board had just listened to a presentation filled with acronyms. Firewalls. MFA. EDR. MDR. SIEM. By the time it …
Breach Readiness: The Cybersecurity Checkup Every Growing Business Should Consider
For many small and midsize businesses, cybersecurity feels a little like insurance. You know you need it. You have tools in place. Your IT team or managed service provider tells you things are being monitored. But there is one question that matters more than all the others: If your company were attacked tomorrow, do you know what would happen next? …
How Do You Protect Your TruLinx Environment from Ransomware?
Ransomware has become one of the biggest threats facing organizations that rely on mission-critical business applications like Tribute.com’s TruLinx. A successful attack can encrypt databases, lock employees out of critical systems, disrupt operations for days, and cost thousands of dollars in lost productivity and recovery expenses. The good news is that ransomware attacks are largely preventable. Organizations with 25 to …
Cybersecurity Risk Assessments for Ohio Credit Unions: What Should They Really Include?
I was meeting with the board of a community credit union when one of the directors asked a question that made everyone else in the room smile. “Rusty, we’ve had three cybersecurity assessments in the last five years. Why does it feel like we’re answering the same questions every time?” It’s a fair question. From the outside, cybersecurity risk assessments …
AI and Cybersecurity: Why Detection and Response Need More Than Traditional Tools
The cybersecurity landscape has changed drastically over the last decade. Threat actors are no longer just lone hackers experimenting in basements; they are highly organized syndicates utilizing sophisticated techniques to bypass perimeter defenses. For years, businesses relied heavily on traditional tools—firewalls, signature-based antivirus software, and basic spam filters—to keep their data safe. Today, however, these legacy systems are simply not …
Building the Cyber Security Foundation Your Growing Business Can’t Afford to Ignore
If you’ve been following along, Part 1 covers the physical foundation—cabling, Wi-Fi, and surveillance. Part 2 walked through server infrastructure and where your data should live. Now we get to the part most business owners feel but don’t always fully understand—cyber security. I’ll shoot straight with you… Growth without security is like building a bigger house and leaving the doors …
Time Is On My Side – NOT!
The Rolling Stones said that “TIME IS ON MY SIDE”. If you are running a business or a department, or are just a part of the general work world today, this is simply not the case. We see with many of our clients that the evaluation process around new technologies is anything but quick and easy. Our clients ask and …
Cyber Insurance Shutdown
What if your insurance company cancelled your Cybersecurity Insurance? Today more than ever, organizations are doing their best in terms of trying to stay 1 step ahead of the bad characters. It’s tough out there and the bad guys know it—to protect your environment. In addition, we have also seen cyber security insurance applications go from one page to four …
Application and Network Security Why Both are Important
Building Security Around Life Online – The New Normal 2020 was the year that will forever be remembered as the year we were catapulted into depending on technology for nearly every aspect of our lives. Companies were affected by COVID in ways that no one could have been prepared to handle. For the companies that have IT support, there was …
Cyber Security Is More Important Now Than Ever – Is Your Business Prepared?
Over the past few years, instances of cyberthreats have increased at an alarming rate, and they don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Awareness around cyber security has certainly improved over the past year, with 9 in 10 Americans stating that they are somewhat concerned about hacking that involves their personal information, financial institutions, government agencies or certain utilities. …