Posts by SynchroNet Team
What Are the IRS Security Six Protocols
Maintaining a comprehensive security strategy to keep your customers’ data safe should be your number one priority as a business owner. However, keeping up with the constantly evolving security landscape can be challenging. The IRS has implemented what it calls the “Security Six” protocol designed for tax professionals. However, many different types of businesses can…
Read MoreWhat Your Business Needs to Know About CMMC
Starting this year (in 2020) The United States Department of Defense is rolling out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (or CMMC.) The CMMC is a certification standard aimed at contractors to strengthen their cybersecurity protocols. Many contractors have historically had weak cybersecurity practices, which is a danger to the entire country when they are working…
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Organization’s Network Performance
A slow network can kill your business. Important calls could drop in the middle. Cloud applications can take longer to load. Everyone loses valuable productivity when they have to wait around for the network to finish its task. Though it may be tempting to throw money at the network to fix the problem, more money…
Read MoreWhy Running an Unsupported OS Is a Terrible Idea
CentOS reaches the end of its life cycle in November. The question that organizations that run it and other operating systems that have reached (or are approaching) their end-of-life is this: what will happen if we continue to run this OS? Here are a few reasons why running an OS at the end of its…
Read MoreHow to Maintain Cybersecurity for Your Remote Workforce in 2020
It’s no secret in the industry that the more remote workers you have, the more vulnerabilities you open up in your business network. With the pandemic kicking the country in the teeth, having a workforce that works almost exclusively remotely is now a fact of life. This new normal is an old nightmare for IT…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Remote Workers Secure (According to Federal Guidelines)
In late April, The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) branch of the Department of Homeland Security released a website to help companies protect their employees while working remotely. It includes teleworking best practices from both CISA and the NSA. Follow these steps to secure your company while your employees work from home. Install…
Read MoreHow to Protect Yourself from MFA Vulnerabilities
Security experts agree; there is a soaring rise in Multi-Factor Authentication (or MFA) vulnerability attacks. In the face of most offices now being forced to work remotely, concerns are growing about its reduced effectiveness in the face of staff absences. Let’s go over how Multi-Factor Authentication protects your data, what vulnerabilities we know of in…
Read MoreBest Cybersecurity Practices for Your Company
Best Cybersecurity Practices for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Small and medium businesses now share cybersecurity threats that large enterprises handle daily. Since far more people work from home, IT staff in enterprises of all sizes have to deal with more vulnerabilities than ever. As small and medium-sized businesses also have less of a cybersecurity budget…
Read MoreHow AI Can Help Your Company Avoid Cyber Threats
How AI and Machine Learning Can Thwart (or Assist in) Cyber Threats AI and machine learning tools are critical for handling today’s cybersecurity threats because AI and machine learning are now also in the hands of criminals. The threat of cybercriminals weaponizing AI and machine learning to boost and expand their attacks is all too…
Read MoreHow Human Perception Can Increase Security Risks
Perception Biases in Information Security Threats (and How to Mitigate Their Risks) The current situation with the pandemic presents both technological and human-factor challenges for security. To maintain both personal and organizational security, people must make realistic observations of security risks. Here are the different cognitive biases we make, how it affects information security, and…
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