Companies in the United States experienced 1,093 breaches in 2016, according to a study from Statista, which resulted in 36 million records exposed. What is the actual cost of these attacks? According to this study, the average cost of cybercrime in the U.S. during 2016 was over $17 million. And here’s the kicker: 39 percent - the bulk of the total costs of a cyberattack - were attributed to data loss, according to this survey. Bottom line: If you can’t prevent data loss during a cyber attack or natural disaster, you’re going to lose a lot of money. To help you protect your company from such a catastrophe, we’ll show you how most organizations lose their data in the first place, and how you can prevent data loss … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Data Loss: 7 Ways to Safeguard Your Company
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Shadow IT Risks Can Be Prevented with These 4 Simple Tips
According to a survey conducted by Frost and Sullivan, more than 80 percent of respondents admitted to using non-approved SaaS applications in their jobs. That same study revealed that you could expect upwards of 35 percent of all SaaS apps in your company to be purchased and used without oversight. In other words… Your company is heavily exposed to shadow IT risks, and you're probably unaware of it. In fact, according to Cloud Adoption Practices & Priorities Survey Report, only 8% of companies know or understand the full scope of shadow IT within their organizations, while 72% of companies surveyed don’t know anything about shadow IT and its risks but want to learn more. We’re certain you want to know more, … [Read more...] about Shadow IT Risks Can Be Prevented with These 4 Simple Tips
AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure: Here’s What You Need to Know
According to Gartner, Inc., the highest growth in the public cloud services market will come from Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), which is projected to grow 36.8% in 2017 to reach $34.6 billion. And right now, there is a fierce battle being waged by the three major providers of IaaS: AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure. According to a 2017 survey of over 300 respondents conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance, Amazon’s AWS is the most popular IaaS platform, comprising 41.5% of application workloads. Microsoft Azure is in second place, holding 29.4% of application workloads, while Google Cloud Platform lags behind at 3% of application workloads. Fortunately for you, this battle has yielded lower prices, more features, and … [Read more...] about AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure: Here’s What You Need to Know
How to Prevent Phishing: 10 Tips
With a single click of your mouse, you could lose your identity, your savings, and your business - hook, line, and sinker. If you’d rather keep those things, then you need to learn how to prevent phishing. Today, anyone can be deceived by “phishers,” and no industry or organization is immune, regardless of its size. According to the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APGW), the total number of phishing attacks in 2016 was 1,220,523, a 65% increase over 2015. To help put that into perspective, the total number of phishing attacks per month in the 4th quarter of 2004 was 1,609. In the 4th quarter of 2016, APGW saw an average of 92,564 phishing attacks per month. That’s a 5,753% increase in phishing over 12 years. Phishers are … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Phishing: 10 Tips
In-House Exchange vs Hosted Exchange: What You Need to Know
When it comes to in-house Exchange vs hosted Exchange, many companies are faced with the hard decision between keeping what they know or jumping into the unknown. According to the Radicati Group, in 2014, 83% of Microsoft Exchange users were deploying it in-house, while only 17% were using cloud-based Office 365 or hosted Exchange servers. These figures make it seem like hosted Exchange is either too new to be adopted by established SMB’s and enterprises, or that it simply can’t compete with the offerings of an in-house server. But, that’s not the whole story… Radicati Group has projected that cloud-based Exchange deployments will rise from $8.7 billion in 2015 to $34.9 billion in 2019. These figures give us a better idea … [Read more...] about In-House Exchange vs Hosted Exchange: What You Need to Know