Recently, we have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of phishing cyber-attacks aimed at Office 365 users. It's so bad that almost three quarters (71.4 percent) of corporate Office 365 users have at least one compromised account each month, according to a report by Skyhigh Networks. If you are … Read More
Ransomware – What To Do If You Are Infected
Ransomware still remains one of the most notorious forms of malicious attacks out on the internet, and won’t be going away any time soon. It now takes very little effort for someone to make their own Ransomware variant, as evident by all the new strains popping up every day. With so many variations, … Read More
What is a Denial of Service Attack?
A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is an attack on an individual computer or network that aims to consume as many resources as possible. The main goal of this attack is to deny service to the legitimate users of the computer or network. There are a number of ways in which this can be accomplished, as … Read More
What is HIPAA compliance?
What is HIPAA? HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that was enacted by Congress and signed into law in 1996. There are many provisions to HIPAA covering many items mostly dealing with health insurance and regulations on what can be offered and how. … Read More
What are Managed IT Services?
What are Managed IT Services? The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) defines managed services as “the practice of outsourcing day-to-day technology management responsibilities to a third party as a strategic method for improving operations and accelerating a return on their technology … Read More
Why is Patch Management Important For Cyber Security?
Before we jump into why patch management is important, we should define what patches are and what patch management is. What are patches? Patches are software code fixes that repair broken functionality, add new functionality, or fixes security holes in software. Patches have been around a long … Read More
Do I still need endpoint Malware protection?
If you've used a computer anytime over the past 20 years, you've probably been infected by a virus, malware, or some other malicious piece of software. You may have been lucky and been able to get it cleaned off without much trouble or maybe you weren't so lucky and lost data. Think about today, … Read More
How does the Internet of Things affect cybersecurity?
The internet can be wonderful. It can provide convenience and capabilities that would otherwise be impossible. It is potential at our fingertips. I remember years ago, as a child, watching my mother "surf the web". Back then, those simple HTML websites were so cool to me. Especially if they had … Read More
Guide to PCI DSS – Part 1: What is PCI DSS?
Welcome to SandStorm IT’s 6-part series about Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). In this series, we'll cover what PCI DSS is and the various requirements: Part 1 - What is PCI DSS? Part 2- Building and Maintaining a Secure Network (Coming Soon) Part 3 - Protecting Data … Read More
What is Cybersecurity Awareness and How does it affect my business?
As a busy parent, professional or retiree, we all take security seriously in some respects. How many of us leave our homes without closing or locking the door? How many of us leave our keys in the car when visiting a restaurant? I suspect the number of people who take such a relaxed approach to … Read More
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