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It may not be news to you that ransomware is on the rise, but the numbers may leave you shocked. In 2020 alone, there were close to 300 million ransomware attacks worldwide.1 The cost of ransom payments demanded by hackers are also increasing in tandem with the increase in attacks. According to a recent projection,…

In this episode of Data Security over Coffee, listen to our president & founder, Joe Harford, as he has a conversation with Nick Klein, CRC, CERP, EVP & Chief Risk Officer at Ephrata National Bank regarding Auditing & Information Security in Banking in 2021.  

Hard drives are found in desktop computers, mobile devices, printers, and consumer electronics (camera systems, TVs, PlayStations, home entertainment systems, and other IoT products). If your remote or extended workforce communicates for work using any of the above, your IT Asset Destruction Protocol needs to include enhanced hard drive destruction rules. Perhaps surprisingly to most,…

When the pandemic hit, businesses all over the globe had to shift to remote work almost overnight. Now, with the vaccine rollout in full swing, the hybrid work model is gaining popularity. This allows employees to work from home, the office or split their time between both. According to a report, close to 65% of…

The current threat landscape is rapidly advancing, with cybercriminals constantly upgrading their toolset to break through security defenses. If you want to outsmart malicious hackers, it’s time to start thinking like them. Fend them off with various layered defense methods. This is what Defense in Depth (DiD) is all about. The National Institute of Standards…