Be Proactive With Cybersecurity & Ransomware Strategy: 9 Tips
There is an old saying that goes something like, “it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” Well, we don’t think that a business owner should be asking his or her clients for forgiveness for a ransomware attack when their security walls have been breached and the customer’s personal and private information has been exposed […]
9 Crucial Tasks A Cybersecurity Company Performs For Your Business
As a business owner, how much time do you spend thinking about the cybersecurity in your organization and the work your IT staff is doing to protect the data you so heavily rely on for your clients? If you’re spending more than a few hours a week delving into it yourself or if you’re not […]
14 Reasons Your Biz Needs Desktop Protection
Seth Melendez, president of WareGeeks Solutions gets asked all the time, “why does my business require complete desktop protection?” The reason you don’t want to “pick and choose” which desktops or which portions of your business will be protected is that you cannot know which of your protected or unprotected will become the target of […]
What Are Top 5 Threats To Business Continuity?
Before we go into what the threats to the continuity of your business are, let’s set the groundwork with a refresher on what business continuity and disaster recovery plan (BCDR) is. A BCDR is a plan your company has outlined that makes not of the procedures necessary to prevent damage, maintain company productivity and aid […]
5 Ways WareGeeks Solutions Protects Company Data
WareGeeks Solutions protects company data. Are you losing sleep at night wondering, “is my company safe from a cybersecurity attack?” or “how can I protect my business and my client and patient data?” or “is my IT department doing enough and/or are they well-versed enough in the latest cybersecurity attacks to protect us?” We have […]
Cybersecurity Breach: Protect Your Biz From 3 Hidden Impacts
The impacts of a cybersecurity breach seem to have tentacles of impact you may never have considered. Have you ever wondered how to protect your biz from 3 hidden impacts of a cybersecurity breach? There are more than three, but these should give you pause and cause you to take action. Most business owners think: […]
How Can Your Company Be Damaged By Cybercrime? 5 Ways
Did you know it’s not just cybercriminals that are to blame for data breaches? It could be your own employee – malicious or inadvertent. Could your company be the victim of a cybercrime that you’re not even aware of yet? Imagine this scenario (because it really happened) an employee at a medical supply company downloaded […]
Whose Fault Is It Your Business Was Hacked? 3 Tips
If your company or the company you oversee falls victim to a cyber-attack who will be blamed? Even if the cyber security attack wasn’t your “fault” you will be called irresponsible you may even be asked, “how could you be so stupid that you let a hacker do this?” This is harsh, we know BUT […]
Human Factors Play Role In Cybersecurity: 3 Items
Did you know that your company data could be compromised by a human in your organization? It’s true. When I talk with business owners about how human factor plays a role in cybersecurity it is sometimes very eye-opening for them. As a provider of cybersecurity for small to medium business owners, I let them know […]
What Is Social Engineering? 7 Explanations For Biz
Social engineering is a new form of threats that are being released upon individuals and businesses. Social engineering threats are played out through your social media platform – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others. Chances are you have heard of social engineering but may not be fully aware of what it is, how it works and […]