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Byron Martin: May 4, 2023
Microsoft works off what is called a shared responsibility model. The message is simple, Microsoft is responsible for its cloud, and end-users and Businesses are responsible for what’s in it.
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Byron Martin: May 1, 2023
Cybersecurity is much more than the tools.
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Byron Martin: Apr 24, 2023
So here's the critical thing, the myth. And I touched on it a minute ago.
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Byron Martin: Mar 28, 2023
Hacking people, not technology.
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Byron Martin: Mar 23, 2023
Have you heard of a cybersecurity tabletop exercise or tabletop drill?
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Byron Martin: Mar 14, 2023
Microsoft works off what is called a shared responsibility model. The message is simple, Microsoft is responsible for its cloud, and end-users and...
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Byron Martin: Feb 28, 2023
Another big, game-changing element of ransomware is that you don't have to be a hacker. You don't even have to have any technical expertise.
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Byron Martin: Feb 23, 2023
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But is this approach harming your business?
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Byron Martin: Feb 15, 2023
Tek Video: Endpoint Security vs. Antivirus
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Byron Martin: Feb 13, 2023
10 Considerations for Hiring In-house IT vs Partnering with an MSP Does your business’s IT management need an upgrade?Are you wondering why your...
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Byron Martin: Jan 20, 2023
Why Your IT Provider Should be SOC 2 Accredited A SOC 2 audit isn’t just a one-time exercise. The audit must be completed yearly, inspecting...
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Byron Martin: Oct 10, 2022
83% of small and medium-sized businesses are not financially prepared to recover from a cyberattack.
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Byron Martin: Jul 28, 2022
You’ve probably heard about email encryption and maybe you’ve even wondered when it’s necessary.
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Byron Martin: Jun 2, 2022
Using multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the easiest and most successful ways to increase the security for your accounts. This can prevent...
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Byron Martin: Jun 1, 2022
In the last year, businesses and agencies sent a record 6.3 million data breach notices to Washingtonians.
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Byron Martin: Apr 19, 2022
Researchers at Barracuda Networks analyzed millions of emails across thousands of companies in 2021 and found that on average, an employee of a small...
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Byron Martin: Mar 23, 2022
According to IBM’s 2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the healthcare industry suffered the highest average cost of a data breach for the 11th year in...
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Byron Martin: Feb 25, 2022
Prices are going up. Are you prepared? Update: Microsoft just extended the grace period to lock in Feb 2022 pricing. March 14th is the last day to...
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Byron Martin: Feb 16, 2022
Let’s face it, our world is filled with regularly occurring data breaches and cybersecurity events. Organizations need assurances that the companies...
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Byron Martin: Feb 9, 2022
If you use Google Authenticator for multi-factor authentication the authenticator settings are not transferred across devices for security purposes....
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Byron Martin: Dec 28, 2021
Cyber Resilience. Can companies like Vestas, which had a ransomware attack on November 19th, rebound from a cyberattack? Watch Now!
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Byron Martin: Dec 20, 2021
The threat of a cyber-attack is too high, and the consequences can be devastating. At this point, it's important for all businesses to have cyber...
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Byron Martin: Dec 7, 2021
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) saw a 69% increase in the number of cybercrime reports it received in 2020 compared to 2019. On...
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Byron Martin: Nov 29, 2021
The cyber insurance market is getting stricter and for many organizations, it’s getting more challenging and expensive to secure coverage.
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Byron Martin: Nov 10, 2021
Who is hiding in your network?
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Byron Martin: Oct 15, 2021
By Byron Martin | HFG Trust Connect Magazine - October 2021 | View Article When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, in some ways the timing was a blessing.
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Byron Martin: Aug 26, 2021
Microsoft SharePoint celebrated its 20th birthday on March 27th, 2021! And it’s come a long way over the past 20 years.
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Byron Martin: Aug 11, 2021
We’ve witnessed a shift in how we work to that of a hybrid workforce, a blended workforce comprising of both remote and in-office work. As such,...
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Byron Martin: Aug 3, 2021
Hackers initiate 2,244 attacks per day. Every link clicked, email opened, app downloaded, and network joined is an opportunity for hackers to...
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Byron Martin: Jul 20, 2021
Microsoft announced in its latest quarterly earnings release that the number of Microsoft 365 subscribers has increased to 50.2 million from January...
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Byron Martin: Jun 23, 2021
Your cybersecurity has to win every time, but the attacker only needs to win once.
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Byron Martin: Jun 8, 2021
Migrations to the cloud are moving faster than ever. 78% of businesses will be run almost entirely on SaaS Applications.
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Byron Martin: Jun 2, 2021
1 in 4 businesses reported ransomware attacks on cloud data.
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Byron Martin: May 25, 2021
Forbes estimates 646 million IoT devices were used in hospitals, clinics, and medical offices in 2020. The Internet of Things has transformed the way...
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Byron Martin: May 13, 2021
The shutdown has caused panic in many southeastern states.
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Byron Martin: Apr 15, 2021
60 percent of small businesses that are victims of a cyber-attack go out of business within six months.
