Imagine that all of your critical business files have been locked by scammers who demand ransom in exchange for unlocking them.

Ransomware has become a growing threat for businesses around the globe.

Ransomware, a form of cyber attack, occurs when criminals access your system and encrypt its data, rendering it unusable and demanding payment (often cryptocurrency) for the key necessary to decrypt it.

Your data may never return even after paying ransom, which makes having an effective backup system one of your best protection measures.

Backups are copies that you store separately from your primary network in case something goes wrong, such as ransomware attacks or accidentally deleteing data. They...

Data breaches can damage your business in numerous ways, costing money and trustworthiness alike. Let's explore strategies for avoiding them together.

What Is A Breach Of Data?

A data breach occurs when someone accesses or steals sensitive customer data such as credit card numbers, emails addresses or names without their consent - potentially harming both customers and business alike.

Why you should be concerned with data breaches?

A data breach can have severe repercussions for any organization; you will lose money, customers may stop trusting in you and even face fines; therefore it's wiser to try and prevent breaches at an early stage.

How can I prevent data breach? ; Ten steps to keep my inf...

Encryption protects information by transforming it into an intelligible format that can only be deciphered using the appropriate key. This guide provides an introduction to various encryption methods.

What Is Encryption?

Encryption is a type of secret language. It converts plaintext into indecipherable ciphertext which can only be read by those possessing the key.

Why do we use encryption?

Encryption has many uses in modern society - from protecting personal information and legal documents, to electronic email transmissions containing sensitive data. Encryption provides a way to safeguard sensitive information securely. By default, GMail encrypts regular mail into an unintelligible ciphertext be...

The Internet of Things is expanding at an impressive rate, connecting more devices each day to the internet and creating potential security risks. We must ensure these devices remain protected against hacker intrusion.

How can we increase the security of IoT devices?

Poor passwords and software that lags behind in updates. As for solutions, strong passwords with auto updates enabled can provide enhanced protection; when combined with encryption. New technologies that could assist IoT security include Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Edge computing technologies.

How can companies enhance IoT security? Implement a security policy

Segment network boundaries
Conduct regular security audits.

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