Technology Insights Blog: Security

Thanks to QR codes, now when you go to many restaurants, you can use your smartphone to place an order. You don’t have to touch a potentially germy, food-smeared menu, and restaurants don’t have to keep producing and distributing them.

Cybercrime is now more profitable than the illegal drug trade, but that’s only because many businesses aren’t following cybersecurity best practices. Most cybercriminals are looking for a fast profit, and if their ability to make easy millions were to be suddenly taken away from …

In 1999 Congress passed the Gramm-Leach-Billey Act (GBLA) to protect consumer privacy and financial data and outlaw deceptive practices. The act has three sections: the Financial Privacy Rule, the Safeguard Rule, and the Pretexting Rule, and it applies to any institution that off…

A System and Organization Controls (SOC) report serves as third-party verification that a company is consistently following best practices. The reports follow the Statement on Standards for Attestation (SSAE) 18 requirements set out by the American Institute of Certified Public A…

You may be hearing the term "zero trust" more often these days. Though the concept has been around for years, it’s gained more traction since the mass migration of employees working remotely.

Too soon? You might have guessed that if this question is being asked by tech pros, the answer is probably yes. I recognize this might be unwelcome news for many. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, looked like the clear choice for a lot of companies looking to accommodate hybrid …

Barracuda, a leader in email protection, application and cloud security, network security and data protection, has recently compiled a comprehensive eBook outlining the 13 email threat types that currently threaten organizations worldwide. These common attacks are listed in order…

There are many different kinds of cyberattacks, but 91% of them begin the same way — with a simple spear phishing email. Phishing scams pose a significant threat to organizations of every size. Despite this, roughly 20% of workplaces only deliver phishing awareness training to th…

Have you updated the software on your Apple device lately? If not, look for any new software updates and install them…now. While your new software is downloading, I’ll explain what this update is for and why it’s important to install new software updates as soon as they’re availa…

Have you updated the software on your Apple device lately? If not, look for any new software updates and install them…now. While your new software is downloading, I’ll explain what this update is for and why it’s important to install new software updates as soon as they’re availa…