4 Things Small Businesses Should Know about Data Backup

4 Things Small Businesses Should Know about Data Backup

Sure, you’ve got data backups in place — but are you confident that your data is completely safe and secure? Without the highest level of security possible, personally identifiable information (PII) is at risk to today’s talented and motivated cyber criminals. Creating a solid data protection and backup policy is crucial, especially for businesses in the health and financial sectors. Here are 4 things that all small businesses should know about backing up your data.

1. Human Errors Happen

Even with the best training and the most proactive staff members, human error is always a possibility. Problems caused by humans can happen in a variety of ways, such as poor password selection, clicking a link that turns out to be malware, or sharing passwords with others. Even the most innocent mistake can cause a catastrophic data loss — an error that can cost thousands of dollars to resolve and can result in reduced client confidence. Leaving a desk unattended or a computer unlocked overnight are two of the key ways that data loss occurs.

2. Protect Your Endpoints

Do you offer WiFi for your staff or clients? Each device that connects to your network is a potential inlet to your sensitive data. With today’s philosophy of remote workers and distance communications, it’s all too easy to allow cyber criminals to infiltrate your protected network. Your cyber security should provide a robust back and recovery solution that allows you easy access to your data in a short period of time. Restoring traditional virtual machines takes a fair bit of time, so you should look for a solution that is robust enough to restore both the data and the virtual machines on which the data is stored. This is especially important in the case of a catastrophic data loss or failure such as a natural disaster as it will help bring your business back online quickly.

3. The Real Cost of Downtime

When your systems are down not only does productivity grind to a halt, but you’re also frustrating customers and vendors by your inability to process orders or payments. Think about it: the data on your computer systems likely runs your entire business. Without access to inventory levels or financial data on your customers, there’s not a lot that your high-paid staff members can do other than manually write change orders. Experts estimate that IT downtime costs small businesses upwards of $1.55 million per year — an astronomical figure for a technology fail that could have been prevented or quickly remediated.

4. Live Monitoring is Important

The cost of downtime should convince you that getting back online quickly after a breach or data loss is crucial to your business success. Quick access to your data requires immediate notification and quick resolution of the problem, something that can be difficult if not impossible if your system is not being monitored in real-time. Even waiting 6-8 hours until an operations team comes in for the day shift can cost you and your business thousands of dollars of profit and an untold number of lost customers. Active monitoring often allows your security partner to pinpoint the problem and stop it before it spreads to disrupt more of your business. Remediation can begin immediately, instead of hours after the problem occurred.

At Coretelligent, our business security professionals are always looking for ways to ensure that your business systems and data stay secure. Our CoreBDR solution is a state-of-the-art data backup and restore process that enables us to restore both your virtual machines and data at the same time — saving you time and money. Learn more about this offering as well as our complementary 360Support offering today by contacting us at 855-841-5888.

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“Broadpwn” Wireless Exploit – iOS and Android Devices

July 24, 2017 – A recently discovered wireless vulnerability in a popular line of Broadcom wireless chips used in many mobile devices has been patched and Coretelligent advises users to upgrade immediately.   This exploit has been dubbed “Broadpwn” by security researchers, as this exploit affects hundreds of millions of smartphones and other devices that use a set of Broadcom chips released started a few years ago.

Affected devices are the iPhone 5 and later, fourth-generation iPads and later, and the sixth-generation iPod touch.  Apple’s release note explained, “An attacker within range may be able to execute arbitrary code on the Wi-Fi chip,” and attributed its discovery to Nitay Artenstein of Exodus Intelligence.  To use this proximity attack, a malicious party would need to be within range of a user with a vulnerable device. That limits the potential effect, but also means that anyone with an unpatched device remains at risk from hackers using heavily trafficked public places or targeted employees of specific companies, organizations, or government agencies.

On July 5, Google released a patch for the flaw for Android systems. Apple’s update (iOS 10.3.3) came on July 19. So far, there have been no reports of this flaw being exploited in the wild.

iOS 10.3.3 – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207923
Android Patch – https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01

Coretelligent recommends that all users upgrade their respective iOS or Android devices immediately.

 

By: Chris Messer, SVP of Technology & Chief Engineer

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6 Cybersecurity Tips For Your Business You Can’t Ignore

Today’s business relationships have a high level of complexity, often due to interconnected systems and the need to share information at all levels. Integrations between organizations may be operationally efficient, but they can cause a lot of cybersecurity concerns. A threat assessment of your business may turn up multiple areas where hackers could infiltrate your sensitive information and business-critical systems. Cybercriminals don’t discriminate based on the size of your business: small organizations are nearly as likely to be attacked as large scale enterprises. These six cybersecurity tips provide you with an added layer of protection for your business.

1. Strengthen Your Passwords

While technology professionals generally understand the value of having incredibly secure passwords, it can be challenging to convince users the value of regularly changing their access information. Keep fighting the good fight with your users — weak passwords and those that contain information that’s easily guessed such as family names or birth dates are causing an unacceptable level of risk for your organization.

2. Control Access to Data

Perhaps you gather credit card numbers or other PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in order to charge an order or answer customer questions. That’s fine, but are there individuals who have access to this sensitive data who truly don’t need it? Protect your customers and your employees by limiting the access to certain pieces of data to a “need to know” group of individuals. If you must store this information, regularly audit access levels and login information to ensure that employees don’t have extraneous access levels when they move between departments, for instance.

3. Never Skip an Update or Patch

Software that hasn’t been updated or patched regularly is one of the most dangerous things in your business. Software vendors release patches and updates anytime there are significant changes in the platform or to fix vulnerabilities that have been discovered. Skipping these patches can have immediate and long-term negative consequences.

4. Use Data Encryption

Encrypting your data — both the data that’s in motion and data that’s resting — is an incredibly important component of cybersecurity today. If your data isn’t already encrypted in the cloud, work with your solutions provider to add another layer of protection to your data. If your critical data is protected by 256-bit security, hackers will find it difficult if not impossible to crack the code and make any sense of the encrypted data. Unfortunately, hackers have determined that they only need to block you from getting your data, hence the rise of ransomware.

5. Practice Proactive Data Protection

Protecting your information assets requires a multi-faceted approach that includes robust backup and restore options, improved internal security practices and enhanced monitoring and reporting. CoreArmor from Coretelligent provides a holistic approach to safeguard your organization with infiltration testing, vulnerability assessments, compliance reporting and discovery management reporting.

6. Control Your Endpoints

Employees are continually on the lookout for ways to become more productive regardless of their physical location. That has caused a rise in the number of laptops, tablets and smartphones that access corporate networks from remote locations or via WiFi networks. If the data being accessed on these diverse endpoints aren’t secure, cyber criminals can gain access much more easily than in the past.

Taking these steps will help reduce the risk of a cybersecurity incident that could cost your organizations tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, plus a great deal of lost productivity. The unfortunate reality is that many businesses will be hit by a hacker at some point. Quick notification of any breach allows you to begin remediation immediately to reduce the overall impact on your business. Contact the security professionals at Coretelligent today at 855-841-5888 or fill out our quick online contact form for a personalized initial consultation.

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5 Ways You Can Prevent a Data Breach at Your Organization

According to the 2017 study by the Ponemon Institute, it takes businesses an average of 191 days to identify that there’s been a data breach. That means that your sensitive customer data and systems have been compromised for more than six months before you realize that something is happening and begin remediation activities. That’s a staggering amount of time, especially when you consider that many businesses are storing confidential financial and health information for thousands of individuals. This slow response to cyber attacks can put your business in a difficult situation where you’re apologizing to customers about the lack of security around their data. Here are 5 steps that you can take to reduce the possibility your organization will experience a major data breach.

1. Ongoing Training

Any technology professional can tell you that the majority of the breaches they see are caused by a well-meaning individual who shares their password, or someone who takes a step they didn’t realize would be compromising security. This could be anything from clicking a questionable link within their email to forgetting to losing their smartphone or laptop. Ongoing training and awareness for all of your business and technology users can help reduce the possibility of data theft from employees.

2. Active Password Management

Are you confident that all of your users have secure passwords? If you don’t have structures in place to prevent it, you might find that users — even on the technology team — have utilized passwords that are too easily guessed. Having server passwords or logins that still contain “admin” or “administrator” is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to data breaches. This reduces the work that hackers have to do to gain access to your information.

3. Access Reviews

Have you revoked access to all individuals who have left the organization, or who no longer need to see confidential data? Regular access reviews are crucial to maintaining a high level of security. Anytime employees move between teams, it’s a good idea to review their access levels to ensure they can’t accidentally share sensitive information.

4. Intrusion Detection

You don’t want your organization to become a statistic — one of the thousands of companies who took months to determine that your data security had been breached. Implementing regular vulnerability assessments and active intrusion detection ensure that you’re notified quickly of any unauthorized access to information systems so remediation can begin immediately.

5. Behavioral Monitoring

Unauthorized activity from external sources isn’t the only thing you should be monitoring within your cyber security profile. Your team also needs to implement behavioral monitoring, so you can see when even authorized users are taking steps that are unusual or unexpected. This type of monitoring notifies you proactively whenever your network or server access is at an unexpected or unusual level based on past usage.

You can see how each of these various stages of security work together and build upon one another to help reduce the possibility of a data breach within your organization. As a bonus, here’s a sixth way you can ensure your business stays protected: through compliance reporting and accessible analytics. Each level of security integration adds a layer of armor to protect the security of your business and customer data. Ready to boost your cybersecurity protection with our revolutionary CoreArmor cyber security solutions? Contact the professionals at Coretelligent today at 855-841-5888 to find the office nearest you. You can also download our complimentary whitepaper entitled “What You Need to Know About the State of Cybersecurity” today to dig deep into the challenges facing today’s businesses.

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Debunking Common Cloud Security Myths

Having data that’s highly mobile is an essential requirement for many businesses, but there is an irrational fear of moving to the cloud and off-premise due to the many myths around cloud security. The truth is, any data storage platform can be hacked given the right time and attention from cyber criminals. There are many ways to reduce the possibility of an infiltration as well as procedures you can put into place to quickly recover should you experience a security breach. Cloud platforms offer a number of benefits that you won’t find with on-premise solutions like regulatory compliance, flexibility, minimized risk, high-availability environments — and yes, data security. Don’t believe the myths that are floating around about the dangers associated with moving to the cloud.

Cloud is Easier for Hackers to Access

It seems to make sense: anything stored outside your physical location is probably more susceptible to dangers, right? This doesn’t hold true when it comes to cloud security. New security measures include advanced encryption for data that is in transit as well as data at rest in the cloud. The proactive monitoring and firewalls provide added levels of protection for your data at all stages. Cloud providers have the stringent monitoring processes in place that allow quick notification of any breach, allowing businesses to react quickly to restore access to critical business systems.

Cloud Data Isn’t Well-Protected

Information stored in a cloud-based solution like CoreCloud is often geo-diversified: meaning the data is stored in multiple locations around the country or even the world. Then there’s natural disasters to consider — the redundancies offered by cloud negates the devastating potential of fire or flood to data stored on-premise in one location. While it may feel a little uncomfortable to allow your data to leave your physical location, the reality is that your information is much safer in a secure and protected data center. These locations are often manned and have additional access security procedures in place such as key cards or biometric access.

Cloud Computing is Too Expensive

Another myth that causes a lot of challenges for businesses is that cloud storage is much more expensive than on-premise solutions. Fortunately, a few quick conversations with your service provider is often enough to debunk this myth. Traditional storage solutions are difficult to scale and often require physical and personnel resources to deploy. Access to cloud is easily scalable both up and down, meaning you’re only paying for the storage and solutions that you need when you need them. Periods of growth can be especially expensive if you’re not utilizing cloud solutions, as provisioning new physical systems takes time and effort — taking resources away from business-critical needs.

Cloud is Too New to be Trusted

Would you be surprised to learn that the core of cloud computing has been around since the early 1990s? While it has certainly gained prominence in recent years, the key concepts have actually been around since the 1950s and has continued to grow and evolve since that time. According to IDG Research, “Cloud technology is becoming a staple to an organization’s infrastructure, as 70 percent have at least one application in the cloud”. Businesses of all sizes have moved some or all of their applications and data to the cloud.

It’s Difficult to Get Support for Cloud

One of the key benefits of cloud computing is 24/7/365 access to professionals with a deep knowledge of security procedures. With Coretelligent’s 360 Support, you’ll have quick access to support, monitoring and management solutions when you need them. From security to infrastructure, support for cloud computing is strong and continuously improving.

No technology is perfect or unable to be hacked, and there are no absolutes in cloud security. However, proactive security and monitoring provide you with the support that you need to maintain exceptional business uptime. Cloud can provide you with the transparency and flexibility required to scale your business. Ready to learn more about how solutions like CoreCloud will benefits your business? Contact us today at 855-841-5888 or meet our team online.

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Whats Considered a Data Breach

The words “data breach” are enough to throw fear into the hearts of IT security professionals and business people across alike. There are so many potential repercussions when something happens to your sensitive data. Customers leaving. The cost of notification. News stories that share your predicament with the world. Time spent away from other projects on cleanup and remediation of any holes. It can be almost paralyzing to think about the long-term negative effects on your business, but are you truly clear on what is considered a data breach?

Data Breach or a Hack?

While mainstream media may use the words “hack” and “data breach” interchangeably, these are two distinct cybersecurity events. The word hack brings to mind a shadowy figure in a dark room with plenty of computer monitors scattered in an array — just looking for a vulnerability in a particular system. The reality is that the setting may be different, but the malicious actor or actors is real. Someone, somewhere is actively attempting to break down the cyber defenses of your business in an attempt to hold your system for ransom or steal lucrative private information. While knowing that your system has been infiltrated, or hacked, is bad news it isn’t necessarily the worst news. Your private data may still be safe if it’s held within a more secure subsystem.

A data breach is somewhat different, and occurs when data that is unintentionally left vulnerable through human error or negligence is viewed by someone who is not authorized to view it. This covers a wide range of behavior from someone in the wrong department viewing personal data and jotting down a credit card number for later use to the massive data loss that Equifax experienced where the personal information of 143 million Americans was exposed to attackers.

What Gets Stolen in a Data Breach?

While financial information such as bank and credit card information is of prime interest to cyber criminals, personally identifiable information (PII) is also a big target. This could be anything from Social Security number, birth dates, family names and more — anything that could be used to impersonate an individual and steal their identity. Names and email addresses, physical addresses are all of interest to individuals, too. Email addresses are a hot commodity simply because hackers are then able to target people with phishing attacks that share enough personal information that they seem to be from a legitimate business. Clicking on the links within the emails can expose additional personal information or provide access to your computer through malware.

Data Breach Statistics

Sure, this all sounds bad, but it won’t happen to your business. Maybe, maybe not — but you’re definitely better safe than sorry in this case! More than 12 million credit card numbers were exposed in 2017 alone, a number that skyrocketed 88% over 2016. There are no organizations that are immune, especially businesses such as dental or health practices or law offices. Even small offices are vulnerable to this type of criminal activity or employee negligence such as weak or insecure passwords. What’s worse is that it takes up to 191 days on average for an organization to realize that their data has been compromised.

Active monitoring is one of the best ways to ensure that your business systems and stored personal information stays secure. With CoreArmore from Coretelligent, you can be confident that your business is secure and that our dedicated, holistic approach will help protect the digital assets of your business. Our cyber security professionals will work closely with you to analyze your needs and deploy the most relevant solutions to maintain a high level of security. Contact us today at 855-841-5888 or via email to sales@coretelligent.com to get started protecting your business.

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Is a Public or Private Cloud the Right Choice for Your Company?

There are some common cloud security myths that may make the conversation around moving hosting from on-premise to the cloud challenging for your leadership team. The thought of losing control of your data and applications may be holding you back from realizing the powerful benefits of moving to the cloud. There are many complexities that come with any type of infrastructure shift, and one of the key challenges you will need to work through is determining whether you should select a private or public cloud. There are unique nuances that may make one of these cloud-based storage solutions a better fit for your organization.

Public Cloud

Upgrade and maintenance costs are mitigated with any type of cloud solution, but a public cloud makes the most sense when you are not storing specific PII (Personally Identifiable Data) or highly secure information. Public cloud deployments have a relatively low entry point, and allow you to access your information regardless of your physical location, just like a private cloud. While information is not co-mingled within a public cloud, it is important to note that your data is likely to be sharing a server with another organization. The upside is that you have access to seamless scalability whenever you need it. If your business relies on being compliant to various government standards, it’s going to be more challenging to gain that certification with a public cloud as it relies on multi-tenancy to bring down the overall costs.

Private Cloud

A private cloud is an instance that is solely dedicated to your organization. While sharing many of the benefits of a public cloud such as unlimited scalability, private clouds go a step further when it comes to security. Private clouds make security certifications easier as your data and applications are stored on state-of-the-art virtualized hardware platforms. In addition, utilizing a private cloud as opposed to a public cloud allows you more flexibility in terms of configuration to support your specific business needs.

Security is the Key Difference

While security within a public cloud environment is still quite strong, only a logical separation controls access to data and applications. Cloud services are often low-cost, entry-level options for smaller organizations or those who are just dipping their toes into a cloud infrastructure environment. Google, Amazon AWS and Microsoft are some of the main providers of public cloud platforms. Alternatively, an enterprise public cloud offers dedicated servers and resources that are more secure and tailored. Having a trusted partner to manage your cloud implementations ensures that either solution will reduce the cost of in-house technology infrastructure and allow your business to scale effectively and much more rapidly than with traditional on-premise storage.

The good news is that you don’t have to make this journey to the cloud alone. The knowledgeable team at Coretelligent is always available to help you walk through the various scenarios and determine which is right for your organization. Very often, our team finds that our CoreCloud private cloud offers the greatest benefit and enhanced security for your organization. Contact us today toll free at 855-841-5888, or request a free initial consultation online to see how dedicated, virtualized hosting provides you with 99.99% uptime and 24/7/365 support for your advanced computing needs.

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How to Become a Cyber Security Expert

Becoming a cyber security expert starts with a thorough understanding of the various systems that can interconnect within any business. This isn’t information that you can gather overnight, or by simply studying a few books — it takes time and experience to see how everything works together. There are thousands of computer systems and literally millions of ways that systems and software can be configured together. The change in the cyber security industry on an annual basis is staggering, so it’s imperative to be a lifelong learner if you’re interested in becoming a cyber security expert. Here are some ways to become a cyber security expert.

Cyber Security Skills

There are severe shortages of cyber security professionals, meaning that people are jumping from finance or audit backgrounds into this in-demand direction. The Information Systems Auditing and Control Association estimates that there will be a shortage of 2 million skilled professionals by the end of 2019, so it’s no surprise that people are interested in helping fill the gap. Along with strong technical skills, individuals who are successful in cyber security have a range of skills:

  • Methodical and detail-oriented
  • Creative thinking (linking together disparate systems and software in new ways)
  • Programming know-how
  • Security analysis
  • Malware analysis and reversal
  • Risk analysis and mitigation
  • Intrusion detection

While all of these skillsets aren’t required, they provide the backbone of a truly three-dimensional cyber security expert.

Cyber Security Career Paths

Cyber security professionals have multiple career paths available to them, starting as IT technicians or web developers and leading up through the ranks to system administrator or network administrator. With more than one-third of all cyber security jobs in the U.S. requiring specific or advanced certifications, it’s no surprise that continuing education is recommended for these professionals. Advanced management-level cyber security positions are often highly specialized, too. Here are a few of the most common cyber security career paths.

  • Security Consultant. These professionals are a type of catch-all in the cyber security world, needing to be flexible and competent across a wide range of companies and industries. These positions often require a bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field as well as working their way through the ranks in general security or IT while pursuing advanced training and certifications.
  • Security Architect. System and security architects are often passionate about finding new resolutions to emerging problems and thinking at a strategic level about complex issues. They often begin as a security administrator or systems engineer and progress through advanced education opportunities to the security architect role.
  • White-Hat Intrusions / Ethical Hacker. Penetration tester is perhaps a more palatable term for these individuals, who are solely focused on finding weaknesses in your current configurations of hardware and software as well as testing potential options you plan to implement. These individuals may or may not have formal training, but are often certified at advanced levels in particular solutions.
  • CISO (Chief Information Security Officer). This senior level position is often an executive in the organization, reporting to either the CEO or CIO. Individuals spend years honing their strategic know-how while overseeing security and technical teams. They often have a Masters in Business Administration with a focus on security or technology before being promoted to this position.

The path to becoming a cyber security expert is varied, but the one thing that these individuals have in common is their dedication to protecting the businesses that they serve. At Coretelligent, we have a talented staff of professionals who devote a great deal of time to their ongoing education — ensuring that they have the tools and knowledge needed to protect your organization through a combination of active monitoring with 360 Support and powerful software tools such as CoreArmor and CoreBDR. Contact us today to see how we can support your organization’s cyber security needs.

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3 Hidden Benefits of a Comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan

The dangers of not having a disaster recovery plan are myriad, from soft costs of lost productivity to more concrete charges such as mailing letters to notify customers of an outage or breach. These costly situations can damage organizations of all sizes, making it difficult if not impossible to recover without extensive damage control. However, creating a disaster recovery plan takes time and effort away from critical business objectives. How can you justify the effort needed to create a comprehensive plan when it’s hard to predict when — or if — the plan will ever be used? Use these 3 hidden benefits of a comprehensive disaster recovery plan as part of your justification for skeptical business users.

1. Protecting Customer Relationships

One of the key concerns today for customers is the security of their data when they’re making a purchase online, on the phone or in a physical store location. Massive data breaches are reported on a regular basis, and some organizations never fully recover from the negative publicity that goes hand-in-hand with major system failures. The stated costs of downtime can be as high as $5,600 per minute according to Gartner analysts. Unfortunately, truly catastrophic losses of multiple days gives customers plenty of time to consider exactly how loyal they are to you. When you’re able to get up and running again quickly and efficiently — and with a solid communication strategy in place — you’re instilling confidence in your customers and keeping them within the fold.

2. Reducing Vendor Charges

Any time you are not able to accept shipments as expected or pay your bills for more than a few days, you’re likely to start racking up various charges from vendors and other partners. It’s also important to consider that not only are the charges continuing to roll in, sales are likely to be reduced during the same time period. Industry professionals note that companies that are unable to fully resume operations in 10 days or less are unlikely to survive. That’s a pretty tight schedule if you’re a small organization with limited internal resources.

3. Retaining Compliance

Becoming compliant with today’s rigorous standards can be quite a process — one that can be quickly undone by a serious disaster that affects the security of your data. PCI compliance is one of the security standards that is often touted for eCommerce, but how much time does it take to regain your compliance rating after a data breach or other disaster? Depending on the types of compliance your organization is required to maintain, you may be facing expensive re-certification before you’re able to proceed with operations. Third-party compliance assessments are not cheap, There’s also the possibility that bringing systems back online after a physical disaster such as hardware failure, fire or flooding can leave your systems vulnerable to cyber attack.

The high cost of veering away from critical business objectives and taking the time to create a comprehensive disaster recovery plan is time well spent. Data breaches, malware and other disasters are a common occurrence for organizations of all sizes, with simple issues such as hardware failure and power outages being the leading causes of unplanned downtime for businesses. Coretelligent is your trusted partner to mitigate these risks, with our CoreBDR solution providing you with a state-of-the-art solution for data protection. CoreBDR enables secure rapid backup and restore functionality for businesses of all sizes. Learn more and request your free initial consultation by calling our knowledgeable professionals toll free today at 855-841-5888.

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Is Your Law Firm Doing Everything Possible to Protect Client Data?

Working with client information can be a challenge, especially when your staff needs immediate access to sensitive data. Law firm technology professionals have been wrestling with the thorny problem of balancing information access with security and compliance for many years, but is your law firm taking all possible steps to protect personal and confidential client data? Here are a few of the ways that law firms are protecting their clients — and their infrastructure — from cybercrime.

Making Cybersecurity a Priority

Law firms are an attractive target for hackers due to the high probability of finding confidential client and case information. Legal institutions are likely to store a range of information from employment contracts to patent disputes, all of which can be leveraged to steal corporate intelligence as well as personally identifiable information (PII). Law firms are faced with the reality that it may be only a matter of time before their cybersecurity defenses are breached, potentially leading to massive liabilities and expenses. This has led to an increased effort to protect the software platforms and infrastructure that make up the digital assets of a law firm.

Identifying Risk Factors

It is not uncommon for it to take organizations upwards of six months to determine that a data breach has occurred, especially if there are not aggressive cybersecurity procedures in place that include active notifications. Protecting your client’s sensitive information begins with a full audit of the types of data and individual access levels. Law firms may find that employees are sharing passwords, old accounts have not been fully deactivated and that employees have access to more information than is strictly necessary for them to perform the functions of their job. A full audit of your current solutions and access levels will help identify any areas for improvement.

Deploying Advanced Security Measures

Spear phishing and whaling are two of the many techniques that hackers may employ in an attempt to gain access to the valuable information that is stored within your law firm. Cybercriminals often rely on these relatively simplistic tools to infiltrate a weak system, where they are able to spend time determining the type of confidential and personal information is available before extracting the data that they need. When you work with a partner to put advanced security measures in place, you not only lessen your overall vulnerability to cyberattacks but also increase the chances that any hacking or data breach will be noticed — and quickly halted.

Single Source of Protection

A comprehensive cybersecurity solution allows you to simplify management and tighten security overall by reducing the possibility that crucial systems will be overlooked. Security threats continue to evolve, and it is time-consuming and expensive to maintain the knowledge and tools internally that you would need to effectively combat these threats. A single source of protection such as Coretelligent’s CoreArmor provides you with the threat protection that you need to rapidly identify and remediate network or data attacks. When paired with an advanced backup and data recovery solution, your law firm gains the progressive security posture that is imperative to your long-term success.

 

If there are steps that you are missing in the quest to protect your confidential client data, contact the professionals at Coretelligent today at 855-841-5888 for a complimentary initial consultation. We specialize in cybersecurity for law firms and other organizations with unique compliance needs and complex data structures. Our full suite of security, backup, data recovery and cloud storage software is fully backed by our award-winning 360 Support and our white glove service guarantee.

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