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A security policy is a set of rules and guidelines that define how your business protects its information assets and systems. It establishes what actions need to be taken to prevent the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, or destruction of those assets and data. If your business deals with sensitive data, customer information, financial records, […]

Humans are extremely complex beings. Each one is different, possesses the ability to do good, or bad; to absorb knowledge or fail to understand basic concepts. They are also subject to manipulation, biases and extremes of emotion. Ultimately, as much as we’d like to believe we understand them, they are more likely to surprise us […]

Today, phishing is one of the most prevalent and dangerous types of cybercrime that businesses and individuals face nearly three decades after the word was first recorded, in 1995.  What is phishing?   It is a social engineering attack in which a malicious actor tries to trick or lure someone into divulging sensitive information, such as […]

In today’s digital landscape, your business relies on technology for your operations and growth. This reliance on technology means that your business is a target for cybercriminals. Investing in cybersecurity is your insurance against becoming a victim of a costly breach or worse.  According to Kaspersky and B2B International, the average cost of a SMB […]

A survey last year of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) found that more than half did not have any cybersecurity measures in place, with just over a third (36%) saying they were ‘not at all concerned’ about cyber-attacks or were ‘too small’ to be a target. Cyberattacks are increasing, and no business can afford […]

Nowadays, organisations have a better understanding of the potential risks associated with their reliance on technology to conduct business operations. The possibility of a cyberattack that could significantly impair an organization is a legitimate concern. Although there has been an overall increase in awareness, there are still numerous organisations that fail to give cybersecurity the […]

In today's world, cybersecurity has become an increasingly important aspect for organizations of all sizes. With the rise of digital transformation, the number of cyber-attacks has also increased, making it imperative for organisations to take steps to secure their Microsoft environments. Hardening is a process of securing and reinforcing a computer system or network to […]

It should come as no surprise that eight in 10 hacking-related breaches are due to weak/stolen passwords. Let’s be frank, changing passwords and following stringent password policies is a hassle; that’s why so many people set one ‘strong’ password and then use it across multiple accounts. Even then, if your password is shorter than 9 […]

The cost of cybercrime is predicted to hit $8 trillion, that’s correct, trillion, in 2023, growing to $10.5 trillion by 2025, according to the 2022 Official Cybercrime Report from Cybersecurity Ventures. To put that into perspective, it is the combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Japan and the United Kingdom combined. If cybercrime were a […]

The SMB market in Europe and more specifically in Malta has always been the dominating market with very large numbers of businesses. Governments continue to support this market through various incentives, specifically to digitise and adopt cloud strategies.  We saw such incentives pushed during the COVID-19 pandemic for SMBs to enable hybrid/remote work and increase […]