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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 insurance regardless of their size, industry, or IT needs.
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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? Threat hunting was created out of a necessity among organizations to stay on top of advanced persistent threats (APTs).
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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.
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Byron Martin: Apr 9, 2021
Cybercrime is the greatest threat to every company in the world. And Most companies take nearly 6 months to detect a data breach, even major ones.
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Byron Martin: Mar 25, 2021
Estimates put the number of servers compromised by the attack in the hundreds of thousands globally.
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Byron Martin: Mar 17, 2021
642 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported in 2020, according to HIPAA Journal. That equates to 1.76 data breaches reported...
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Byron Martin: Mar 10, 2021
Urgent patching necessary. Microsoft continues to see increased attacks targeting unpatched systems by multiple malicious actors beyond Hafnium...
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Byron Martin: Mar 2, 2021
Phishing/social engineering is the #1 cause of data breaches and the primary delivery method for ransomware.
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Byron Martin: Feb 18, 2021
According to Help Net Security, 90% of successful cyberattacks occur through email-based attacks. Additionally, 1 out of every 8 employees shares the...
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Byron Martin: Feb 12, 2021
54 percent of SMBs report the increasing complexity of IT as the main reason for outsourcing their IT. 1 in 4 SMBs lost revenue due to IT-related...
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Byron Martin: Feb 5, 2021
Interesting conversation around the IT and Cybersecurity demands of the modern wind farm and the critical technology running behind the scenes....
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Byron Martin: Feb 2, 2021
What does Oregon law require you to do, and who are you required to notify? What happens if you don’t notify anyone?
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Byron Martin: Jan 29, 2021
There are over 300 million fraudulent sign-in attempts to Microsoft cloud services every day.
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Byron Martin: Jan 28, 2021
Flood. Power outage. Cyberattack. Supply chain failure or a disgruntled employee. Disruptions to your business can happen at any moment causing...
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Byron Martin: Jan 26, 2021
87% of companies are dependent to some extent on their employee’s ability to access mobile business apps from their personal smartphones. (Source:...
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Byron Martin: Jan 22, 2021
New data breach protections give Washington one of the most robust data breach notification policies in the country.
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Byron Martin: Jan 18, 2021
Business Email Compromise earned hackers $1.3 billion in a year. (Source: Internet Crime Complaint Center)
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Byron Martin: Jan 15, 2021
Vermont hospital cyber attack “Clinics were filled with tears, yelling and anxiety and stress”.
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Byron Martin: Jan 14, 2021
Roughly 198 organizations, overall, were hacked using the SolarWind backdoor, according to Allan Liska, a threat analyst at Recorded Future. Source:...
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Byron Martin: Jan 13, 2021
Fiber Internet is Available in the Tri-Cities, WA Did you know that there is fiber-optic Internet available in Benton and Franklin Counties? Our...
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Byron Martin: Jan 7, 2021
66 Percent of Small Businesses Worldwide Have Faced Cyberattacks in The Past Year. For the third year in a row, SMBs are reporting big increases in...
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Byron Martin: Dec 31, 2020
As reported approximately 2 weeks ago, the US Government and thousands of public and private sector organizations around the world had their networks...
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Byron Martin: Dec 23, 2020
18,000 organizations have malicious code in their network, and 50 of them have suffered major breaches.
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Byron Martin: Dec 22, 2020
The FBI defines Business Email Compromise (BEC) as “a sophisticated scam that targets both businesses and individuals who perform valid...
