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Top 5 IT and Security “Oopses” From 2022

Top 5 IT and Security “Oopses” From 2022

...and how to Avoid These IT Mistakes in 2019

No IT strategy is ever certain – business leaders make plenty of well-informed assumptions about the future of information technology, only to find out that the future takes a different turn. This year, everyone made plenty of assumptions about the cloud, the IoT, information security, and more. What did businesses get wrong – and how will we fix things in the year to come?

True Crime: The Real-Life Story of a Phishing Fiasco

True Crime: The Real-Life Story of a Phishing Fiasco

For hackers, American small business culture represents a target-rich environment. Small businesses don’t often possess robust protocols in place to deter attackers. They might not use commercial-grade antivirus, and may not consistently employ strong password policies or two-factor authentication. 

As a result, attackers have a huge opportunity when it comes to small businesses – and it’s an opportunity that they usually take. Here are a few startling statistics as of 2021:

Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery: What's the Difference?

Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery: What's the Difference?

Business continuity and disaster recovery are preemptive plans that guide businesses during a crisis like natural disasters, power outages, technological failure, and cyber incidents. A business continuity plan (BCP) helps you to keep your business running in the face of a crisis while disaster recovery strategies aid you in rapidly restoring your business operations to full capacity following a disaster.