Data Breach
Security Awareness #1
Shame on the AMCA!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/amca-data-breach-has-now-gone-over-the-20-million-mark/ Great report by Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day over at ZDNet.com. Hit the link above to get the full article. Billing vendor American Medical Collection Agency was breached for over 8 months! Hackers had ins on the network and went to work from there. Data for at least 20 million Americans is said to…
Read MoreShame on Citrix!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-lurked-in-citrix-systems-for-six-months/ See all the details at the link above. Great report by Charlie Osborne for Zero Day at ZDNet.com. In today’s technology-driven world, security is the top priority. And yet, the systems we trust to keep us safe often give us nothing but lip service, like Citrix showed in this event. At Monarchy IT, we…
Read MoreShame on Toyota!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/toyota-announces-second-security-breach-in-the-last-five-weeks/ Click the link above for details on Toyota’s multiple breaches the last month. Catalin Cimpanu does a great job summarizing the damage in his report for zdnet.com. Your business is a technology business. It needs current technology practices in place. It needs security focused IT support. It needs Monarchy IT. Reach out to us…
Read MoreOnline Security 101
https://www.zdnet.com/article/online-security-101-how-to-protect-your-privacy-from-hackers-spies-and-the-government/ Check out the awesome tour de force by Charlie Osborne at the link above. The article leaves no rock unturned in the daily battle of security that businesses and users face. If you’re interested in having a more thorough approach to security for your business, reach out to Monarchy IT at (800) 229-8232 or…
Read MoreAccenture/Ponemon 2019 Cost of Cybercrime Study
https://www.accenture.com/t20190305T185301Z__w__/us-en/_acnmedia/PDF-96/Accenture-2019-Cost-of-Cybercrime-Study-Final.pdf#zoom=50 Click the link above for the annual Cost of Cybercrime Study by Accenture and the Ponemon Institute. This comprehensive study gives a deep dive into the realities of business in 2019-that is, IT dependent. Your business should be looking forward instead of backwards when it comes to security and prevention for your most valuable…
Read MoreCybersecurity in 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/five-emerging-cybersecurity-threats-you-should-take-very-seriously-in-2019/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/cyberattacks-to-watch-for-in-2019/ Check out these awesome articles on the current threat landscape by Alison DeNisco Rayome and Bob Violino at ZDNet.com. At Monarchy IT, security remains our top priority, including much of what is covered in the above articles. If you’re looking for protection for 2019, not 2009, feel free to inquire at support@monarchyit.com or…
Read MoreMarriott reveals data breach affecting 500 million hotel guests
https://www.zdnet.com/article/marriott-announces-data-breach-affecting-500-million-hotel-guests/ Another day, another giant company revealing a huge data breach. Click the link above for the report by Catalin Cimpanu at ZDNet.com. At Monarchy IT, security is our top focus. If you are looking for IT expertise for your business, reach out to us at (800) 229-8232 or support@monarchyit.com.
Read MoreFacebook Breached!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-discloses-network-breach-affecting-50-million-user-accounts/ Check out the full article in the link above by Natalie Gagliordi over at ZDNet.com for all of the details. At Monarchy IT, security is the top priority. To those of you affected by this recent breach, we advise you to change your password, sign out of Facebook on all of your devices, and look…
Read MoreShame on VEEAM!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/data-management-firm-veeam-mismanages-own-data-leaks-440m-email-addresses/ Check out the details in the above article by Charlie Osborne at ZDNet.com to learn how a major backup and disaster recovery company left millions of user account and other data openly accessible to the internet. At Monarchy IT, we choose vendors with security in mind, and as such, protect our clients from vendors…
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