Benefits of Cyber Security Awareness Training
In the world of cyber security, employees are your first line of defense. Employees are online all day, moving between web pages, watching videos, receiving emails, and downloading applications, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks. Security awareness training can...
Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Scanning: Explaining the Difference
On average, it takes a business around 197 days to discover that they’ve been the victim of a data breach. On the other hand, businesses that contain a breach in less than 30 days are likely to save over a million dollars, on average, than those that didn’t. That’s a...
Benefits of a SOC (Security Operation Center)
The benefits of a SOC (Security Operation Center) for businesses are incredibly vast. So much so that 72% of organizations believe that their SOC is essential to their cyber security strategy. But what makes a SOC an effective SOC? What is it about this specialized...
Internal Penetration Testing vs External Penetration Testing
Data security is top of mind for businesses today as they look to avoid becoming the next victim of cybercrime. In an increasingly remote and networked world, hackers are constantly on the lookout for vulnerabilities that leave businesses wide open to attacks. By now,...
The 5 Different Penetration Testing Methodologies
The only way to truly safeguard your business against attacks is to approach your network the same way cybercriminals would approach it: by trying to penetrate it. Choosing the optimal penetration testing methodology can help you identify the areas where your network...
How Much Does Penetration Testing Cost?
Over the past decade, the number of data breaches in the U.S. has risen over 151% from 662 data breaches in 2010 to 1,001 data breaches in 2020. Affecting more than 155.8 million individuals, the need to safeguard sensitive data and network security is at an all-time...
8 Major Types of Penetration Testing
In 2020, the average cost to businesses that experienced a data breach was $150 million. And with hacking via attack vectors making up over half of the world’s most recent data breaches worldwide (the other half is made up of phishing and malware), the threat...
Common Network Vulnerabilities & Cyber Security Threats
With an increasing reliance on remote work and digital communication, businesses are facing more cyber security risks than ever before—and closing your network vulnerabilities is the key to minimizing that risk. Take ransomware, for instance (just one of the types of...
Should the Average Small Business Send Its Employees to Coding Bootcamp?
The average small business employer doesn’t think of paying to upskill their employees unless it’s for a specific reason, a new technology or machine that the company must work with, for example. Businesses often do not even upgrade their computers to the...
