Cybersecurity
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CRN Names BetterWorld Technology to 2021 MSP 500 List, in the Pioneer 250 Category
BetterWorld Technology Recognized for Managed IT Excellence for SMB Market Reston, Virginia, February 23, 2021 – BetterWorld Technology today announced it has been named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as one of the MSP Pioneer 250. The annual list recognizes the top technology providers and consultants in North America whose leading approach to managed services enables their clients to improve operational efficiencies, cut costs, get more value from their IT investments and successfully leverage technology to achieve a greater competitive advantage.... -
Securing Your Remote Workforce in Time of Emergency
Remote Work CyberSecurity Remote work has been gaining popularity across businesses of all sizes. It provides flexibility to colleagues and opens up companies to a workforce without limits to city, state, or even country. While the ability to work remote offers convenience for staff and a nice perk to provide prospects with, there are times when your staff will need to work remotely out of necessity.... -
Hackers, Cyber-Crime, Security Breaches, & How to Avoid Them Alltogether
How to Protect Yourself & Your Companies From Hackers Today’s business landscape is governed by all-things-internet. From the efficiency of cloud computing to the communications of remote teams – we rely heavily on the internet for our business models. However, this reliance has also exposed us to ever-growing security risks. There were 7.... -
BetterWorld Technology Named Top IT Services In Las Vegas
BetterWorld Technology Named Top IT Services Company 2020 by Clutch BetterWorld Technology, a leader in unified communications and IT Managed services space announced today that Clutch, an independent customer driven review organization has awarded BetterWorld a Top IT Services Company award. This is BetterWorld technology’s first time receiving this award.... -
Cybersecurity and IT Security Awareness Training is no Longer Optional
Cybersecurity and IT Security Awareness Training is no Longer Optional If there’s any lesson to be learned from two recent Canadian data breaches it’s that IT security depends on a lot more than just deploying the right technology. It’s long been known that people are one of the weakest links in IT security.... -
10 Reasons Businesses Are Switching To UC Cloud Services
Cloud unified communications (UC) adoption is exploding, with experts predicting that the number of cloud-based UC platforms could jump from 15 percent in 2018 to 50 percent as soon as 2020. The market has been gradually shifting to adopt cloud services for several years now, but recently businesses have been making the switch in greater numbers.... -
What is UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service)?
Business cloud usage has exploded in recent years, with 77 percent of enterprises now storing at least one application, or a portion of their computing infrastructure, in the cloud. This trend is bound to continue accelerating. Related: 10 Reasons Businesses Are Switching To UCaaS One of the most popular ways that companies are leveraging the cloud today is with Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS).... -
Fighting Coronavirus-Themed Ransomware and Malware
Cybercriminals and Nation-States Aim to Subvert Systems and Devices (Data Breach Today) Attackers are continuing to use concerns over COVID-19 to distribute ransomware and malware, including for smartphones. The healthcare sector is perhaps at the greatest risk from these attacks because it’s serving as the front-line defense against the disease.... -
How to Secure Your Remote Access Tools Against Cyberattacks
There’s a lot to love about remote access tools. Gone are the long, winding support calls, and the need for on-site troubleshooting is largely a thing of the past. Don’t Make It Easy for Cybercriminals to Gain Access Yes, everyone loves remote access tools. Including cybercriminals. You might not think you need to worry about a cyberattack on your company—but you’d be wrong.... -
The BetterWorld Podcast Launches
This week BetterWorld takes another big step forward, launching our BetterWorld Podcast Series, now available via the News and Resources section of the BetterWorld Technology website. Hosted by Matt Bauer, the BetterWorld Podcast is a bi-weekly journey into the world of managed services, cyber security, communications, other aspects related to the mission critical infrastructure for small and medium businesses and organizations.... -
Ransomware may have cost the US more than $7.5 billion in 2019
It was another big year for ransomware, the extremely profitable style of cyberattack in which computer systems and data are taken over by hackers and held hostage until the victim hands over a payoff. In 2019, these attacks wreaked havoc around the globe, earned criminals vast sums, and even occasionally provided a weapon for government hackers.... -
Ransomware may have cost the US more than $7.5 billion in 2019
(MIT Technology Review) It was another big year for ransomware, the extremely profitable style of cyberattack in which computer systems and data are taken over by hackers and held hostage until the victim hands over a payoff. In 2019, these attacks wreaked havoc around the globe, earned criminals vast sums, and even occasionally provided a weapon for government hackers.... -
2019 Data Breach Hall of Shame
(CNET) The biggest recurrent motif among the major data breaches of 2019 wasn’t the black-hooded hacker in a dark room, digging into a screen full of green text. It was a faceless set of executives and security professionals under the fluorescent lights of an office somewhere, frantically dialing their attorneys and drafting public relations apologies after leaving the front doors of their servers unlocked in public.... -
New Orleans Targeted by Ransomware Attack, Shuts Down City Network
(Digital Trends) The city of New Orleans has been the target of a cyberattack which lead to officials shutting down the city’s network and declaring a state of emergency, as reported by Forbes. This follows a number of high-profile attacks against city infrastructure in the U.S., such as the ransomware attack which hit Baltimore earlier this year and a cyberattack against Dallas in 2017.... -
15 Alarming Cyber Security Facts and Stats
(Cybint) The cybersecurity industry is rapidly growing every day. Although more resources are being deployed to counter cyber attacks, the nature of the industry still has a long way to go before we can, as a whole, catch up with these threats. It’s important for us to define what the current information security and cybersecurity industry looks like with these alarming 15 Cyber Security Facts and Stats.... -
Go passwordless to strengthen security and reduce costs
Go passwordless to strengthen security and reduce costs (from Joy Chik, Corporate VP, Microsoft Identity) We all know passwords are inherently unsecure. They’re also expensive to manage. Users struggle to remember them. It’s why we’re so passionate about eliminating passwords entirely. Passwordless solutions, such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, and the Microsoft Authenticator app, provide more secure and convenient sign-in methods.... -
Apple iOS 13.3 Drops With Killer New Security Feature, Here’s How To Use It
(Forbes) Apple iOS 13.3 is finally here with a bunch of cool new features, including the ability to use security keys with the Safari browser. News that security keys such as the iPhone compatible 5Ci YubiKey would be supported in iOS 13.3 first arrived in November as part of the release notes for Apple’s second developer beta.... -
Study: Ransomware, Data Breaches at Hospitals tied to Uptick in Fatal Heart Attacks
Hospitals that have been hit by a data breach or ransomware attack can expect to see an increase in the death rate among heart patients in the following months or years because of cybersecurity remediation efforts, a new study posits. Health industry experts say the findings should prompt a larger review of how security — or the lack thereof — may be impacting patient outcomes.... -
Your Toolkit for 2019 National Cyber Security Awareness Month is Here
National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It’s the month you’ve been training for all year. As a security awareness professional, this is your time to shine and help spread cyber awareness across your organization. And we’ve got the toolkit to help you create a stellar campaign. Observed every October, the annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) aims to secure behaviors and maintain digital privacy in the cybersecurity landscape....
