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Security Breaches Shake Up Canada’s Friendly Skies

Security Breaches Shake Up Canada’s Friendly Skies A Quick Checklist for Concerned Business Leaders Mayday! Mayday! A recent cyberattack almost grounded Canada’s aviation giant. International hackers are gunning for Air Canada. The full extent of the damage has not been disclosed, but it appears that employee data—not customer information or flight operations—was compromised. Unfortunately, hacks […]

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Lessons Learned from the Recent Clorox Cyberattack

Lessons Learned from the Recent Clorox Cyberattack How Simple Thought Leadership Can Prevent Your Business From Going Down the Drain The recent Clorox cyber spill left a stain that not even its own bleach can clean. The household name behind everyday essentials such as Clorox Bleach, Pine-Sol, and Hidden Valley Ranch, is still recovering from […]

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The Need for Robust Cybersecurity: Reflecting on the Biggest Breaches of 2023

The Need for Robust Cybersecurity: Reflecting on the Biggest Breaches of 2023 In today’s digital age, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. As businesses increasingly rely on technology to store and manage sensitive data, the risk of cyberattacks has grown exponentially. The year 2023 has been no exception, with several high-profile data breaches making […]

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Vegas Casinos Slowly Recover After Hit By Crippling Cyberattacks

Vegas Casinos Slowly Recover After Hit By Crippling Cyberattacks The MGM and Caesars breaches have many CISOs worried that their own company’s security efforts may need shoring up. One would hope that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. For cybercriminals, however, successful attacks are gambles that continuously pay off. Some of the biggest hotels […]

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New SEC’s Hack-Reporting Rules Are Spooking U.S. Companies

New SEC’s Hack-Reporting Rules Are Spooking U.S. Companies With Halloween around the corner, here’s something really spooky: The SEC announced new hack-reporting rules for publicly traded companies in late July that are scaring corporate leaders. These rules are designed to shed light on the extent of cybersecurity threats; unfortunately, they’ve been stirring controversy based on […]

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5 Reasons GRC Is Important to Your Company

Do you want to streamline your IT security budget to handle GRC issues while getting better service for a fraction of the price? GRC (Governance, Risk Management,Compliance) is aninvaluableprogram companies use to save money, streamline operations, and protect their most valuable assets. More than that, GRC is the foundation of a successful and resilient organization. […]

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Hybrid Workers Are Dispersed: Is Your Data Secure? Are You Wasting Money?

Customer Scenario: Hybrid Workers When the pandemic first hit, one Boston-based company immediately sent its 1,000 employees’ home to work remotely. Over the next 18 months, the advantages were hard to ignore. Productivity remained high, worker morale was up, and the company still achieved strong business results. Today, that company has decided to adopt a […]

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Cyber Threat Security is Everyone’s Responsibility

As a small to mid-sized business you know it’s more important than ever before to protect yourself from a cyberthreat. One way to do that is to provide ongoing cybersecurity awareness training and education to your employees and adopt cybersecurity practices as part of your company culture. It’s no longer just your IT and security […]

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Why you need disaster recovery!

Are you confused about disaster recovery terms like RTOs (Recovery Time Objectives) and RPOs (Recovery Point Objectives)? Not clear about failover and failback? Wondering about the advantages of continuous data protection over snapshots? You’ve come to the right place. We can work with you to plan the right DR solution for our business. One that […]

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