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Month: October 2017

Top 5 Reasons Why Departing Employees Can Be a Security Nightmare

Employees taking sensitive company information with them when they leave their jobs might seem like the stuff of nightmares, but it’s actually a common true horror story. Biscom’s research, for example, found that one in four respondents took data when leaving a company. It’s easy to find examples in the headlines; just look at the … Continued

Employee Data Theft: How to Mitigate the Risk

Picture your IT infrastructure as a castle that houses your most critical data. Just a few years ago, the best way to defend those “crown jewels” was to build a virtual moat around the perimeter of your castle. Times have changed though, and firewalls and intrusion-detection systems aren’t enough to keep company data safe. Businesses … Continued

Privilege Abuse: Threat Alert

Talking with IT pros, I hear a lot about security issues, and one story is extremely common. The details vary, but at the core is the same threat: privilege account abuse or misuse. In this post, I’ll explain what privilege abuse is, the benefits real companies are realizing by keeping an eye on privileged accounts, … Continued

What to Know about the Threat of Privileged Users

While malware attacks — especially ransomware — seem to make the headlines nearly every day, another serious threat goes largely ignored: privileged user accounts. These powerful accounts can be misused by their owners or taken over and used by attackers, most often to steal the organization’s valuable data. This threat is very real, as evidenced … Continued

Top 3 Ways Departing Employees Steal Your Data

Cybercrime keeps evolving, but one thing stays the same: The biggest security threats are often not outside your company, but inside. The problem isn’t limited to large organizations; in fact, small and mid-sized businesses fall victim to employee data theft even more often, though these breaches are less likely to make the headlines. No IT … Continued

Ransomware Survivor: 6 Tips to Prevent Ransomware Attacks

By Pierre Dehombreux, Director of Information Technology at Whiteriver Unified School District My name is Pierre and I am an IT director at Whiteriver School District in Arizona, U.S.  I am a recent ransomware survivor, and I’d like to share my story and the lessons I learned with you. Who We Are Whiteriver School District comprises … Continued