Whaling preys on a vulnerability in every company, regardless of their IT acumen or financial resources. Human nature.
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Could your business keep going if a Matthew hit here?
Planning for unexpected and unlikely is a hard thing. But ask businesses up and down the South Carolina coast how important it is to have an emergency plan. Hurricane, tornado. power outage, ransomware - the disaster may be different, but you need a response.
A high-value target for hackers? Nonprofits
Nonprofits, regardless of size are a profitable target for hackers. The reliance on volunteers, tighter purse strings, and lesser likelihood of having strong IT support makes them attractive targets. Here's how to even the odds a bit.
Do you know where your data is?
Companies are becoming more and more focused on collecting, analyzing and informing decisions based on data. But they may be less diligent about protecting it. Shadow databases are a growing problem for businesses, resulting in anything from extra work, inaccurate databased information to data loss to hackers. Do you know where your data is?
Let's go phishing
We want technology to be simple, yet often we run from the simple answers. "It can't be that easy." Sometimes it can. Some tips to spot phishing emails. Pass them on.
5 internal controls for very small non profits
Guest blogger Kelly Wessel is all about the importance of internal controls in preventing fraud for small businesses and nonprofits. But some very small nonprofits think they can't create the separation of duties normally required. Not so. Here's a scaled back way for small nonprofits to add layers of controls.
Businesses under siege
50 percent of small business were hacked in 2014. 85 percent of small businesses have been hacked at least once. the FBI says 'you will be hacked.' So what are you going to do about it? The odds aren't in your favor but that doesn't mean there isn't help.