Towerwall's InfoSec Blog

2019 is set to break a record for the highest number of security incidents ever recorded and probably the biggest and most expensive year in terms of data breach fines, penalties and court settlements. While large-scale breaches always make big headlines, hackers are not sparing small businesses and consumers. As we head into the new decade, cyberattacks will continue to grow in scale and volume. Cybersecurity is a fast-evolving industry, as hackers and security providers both continuously tryfalse

It’s almost a no-brainer that all organizations, regardless of their size, need some form of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity not only means that you protect your digital assets against a cyberattack, but it also means that you must plan for the inevitable. What if your data is breached or your systems are attacked? Seems pretty obvious, doesn't it? Data however, seems to tell another story. A recent survey by the U.K. government has revealed that only 16% of all U.K. businesses have formalfalse

Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Executives Leading Their Industry BOSTON – October 25, 2019 — Michelle Drolet, CEO of Towerwall, is celebrating her one-year anniversary as a member of the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only organization for senior leaders to publish original content, connect and excel. “We are so pleased to have Michelle Drolet entering year two as a member of Forbes Technology Council," said Scott Gerber, founder and CEO of Forbesfalse

Companies that move to the cloud have to assume new responsibilities, develop new skill sets and implement new processes. The first step to better cloud security is to assume you have no security. Cloud computing has transformed the way businesses work and continues to disrupt traditional business models. IDC predicts that by 2023 public cloud spending will more than double, growing from $229 billion this year to nearly $500 billion. It’s no secret that migrating to the cloud can deliverfalse

Expert panelists Michelle Drolet of Towerwall and Tom Ward of Qnext/FileFlex joined participants online on October 1st 2019 to speak about how to use a decentralized edge-cloud architecture to secure your company's files & data and prevent cybersecurity threats and ransomware attacks. Watch the full webinar below:

One of the biggest challenges about working in cybersecurity is that you’re facing an enemy who learns and adapts. Cybercriminals can be very organized, they cooperate, and they’re constantly working to develop new techniques and strategies that will breach your defenses. They’re also growing increasingly adept at sniffing out the best opportunities to extract maximum profit, and ransomware is an essential weapon in their arsenal that has seen a recent spike in usage. According to Malwarebytesfalse

Thank you to all who attended this year’s Information Security Summit! Please see the video recap below. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year!

How to secure remote file access, sharing and collaboration with decentralized cloud computing.

Workloads in the public cloud are the new pot of gold for savvy cybercriminals. Often misconfigured and under-secured, they’re an easy way for hackers to steal data and take advantage of your processing power. If you use Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, or are thinking about migrating to any of these, this webinar will provide essential insight for you. We’ll cover:

Social media has completely changed the way humans interact. Our lives have become increasingly public as we all share a variety of personal information online on various social networks. 2019 has seen worldwide social media user numbers grow to almost 3.5 billion, with 288 million new users in the past 12 months, pushing the global social media penetration figure to 45% and close to 80% of the U.S. population. Facebook and YouTube have more than a staggering 2 billion active users, Instagramfalse