The most common threats are targeted attacks. These include spear-phishing emails, exploit of unpatched systems or software and crypto-ransomware attacks. However, part of the challenge with SMBs is awareness.
WatchGuard Technologies’ security analysts have announced their 2012 security predictions. Here are their top 10 predictions for the year ahead…
IT staff used to face a single enemy: the hacker. And with the right weapons, the hackers could be defeated. But in today’s world, IT managers have to be superheroes battling four titanic forces: technology, cultural change, evolving criminality, and human fallibility.
Craig Scroggie blogs about how SMBs should use the EOFY to reassess the protection given to their digital assets.
“What hackers like about a small business is that they tend to have more money in the bank than an end-user or consumer and less cyber defences than a larger company – making them a less sophisticated and lucrative target.”
Trend Micro’s Tina Su blogs about remaining vigilant online as the EOFY draws closer.
“Cybercriminals often capitalise on the tax season to launch a plethora of attacks and that is not surprising.”
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