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5 Tips to Help you Block Ransomware

sandbox , Social Engineering , Phishing , SamSam attack , phishing attacks , PCI , ransomware , malwarebytes , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Learn about best practices to combat the threat of ransomware There have been some seriously nasty ransomware attacks in the last few years. From Petya to Wannacry to the SamSam attack on health record company Allscripts just last month, ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world. Global ransomware damages exceeded $5 billion last year, up from $325 million in 2015. That’s a meteoric rise. The sad thing is we understand the risks and how to mitigate them. A few simple steps can atfalse

Countdown to GDPR

Twinstate , Sophos , CCPA , GDPR , PCI , European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , HIPAA , Compliance & Privacy , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

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Armis: Eliminate the IoT Security Blind Spot featuring Nadir Izrael

Nadir Izrael , Armis , IoT security , Internet of Things , IoT , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Click Here to Watch the Webinar Now >

10 Things I Know About… Cybersecurity trends

Virtual CISO , Worcester Business Journal , Phishing , Data breaches , PCI , malware , ransomware , cybersecurity trends , 10 Things I Know , IoT , cannabis , cybersecurity , vCISO , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

10) Data breaches. Nearly 5 million data records are lost or stolen worldwide every single day, or 58 records every second. According to an IBM report, the average cost of a data breach is $7.3 million.

The Cost of a Data Breach in 2018

Business Continuity , CCPA , Phishing , GDPR , PCI , malware , ransomware , General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , HIPAA , Compliance & Privacy , penetration testing , Compliance , cannabis , 2018 , Enterprise , Data Breach , Equifax

Michelle Drolet

58 data records are stolen every second at an average cost of $141 each. Trading in intellectual property and personal data is so widespread that someone invented a calculator that can estimate the potential harm to your own business. Nearly 5 million data records are lost or stolen worldwide every single day, according to the Breach Level Index. That’s a staggering 58 records every second. High profile data breaches hit the headlines with worrying frequency. Just last year there werefalse

Towerwall to join Sophos and Twinstate in GDPR Webinar - 1/24

Twinstate , Sophos , GDPR , European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Compliance & Privacy , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Countdown to GDPR: Get the Competitive Edge Webinar featuring Sophos, Twinstate and Towerwall

4 Steps to Launch a Security Awareness Training Program

phishing attacks , ransomware , Training , Security Awareness Training Program , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Policies and software are not enough to secure your data, staff must be regularly trained. Your organization might have the most robust security program in the world. You may have stringent policies, and the latest and greatest security software tools. You might think your data is safe, but if your employees don’t have the right training or a working understanding of your policies and the potential risks, then all your magnificent defenses can be easily side-stepped. As many as 81% offalse

Join us for a Dinner Seminar with Darktrace - Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Phishing , malware , ransomware , Darktrace Ltd , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Towerwall & Darktrace Dinner Seminar Hosted by Towerwall

Meetup: ARMIS IoT Security - Thursday, January 11, 2018

Armis , InfoSec at Your Services Meetup , InfoSec at Your Services , Internet of Things , Events , meetup , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Join us for our next InfoSec at Your Services Meetup: "ARMIS IoT Security" Hosted by Michelle Drolet

Scan the Dark Web for Threat Intelligence

Phishing , phishing attacks , dark web , ransomware , Threat Intelligence , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

It may be possible to glean valuable security insights by monitoring the dark web. Although awareness of the importance of cybersecurity is spreading, the number of successful cyber-attacks continues to grow with every passing year. Globally, almost 1.9 billion data records were compromised in the first half of 2017, up 164% compared to the last six months of 2016, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index report. Many companies are struggling to secure their data in the face of ever morefalse