The need for physical security in any workplace has always been crucial in the world of business. But there are varying methods and legacy technologies in use today that provide only a sense of security and very little actual protection. While security programs for computers and networks are well-documented, there is often little attention paid […]
11 Key Components of Your Vulnerability Assessment Plan
So, instead of paying some third party company big bucks every month to perform a vulnerability assessment for you, you’ve decided to do it yourself. Good for you! Vulnerability assessments, or VAs since acronyms sound cooler and more costly, are an important tool for determining whether or not there are any holes in your digital […]
Business Security: Why Small Businesses Should Take Action
With online security breaches becoming increasingly more common, small business owners will need to devote more resources to protecting their data. If personal information is obtained from a business through malevolent means, the business’s reputation will likely suffer. In some cases, security problems can even lead to financial losses that will be hard to recoup. […]
Why Businesses Should Be Aware of DDOS Attacks
To date, there have been many distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting business computer systems. A DDoS attack is a malicious act often carried out by an outsider or hacker to compromise multiple computers and connections of an organization. Such an attack, which can be directed at any industry, can be crippling to a business’s network […]
7 Reason Why You Need to Monitor Event Logs
A million items are logged each day on any single system. You can’t possibly keep up with all that data, let alone perform a thorough review even if your system only logs 1% of that. And that’s why you need to monitor event logs. Event log monitoring is the only practical way to deal with […]
