Beware ransomware: If it’s important, encrypt it

Beware ransomware: If it’s important, encrypt it

Ransomware has become a menacing and demoralizing factor in today’s computing environment.  Ransomware’s rocket-like growth over the past five years has reached epidemic proportions. Every computer user must become more attentive about clicking on unfamiliar links and...
Data Breaches Keep Happening. So Why Don’t You Do Something?

Data Breaches Keep Happening. So Why Don’t You Do Something?

Last year was a banner year for the exposure of personal information, and so far this year there has been a steady drumbeat of data breaches, so many that experts worry that people are just throwing up their hands in defeat. Timehop, an app that collects old photos...
Calculating the cost of cyber-risk

Calculating the cost of cyber-risk

Most businesses understand the need to protect networks and data assets if client trust and operational functionality are to be maintained. With the General Data Protection Regulation coming into force on May 25, failure to do so could lead to fines of up to €20...