Reading Time: 3 minutes The same question is asked by many companies that provide IT support and want to make the switch from a managed services provider (MSP) to a managed security services provider (MSSP): Is it worth it? This is a critical question that anyone contemplating such a move should ask themselves. The simple answer to this question…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The proliferation of ransomware in recent times has made many companies sit up and assess their existing IT infrastructure, especially their IT security solutions. While many of the security solutions that businesses have been using for several years now help to mitigate the threat of ransomware, they are not built to thwart these threats completely….

Reading Time: 2 minutes About Rain Networks Based in Seattle, Washington, Rain Networks is a boutique distributor specializing in network security products. The company provides businesses with the latest technologies while offering competitive pricing and highly personalized service. The company was founded in 2003 with the vision of bringing the world’s best technology products to the people that need…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ransomware and malware are two major cybersecurity threats facing companies around the globe. The total cost of ransomware attacks is expected to reach $20 billion by 2021. A company that realizes the threat of ransomware for businesses is IP Infotech. Their ChallengeIP Infotech is one of the leading end-to-end information technology solutions providers in Southeast…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cyber breaches are quite common in the medical industry. In 2019 alone, over 40 million patient records were breached, an almost 50% increase in cases from the previous year. With COVID-19 increasing the need for healthcare and forcing more interactions between providers and patients to take place online, the risk of cyber breaches has increased….

Reading Time: 2 minutes Using mass phishing campaigns and off-the-shelf kits, cyber criminals based in different regions of the world are running sophisticated ransomware, malware and hacking campaigns against targets across the globe. The purpose it to infect victims and steal their data. The unfortunate and dangerous part is that these threats are increasing. Today’s sophisticated attackers have a…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ransomware is a dilemma that we have been facing for quite some time now. However, in 2020, we have seen a significant rise in the total number and variety of ransomware attacks. This latest ransomware boom is most probably the outcome of organized cyber-criminal networks recognizing the revenue-generating potential of this ‘business model’—amounting to over…

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you find the process of getting help with your computer to be frustrating, tedious or slow, you probably haven’t met the IT support team at MyPCFriends. This Orlando-based IT support and solutions firm specializes in providing technical assistance that’s custom-tailored to meet its clients’ unique individual and business needs. And, the team takes great pride…

Reading Time: 5 minutes There is a dilemma over event collection of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) products. Collecting all events generated by endpoints means bottlenecks on the endpoint and on the network.  Collecting less may result in missing important events; collecting more could result in low-performance endpoints. Current EDR vendors including Crowdstrike use a predefined event schema where…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Teleos Systems Limited is the U.K.’s largest independent supplier of veterinary practice management software. The company was founded more than two decades ago and has continued to grow. It now employs more than 25 developers, technicians, and support staff. Teleos also owns a single-vet small animal practice where it tests out new ideas and software…