Proactive I.T.

11/05/2021

Shout-out to Steve Kennen, David Short, Patrick O'Brien, and Philip Pancoast for a great conversation!

If you missed our webinar on cyber insurance and incident response, you can watch it here:

Do I need cyber insurance? What does incident response look like? Watch this webinar, and learn what to do after a cyberattack...

11/04/2021

Another case of data exfiltration...

Ransomware attack reportedly hits broadcast groups leaving their servers infected and computers disabled for days.

10/26/2021

Should my business purchase cyber insurance? If my company gets hit with a cyberattack, how could a policy help? What’s the role of my IT provider after an incident?

Cyber insurance is a hot topic right now.

And if you have questions about cyber insurance and incident response, we would like to personally invite you to our webinar on Wednesday. Here’s the sign-up link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zB3V9NGhTNCRDPX2Nf80MA

Tomorrow at 2 p.m., Steve Kennen and three insurance specialists will be discussing how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack.

In addition to featuring a lineup of experts, we’ll end our session with a live Q&A. So have your questions ready!

During National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), there are many webinars focused on prevention. But do you know how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack? Join us on Wednesday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. to learn what steps to take AFTER a cybersecurity incident. Our on...

10/25/2021

Do I need cyber insurance? If I have cyber insurance, what should I do after a breach? How do I handle a cyberattack?

If you have questions like these, we would like to personally invite you to a webinar that we believe will be extremely valuable to your organization.

On Wednesday at 2 p.m., three insurance specialists and Kennen will be discussing how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack.

Here’s the sign-up link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zB3V9NGhTNCRDPX2Nf80MA
In addition to featuring a lineup of experts, we’ll end our session with a live Q&A. So have your questions ready!

During National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), there are many webinars focused on prevention. But do you know how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack? Join us on Wednesday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. to learn what steps to take AFTER a cybersecurity incident. Our on...

10/22/2021

What steps should you take AFTER a cybersecurity incident?

On Wednesday at 2 p.m., Steve Kennen is discussing how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack, and we'd encourage you to join our online event.

Here’s where you can sign up:

During National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), there are many webinars focused on prevention. But do you know how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack? Join us on Wednesday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. to learn what steps to take AFTER a cybersecurity incident. Our on...

10/21/2021

During National Cyber Security Awareness Month ( ), there are many webinars focused on prevention.

But do you know how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack?

Join Steve Kennen and his fellow panelists on Wednesday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. to learn what steps to take AFTER a cybersecurity incident.

Here’s the sign-up link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zB3V9NGhTNCRDPX2Nf80MA

Our online event features a lineup of experts. Steve Kennen will be sharing how to mitigate damage and plan for a more secure future, and you’ll also hear from...

— An insurance specialist, who will explain the role of cyber insurance after a compromise.
— A cyber claims specialist, who will offer insight on what happens once a breach occurs.

We’ll end our session with a live Q&A, giving you the opportunity to ask us questions about this important topic.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zB3V9NGhTNCRDPX2Nf80MA

During National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), there are many webinars focused on prevention. But do you know how to respond if your business becomes the victim of a cyberattack? Join us on Wednesday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. to learn what steps to take AFTER a cybersecurity incident. Our on...

10/19/2021

Let’s say that the bad guys launch a ransomware attack on your network.

If your backups are stored on an external drive on your network, they will be vulnerable too.

Our practice is to isolate your onsite backup devices from your main network. This makes it difficult for malicious software to detect these devices and infect your data.

10/15/2021

Not convinced that email poses a cybersecurity threat?

This link allows you to check and see if your account (or your employees’ accounts) may have been compromised: https://haveibeenpwned.com

When one of our team members did so a few years ago, he discovered that, of his three email addresses, only his newest one hadn't been stolen from someone else’s database yet. How’s that for disturbing?

If this can happen to an IT professional, do you think your employees are immune?

Food for thought.

Have I Been Pwned allows you to search across multiple data breaches to see if your email address or phone number has been compromised.

10/13/2021

What does a 13th-century castle have to do with your cybersecurity?

Kennen explains in this article...

Why are typical small-business solutions for cyberattacks not enough? Answer: Your IT infrastructure is still vulnerable to The Silent Bad Actor. Read more…

10/11/2021

Organizational security involves more than your computers and network.

In today’s world, business owners need to consider mitigating risk when it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT).

If your company uses Hikvision cameras, please give this article a read. Infosecurity Magazine warns that a “‘command injection vulnerability’ could allow threat actors to have complete control of compromised devices.”

The command injection vulnerability could allow threat actors to have complete control of compromised device

10/08/2021

“If I have managed IT services, do I need cyber insurance?”

Our answer to this question and more in the link...

https://weareproactive.com/does-your-business-need-cyber-insurance/

10/07/2021

Does your business rely on a cloud backup tool? If this is your only means for saving data, that’s a problem.

Solely using cloud backups exposes your organization to a big gap between downtime and recovery. Solely using onsite backups leaves your data exposed to natural disasters and physical theft.

Your organization needs onsite and offsite storage.

If your budget allows, we’d even recommend geographical redundancy—increasing your protection with two offsite locations for your backups.