Hello.

As the digital threat landscape evolves and businesses and their data are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, it can be easy to focus on malware when taking steps to protect your business. While malware is still a vital consideration in the fight against cybercriminals, there is much more at the root cause of data leakage and breaches. Protecting your business against the loss of data is an often-overlooked step. A stolen laptop or a lost phone might affect fewer people

What are the main types of backup operations and how can you avoid the sinking feeling that comes with the realization that you may not get your data back? As humanity’s use of all kinds of technology has grown, terms like backup are no longer unfamiliar to the majority of people. Of course, the concept of a backup existed long before it came to be named as such. Whenever any important document or information was copied and stored in a place separate from the original for the

As you all know, today, May 25, is the day that GDPR comes into force in the European Union — legislation that will affect companies and citizens around the world, not just in the EU. This is explained by Tony Anscombe, in a video that hopefully will help clarify some of the particulars regarding the new legislation. GDPR returns control of personal data to the user/customer. In this sense, GDPR makes it mandatory to have the user’s consent for the use of their personal data

Security breaches have become a weekly occurrence in the news cycle, which has caused businesses to start asking questions. How are they happening? Is my business at risk? The short answer is yes, your business is at risk. Here’s an overview on how data breaches occur, why they’re on the rise, and what steps to take now to protect your business. Learn how data breaches occur, why they are on the rise, and what steps to take now to protect Data breaches can be broken down into

A week after the global outbreak of WannaCryptor, also known as WannaCry, another ransomware variant has been making the rounds. Detected by ESET as Win32/Filecoder.AESNI.C, and also known as XData ransomware, the threat has been most prevalent in Ukraine, with 96% of the total detections between May 17th and May 22th, and peaking on Friday, May 19th. ESET has protected its customers against this threat since May 18th. However, we’ve been tracking the malware since December 8

When it comes to cybercrime, it’s easy to imagine that the biggest threat to your company is external. However, more and more companies are realizing that trusted and trained employees can also pose an enormous threat. Indeed, a recent report by Haystax Technology discovered that 74% of organizations questioned “feel vulnerable to insider threats,” with 56% of security professionals certain that “insider threats have become more frequent” over the past year. While some attack

Fines by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for security breaches have been a matter of discussion for some time. For most, they seem fairly small; and if we think about the actual monetary value when compared to a large company’s earnings, they are. The ICO is an independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest. They have issued some fairly substantial fines that have included – but are not limited to – record fines of £400,000 f