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Cybersecurity

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: Is Your MSP Keeping You Secure? (Part 6)

Not only are cybersecurity threats growing in number, but they’re evolving too. As discussed throughout the cybersecurity series, businesses have to watch out for a variety of tactics which cybercriminals employ, ranging from malware attacks, to eavesdropping, to phishing. Cybercriminals are constantly developing more advanced methods of sneaking into your infrastructure and stealing your data, and unfortunately this means you need to spend more resources on refining your cybersecurity to combat the situation.

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Tags: Antivirus, cloud security, Cybersecurity, disaster recovery, endpoint detection and response, endpoint protection, extended detection and response, malware, managed detection and response, MDR, MFA, MSP, ransomware, Remote Work, Security, XDR, Zero Trust,
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Cybersecurity

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: Running Virtual Penetration Tests (Part 5)

Regardless of how many resources you’ve spent building your digital fortress to protect against cyberattacks, there is only one way you can be certain it will hold up to potential threats—by putting it to the test. Specifically what is being referred to is a penetration test, where trusted cybersecurity professionals are authorized to simulate a cyberattack. Here, a variety of tactics are employed which are commonly used by cybercriminals to attempt to gain unauthorized access to the network system. Of course, the cybersecurity professionals don’t actually do any damage by performing the simulation. This is why this procedure is often known as ‘ethical hacking’, or hacking without fraudulent intention. Essentially, by practicing cyber attack scenarios businesses can learn both how their defenses would perform when challenged with a security threat, and whether or not they can actually be confident implementing those same defenses in the real-world. Moreover, they can also keep track of performance statistics, find out where improvements need to be made, and ultimately develop a more secure network system.

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Tags: cloud, compliance, Cybersecurity, endpoint protection, Security, Traditional Penetration Testing, Virtual Penetration Testing, Zero Trust,
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Cloud Security

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: The Risks of Working from Home – A Zero Trust Approach (Part 4)

Whether it be improved flexibility or improved productivity, working remotely entails a variety of added benefits. However, there are cybersecurity risks which accompany these benefits. This entry in The Evolution of Cybersecurity series will detail what the risks associated with working from home are, the threats cybercriminals employ, and how a zero trust approach can help in their mitigation.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Eavesdropping, malware, MFA, phishing, ransomware, Remote Work, Zero Trust,
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Cloud Security

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: Multi-Factor Authentication (Part 3)

When you’re logging in to an account, whether it be for work, entertainment, social media, or so on, multi-factor authentication means that one single authentication factor isn’t sufficient to gain access. The term “multi”, in multi-factor authentication, suggests that at least two or more authentication factors are required to log in successfully. Here are the possible forms of authentication factors:

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Tags: cloud, cloud security, Cybersecurity, Duo, endpoint protection, malware, managed detection and response, MFA, multi-factor authentication, passcode, passphrase, password, phishing, ransomware,
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Cloud Security

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: Ideal Endpoint Protection (Part 2)

The first part of The Evolution of Cybersecurity series, titled What Poor Endpoint Protection Entails, covered why antivirus (AV) software should not be relied upon for endpoint protection. In fact, the senior vice president for information from Symantec claims that the majority of attacks go undetected by traditional AV. The first takeaway is that common forms of AV are ineffective against encryption. The AV doesn’t have the key to access the file, and as such, it may not be analyzed, leaving the system vulnerable. The second takeaway is that AV must be configured independently for each unique device, including fax machines and printers. This may require significant manual labour if the devices are not linked, and automatically updated, via the cloud. Therefore, it can be costly and is often neglected.Read More…

Tags: cloud security, Cybersecurity, endpoint detection and response, endpoint protection, extended detection and response, managed detection and response, MDR,
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Cloud Security

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: What Poor Endpoint Protection Entails (Part 1)

Considering March is fraud prevention month, it brings with it a wake-up call for businesses to evaluate their cybersecurity practices. The statistics confirm that this should be of your concern.  With a 600% increase since the pandemic, the cost of cybercrime is estimated to be around 1% of global GDP. Canada is no exception—nearly 60 percent of Canadian organizations were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2022, costing Canadian organizations $5.6 million USD.

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Tags: Antivirus, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, EDR, endpoint detection and response, endpoint protection, extended detection and response, managed detection and response, MDR, ransomware, virus, XDR,
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Cloud Hosting

Why Cloud Support Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

When something goes wrong—whether it be human error, software or hardware failure, or even criminal activity—this hinders productivity. All of the people affected by this issue then rely on the assistance of someone who holds the expertise to offer a solution. Of course, this situation varies greatly by how widespread the catastrophe is, but regardless, the most valuable asset immediately becomes the cloud support team who is equipped to fix the issue. In these instances, it doesn’t matter how educated, or skilled, your employees are at performing their job. The only way productivity is going to get back on track is through the doing of your designated IT professionals. It is here where overlooking cloud support can make all the difference. If you don’t have cloud support ready to repair the ship (that is cloud hosted infrastructure), then it will sink at sea.Read More…

Tags: Cloud Redundancy, cloud security, disaster recovery, scalability, Transparency,
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Case Studies

CASE STUDY: Peer Support South East Ontario (PSSEO)

“Cloud Metric has been a perfect extension to our IT department, and have delivered precisely what we needed. They are all in, sleeves pulled up, ready to take on any challenge or opportunity as they present themselves.”
– Todd Buchanan – Peer Support Centre Manager

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Tags: case study, cloud migration, cloud security, compliance, Cybersecurity, disaster recovery, enterprise resource planning, Infrastructure, modernization, MSP, privacy law, PSSEO,