cybersecurity Archives - Timothy Dimoff

7-Point Business Continuity Checklist During Times of Crisis

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023Tim Dimoff

Suppose you’re running a very successful business with employees who depend on you for their livelihood. If a crisis were to happen – a tornado, fire, or intentional harmful act – would you be able to recover and put people back to work in a timely fashion? Here are seven measures that can help to protect your business and prepare it for the worst-case scenario. 7 Point Business Continuity Preparedness Checklist Know your natural disaster risks. You may be at risk for earthquakes if your business is in certain parts of California. In Florida, hurricanes. New Orleans, floods. Ohio’s typical disasters include flooding, thunder, lightning, tornadoes, winter storms, extreme heat, and fire. Develop two plans and policies –Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is a documented set of procedures to recover and protect a business’s IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster covering all computers,...

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7 Cybersecurity Threats Every K-12 School Faces

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022Tim Dimoff

Ransomware. DDoS. Phishing. Identify theft. Sadly, schools across the United States are becoming very familiar with these terms. Recent research indicates that K-12 institutions will have the highest rate of ransomware attacks of any industry in the coming years. For example, releasing sensitive student and teacher information can lead to identity theft. A hacker’s encryption of students’ grades and teachers’ lesson plans can lead to a loss of productivity (especially if they are not backed up) and thousands of taxpayer dollars being spent on replicating data that is gone. This is your opportunity to make cybersecurity a budget priority. Here are seven reasons why it’s important: Clickbait. The email may look legitimate, but unfortunately, it is not. A hyperlink that sends you to a malicious site is embedded in the text. This link has now taken down your school’s system. Solution: Ensure every employee has the highest email filter...

4 Cybersecurity Threats That Affect Every Organization

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021Tim Dimoff

You've worked hard to build your business and the last thing you need is a cyberattack to bring it to its knees. Find out more about the common cybersecurity threats and what you can do to prevent them. ...

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6 Ways to Protect Your Business from Data Theft

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021Tim Dimoff

Data theft is a growing problem for corporate America from stealing papers off a messy desk to hijacking sensitive, confidential info from the company server. Protect yours today! ...

What is the Dark Web?

January 4, 2020January 29, 2020Tim Dimoff

October is a cybersecurity month. When deciding what to write about, I recalled a surprising fact: Most people have not heard of the “dark web.” It is out there, though, and it’s essential to know where it resides and why it is considered “dark” in nature. Once you grasp an understanding of the dark web, there are things you can do to prevent becoming a victim of cybercrime. 3 Layers Down To understand what the dark web is, the first thing to know is there are mostly three layers to the world wide web (www): Surface Web Deep Web Dark Web 1. Surface Web This is the web the everyday person uses on their smart devices and personal computers. The sites accessed on the surface web have been indexed by DNS (domain name servers) web servers that provide specific pages to a web browser by resolving an alphanumeric web...