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Cybersecurity awareness training helps combat human error, one of the most common exploitable parts of any cybersecurity program. Use these facts to convince management at your company its finally time to train your staff on cybersecurity.

DNS protections help identify & defend against some malicious websites. Inspection lead to blocked access and can prevent a breach.

Employees depart with sensitive info while others may sell company secrets. Learn how to spot suspicious behaviors to thwart insider attacks.

You probably know that Password Managers improve cybersecurity dramatically. However, did you know they also improve productivity by more than 11 hours each year?

Business Email Compromise (BEC) can lead to many other damages including wire fraud, and phishing attacks focused on your clients.

Hackers will try anything to breach your network including sending us malicious attachments. Always be super careful with files sent via email.

How much do companies pay when breached? It depends upon the data that was stolen. In some cases, such as healthcare, the costs of managing a breach are increasing YOY. Recent IBM data showed Healthcare records costing 3x what other records cost in a breach. Isn’t it time you started preparing for and sought to prevent breaches.

How much do companies pay when breached? It depends upon the data that was stolen. In some cases, such as healthcare, the costs of managing a breach are increasing YOY. Recent IBM data showed Healthcare records costing 3x what other records cost in a breach. Isn’t it time you started preparing for and sought to prevent breaches.

Data value depends upon many factors including who easily it can be monetized on the dark web. Know your data and its value, then protect it from harm.

Identity theft is easier than ever as our private data continues to spill out all over the Internet.

Physical security at businesses has suffered somewhat post-Covid as employees return to work places but haven’t received training on common attacks such as Tail-Gating and Piggy-Backing.

Cybersecurity can often be dramatically improved with some simple measures. Technically, enabling 2FA or MFA is one of those. Adopting a password manager is a second. Training your staff is a third.

Cybersecurity jobs are a challenge to fill across the world today. 3.5 million open positions globally with 700k in the US alone.

Cyber insurance helps you quickly pick up the pieces following a breach. Not having it leads to shortcuts and mistakes.

Ransomware is always evolving, becoming more sophisticated and damaging. Harden your company today to prevent a devastating ransomware attack.

NIST has asked companies to allow for long passwords that don’t expire and don’t have complexity requirements. When will you follow their advice?

Developing a patching process for your company will ensure the security of your devices.

Spear Phishing Keys off of Social Media Information Eighty-four (84%) percent of business owners have received sophisticated and dangerous spear-phishing attacks in the last year alone. Business owners and their …

Defending your business from Cyberattacks takes preparation and practice.

Life isn’t fair. Companies that are victims of a cyberattack are most often blamed (64%) by consumers for inadequate controls and protective mechanisms for their cybersecurity program. Perception is reality and so the time to prepare and harden your company to these attacks is now. Don’t wait until a breach happens, sign up for CyberHoot today.

Banking information, healthcare records, credential databases are all extremely valuable to hackers seeking to profit from the sale of this data on the Dark web. Know what data you have and how it is both saleable and to be protected. Begin building your cybersecurity program today to protect against breaches with CyberHoot.

Privacy regulations have been passed in 70% of the world’s countries and 100% of the Americas. Is your website privacy policy up-to-date with these regulations? If not, you’re going to need to spend some energy complying. CyberHoot’s vCISO services can help. Visit us today.

The dark web contains marketplaces where illegal items are traded including credentials into our online accounts. For as little as $2.00/account hackers can by employee credentials to breach your company’s email systems, VPN, or online SaaS applications to cause havoc and steal your money, data, or both. Learn how to protect yourself using CyberHoot.

Phishing attacks are up 600% since the pandemic. Ignoring them is not an option. Train and test employees today on spotting and avoiding phishing attacks with CyberHoot.

Healthcare providers are huge targets for ransomware because modern ransomware publishes patient data online if you don’t pay the ransom. Gone are the days where you could simply restore your critical data from backup and ignore the ransom. For healthcare providers, a ransomware breach is the worst possible outcome. Pay the ransom, report the attack, pay the HIPAA fine for lack of cybersecurity protections. Get busy today creating a strong defense-in-depth cybersecurity program to protect your patient records.

Hackers hide in our networks for long periods of time (~200 – 250 days). Build a robust cybersecurity program to keep them out with CyberHoot.

Ransomware attacks are up 61% in the last 2 years. 64% of companies paid the ransom but 40% who paid never recovered their data!

The Hidden Costs of a Data Breaches Data breaches happen all the time.  From ransomware to business email compromise, businesses are predicted to lose 10.5 billion dollars to cyberattacks per …