In December 2020, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an urgent warning. American intelligence agencies believe that hackers had penetrated government systems.
Category: Cyber Security
In 2021, cyberattacks pose the fastest growing threat to America. This is also one of the hardest risks to understand. All businesses working with sensitive data need a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
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In 2020 alone, there have been over 1,000 cybersecurity attacks, and these cases alone have affected over 155 million individuals. Financially, cybersecurity attacks have caused damages valuing over $400 billion worldwide. However, cybersecurity is still not taken seriously by the general public.
The crippling gravity of cybercrime was clearly illustrated this year with the attack on the Colonial Pipeline which led to shortages in fuel supplies. More recently, a concerted attack by Malaysian hackers attempted to penetrate Israeli banking sites.
Endpoint security is one area of cybercrime prevention popular in cybersecurity design today.
Specifically, endpoint security is the means of making all endpoints that access any network secure. But what exactly is an endpoint?
Endpoint detection and response or EDR uses a central data repository to analyze endpoint vulnerabilities and respond to threats. It focuses on securing endpoints, and this protects all other network users.
Network security monitoring systems detect possible threats in real-time. They then flag them for IT teams to investigate and resolve.
Wes Bunch, Bridgehead IT CEO, discusses the Colonial Pipeline ransomware and cyber-security with KTSA’s Trey Ware
Hackers want to use your personal information to do several things to your good reputation and credit score. Hackers are people who want something from you. They lurk in the dark corners of the internet. You may be wondering if these scammers are out to harm you; how can you stop hackers from taking what’s yours? Enter endpoint […]