Category: Cybersecurity
Authorized Users on Your Wi-Fi
If your Wi-Fi isn’t set up so that only authorized computers can access your internal systems, then you have a major hole in your security defenses. While Wi-Fi gives us the freedom from wires, it’s not always secure. Data is transmitted through the air and anyone with the right tools can capture it. Here are […]
Web Content Management System
If you don’t have a web content management system in place, then you are at a high risk of end users inviting malicious applications on your network from visiting non-approved or unsafe websites. Even just a single point of entry can infect your entire system. There is almost always an employee who thinks there is […]
Password Management Systems
If all of the computers and devices that have access to your data system aren’t protected with a centrally administered password management system, then you are at a very high risk of being attacked. Without some type of password management system in place you can almost guarantee that your passwords and systems are not secure. […]
Is Your Kingdom Ready for Battle?
Is Your Kingdom Ready for Battle? Your business is your kingdom. In days of old kings, they employed layered reactive and proactive defenses to protect their castle from intruders. It started with the sentries, stationed at the edge of the kingdom to identify approaching intruders and sound an early warning. The knights would frequently patrol […]
Maximum Tolerable Downtime
Maximum Tolerable Downtime Your company’s Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) is the length of time you can function being disconnected to your IT systems without causing irreparable harm to your business. System downtimes are one of those things that can happen unexpectedly with little to no warning. For many systems, downtime can lead to expensive complications. […]
What Happens If Your IT Guy Gets Hit By A Bus?
We’ve all heard the old adage, “What if such and so is hit by a bus,” and at CIS we hear that more than every once in a while. In fact, often business owners and decision makers call us because they are looking at their options, you know, “in case their IT guy gets hit […]
Email Spoofing CEO / Wire Transfer Fraud
Introduction Email fraud and email spoofing have become increasingly sophisticated the past few years. Even to the point where fraudulent emails will surpass traditional SPAM filters and make it to unsuspecting employee’s email inboxes. Unbeknownst to the employees, these emails appear to be sent from their superior, or the owner or CEO of the company […]
Protect Your Data From Cybercrime
How to Protect Your Data From Cybercrime No business is safe from cybercrime, but small to mid-sized businesses are typically targeted by hackers. Using mobile devices and even cloud computing can be dangerous. The more information you store online, the more you are at risk. How many times a day do you log in to […]
Top Tips for Keeping Up With Employee Cybersecurity
Mutual Assurance In Employee Cybersecurity It is just as important to ensure employee cybersecurity is maintained for employees, as it is to ensure the security surrounding employees. In other words: it’s not just about keeping the workers safe, it’s also about protecting the interests of the company. With a rapidly growing technologically-fueled corporate environment, security […]
Network Security: How Vulnerable Is Your Business?
Your company network serves as both the most effective means by which you operate and the most troubling means by which someone can gain entry. For you to keep your organization safe, you need to ensure your network security is sufficient to keep malicious actors out. Reviewing your security system to identify weaknesses is a […]