A Florida city is still struggling to recover from a ransomware attack after the city paid the ransom, according to the New York Times. The attack began after a city employee downloaded a malicious document that arrived in an email. This document downloaded the Emotet Trojan, which in turn downloaded the Trickbot Trojan, a type… Read more »
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6 Signs of a Successfull Security Culture
Security culture is much more than just IT policies and procedures. It requires buy-in and participation from every user. So, how do you know if you’re on the right path to building a security awareness culture? Culture is defined by ISACA as “a pattern of behaviors, beliefs, assumptions, attitudes, and ways of doing things.” So,… Read more »
From the Office of Brian: Alabama Passes New Insurance Data Security Law…is this the beginning?
This past May, Governor Ivey signed the Insurance Data Security Law (Act 2019-98) which requires heightened standards within the insurance industry for cybersecurity and data privacy. Under this new law, insurers must develop and implement an information security program, report certain cybersecurity events to the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner), and provides for civil penalties under… Read more »
Cloud-Based Services Recap
What are Cloud Services? What is a cloud? It is place to store data. A cloud service is any service made available to users on demand via the Internet from a cloud provider’s servers as opposed to being provided from a company’s on-premises servers. Cloud services are designed to offer convenient, scalable access to applications,… Read more »
Business Continuity Strategies for Law Firms
As attorneys, you are devoted to providing your clients with the best legal advice and service possible. To do so, you recognize that time stops for no one. Any downtime is a huge threat. As a lawyer, you have a finite amount of time to build your case, gather materials, and perform research. Which is… Read more »
Cloud-Based HIPPA Compliance Solutions
HIPPA compliance regulations concerning the handling of a patient’s Electronic Protected Healthcare Information (ePHI) create record-keeping and storage challenges for any healthcare organization. While the data must be secured according to strict standards, it must also remain instantly accessible to authorized medical personnel in administered critical care. With the launch of the cloud, data storage… Read more »
Why a Cloud-Based Backup Strategy is Necessary
While the cloud is commonly considered a safe and reliable place to store data, cloud storage providers can lose or damage files. Unless the customer has a cloud backup strategy in place, that missing data is lost forever. Cloud-based backup is an increasingly popular strategy for backing up data that involves sending a copy of… Read more »
Cloud Security
Designed from the ground up for security, our cloud solutions provider offers a high-performance, secure, and integrated set of cloud services. These services have been thoroughly audited and tested to meet the highest security and compliance levels available. As a partner with Green Cloud, we can provide your company with cloud security services. These security… Read more »
Cloud vs. On-Premise Solutions
In today’s IT world, there are many aspects that a company must consider to decide whether a cloud infrastructure is the right fit for them. However, many companies are unable to make the jump to the cloud instead of relying on their on-premise applications and software to do business. How do the cloud vs. on-premise… Read more »
4 Business Continuity Planning Essentials
What is a business continuity plan? A business continuity plan outlines how a business will continue operating during an unplanned disruption in service. It is more comprehensive than a disaster recovery plan and contains possibilities for every aspect of the business that might be affected. Plans contain a checklist that includes supplies and equipment, data… Read more »
