The first step to preventing breaches of your company’s computer network is understanding the most common causes of data breaches. More than half of data breaches involve criminal hacking, but not every data breach is the result of a planned cyberattack.

Imagine how scared and disoriented you would feel if you came home one day to find out that your house had been burglarized; at first, it is hard to tell what the burglars stole, because all of the possessions that are still there are not in their usual place. Your first task is to find out what is missing; this is one of the things the police will ask you if you report the crime.

Leaving clutter in your cache can be a security risk, especially if multiple people use the same computer. Your cache stores the data that you enter on websites. This means that other people who use the computer may be able to access your payment information or other sensitive details that you have entered on a website.

You don't have to be a cybersecurity consulting expert to know that complete abstinence from participating in social media is not the only way to avoid a cyberattack; social media is how many people interact with businesses or even with prospective employers. If social media is part of your company's marketing strategy, a New York cybersecurity consulting firm can help you avoid mistakes that will endanger the privacy of your data.

As an individual, the thought of how disruptive and costly it would be if your data got stolen is scary enough. Corporations and organizations have even more to fear; if their computer systems fall victim to a ransomware attack or account takeover, then thousands of clients, employees, or anyone else whose data is stored on the computer network, can become victims of identity theft.

As a business owner, have you ever asked yourself how intrusive your data collection policy is about your customers and whether all that data is really necessary?

These days, so many of the devices and websites we use in everyday life, including at work, require passwords. It is easy to become complacent and reuse passwords or make unique passwords that are very easy to guess

A vulnerability assessment begins with your cybersecurity team taking stock of the hardware and software with which your organization's employees come into regular contact. It also assesses the value of the data stored on your systems and the points of vulnerability of the data.

A ‘botnet’ is a term for a group of internet-connected devices that are infected with a form of malware that allows a cybercriminal to gain access. Botnets are increasingly becoming one of the biggest cybersecurity threats as hackers may be able to use them to gain access to sensitive information. In this article, you will find a more comprehensive explanation of botnet attacks, how they work, and the strategies that you can use to protect yourself and your network against them.

According to a recent report from Forbes, approximately 80 percent of businesses and organizations lack the proper cybersecurity protections. A firewall is one of the important cybersecurity defense tools. This raises an important question: Is a firewall truly enough to protect your sensitive information?