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How to Create a Work Culture of Holistic Risk Awareness

We’ve all been there – or most likely have been – on the receiving end of that annual (or semi-annual) email reminder with the subject line “URGENT: Mandatory Security Training Module.” Most employees may not even bother opening it, but that’s where we...

Working Remotely? Beware of These Top Three Online Threats

We’ve been warning our readers of recent, emerging threats since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic – and we won’t stop. The cybersecurity risk level has skyrocketed while cybercriminals are leveraging on all things COVID-related. Hackers are smart –...

Business Security in a COVID World. Now What?

On May 1st, President Trump signed a state of the emergency order that declares foreign cybersecurity threats to the electrical system a national emergency. Shortly afterward on May 15th, a cyber attack was reported in the U.K. National Market....

Changing Work Environments - How Does Your Security Awareness and Training Program Measure Up?

A high percentage of companies and employees have been dealing with it – changing work environments due to COVID-19. Since March, most of us have probably been stationed at home or sheltering somewhere safe as many businesses and offices have closed...

Building Your Primary Defense Strategy Through a Security Awareness Program

How should I start? The question going through most business leaders and policymaker's minds, is often, “Where do I start?” Creating a solid plan and making it as extensible to your future growth as possible is usually the best approach. The first thing...

Here, Phishy Phishy: Don’t Get Hooked by Phishing Emails

We all know what phishing emails are, correct? If not, we’re here to break it down for you. Simply put, phishing emails are hacking tactics that are produced by cybercriminals to trick you into opening, downloading or clicking on an infected link via...

Social Media: A Cybercriminal’s Playground

We all probably have some form of social media today – whether it be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram – you name it. A large percentage of individuals have accounts with all these social media avenues, while others have chosen to stay off any form...

Insider Threats Pose an Even Greater Risk During the COVID Crisis

Security Magazine reported on April 21, 2020, that, According to the Department of Homeland Security, insider threats often result in theft or destruction of data or the compromise of networks, communications or other information technology resources. ...

Upping the Scale

COVID-19 phishing attempts have run rampant in cyber news since so many employees were ordered to work from home during the outbreak. When a company has to suddenly transition its users to work remotely, their network's threat landscape grows...

COVID-19: Teleconferencing Concerns

There have been a lot of questions around teleconference security during this pandemic. When people are forced to use a service more, the lack of understanding and security around the product breeds fear when they start to hear about the risks that are...

TechGuard’s Complimentary Advisory Services – We’re Here to Help!

Feeling overwhelmed, vulnerable, and anxious? We completely understand. The process of acquiring a reliable cybersecurity program can seem like a daunting feat, especially at a time like this. In just a matter of weeks, the spread of COVID-19 has forced...

The Quantum Problem

Quantum cryptography or quantum encryption takes advantage of quantum mechanics to encrypt and secure message delivery. It acts similarly to modern-day encryption ciphers like AES or RSA However, when using a quantum computer for cryptography, it can...

 


 

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