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Bits, Bytes & Insights
Practical Technology Guidance. Real World Security Insight.
Explore hundreds of articles covering IT, cybersecurity, compliance, and business technology—written to educate, inform, and help you make better business decisions.
- Actionable Advice
- No Sales Pitch
- Real Experience Behind Every Post
👇 Practical guidance you can actually use—no fluff, just experience driven insight.
Are Smartphones Putting Your Business at Risk?
Smartphones are indispensable in today’s business world. Whether you’re a bakery owner checking online orders, a contractor managing job sites, or a boutique retailer responding to customer messages, your phone is likely your mobile command center.
But here’s the problem: that same smartphone could be the weakest link in your company’s cybersecurity chain.
With over 7 billion smartphones in use globally and more than half of employees using them for work, mobile devices are now a prime target for cybercriminals. And for small businesses—where resources are limited and IT support may be minimal—a single breach can be catastrophic.
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Top 9 IoT Related Security Threats Businesses Face
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly changing the technology landscape as we know it. Businesses worldwide are leveraging IoT for benefits such as seamless collaboration, access to comprehensive data and the ability to make stronger business decisions based on...
All You Need to Know About Least Privilege
In IT, the principle of least privilege (PoLP) refers to the concept that any process, program or user must be provided with only the bare minimum privileges (access or permissions) needed to perform a function. For instance, if a user account has been created for...
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risk: Your Untrained Employees
Cyber criminals work round the clock to detect and exploit vulnerabilities in your business’ network for nefarious gains. The only way to counter these hackers is by deploying a robust cybersecurity posture that’s built using comprehensive security solutions. However,...
Best Practices for a Secure Supply Chain
Your business’ cybersecurity posture must prioritize detection, evaluation and mitigation of risks posed by your supply chain. It is vital that your security is upgraded on a regular basis to better prepare for any worst-case scenarios. Having said that, it should...
How to Effectively Manage Supply Chain Risks
Digital transformation has made many things easier for businesses, right from inventory management and order processing to managing financials. On the flip side, however, it has also made companies more vulnerable to cyber attacks and data breaches. A breach occurring...
Ransomware: Cybersecurity’s Biggest Bully Yet
Can you imagine logging into your system to access your business data and being unable to do so? Talk about your worst nightmare coming true! Unfortunately, an increasing number of businesses around the world are living this nightmare with countless others coming in...
Defense Strategies to Combat Insider Threats
Insider threats are among the most dangerous cyber threats out there. Yet, organizations of all sizes seem to be either reluctant or negligent when it comes to fighting them. Over 50% of organizations don’t have an Insider Risk Response Plan and 40% don’t assess how...
The Dangers Within: Understanding Insider Threats
The year 2020 witnessed an unprecedented onslaught of cybersecurity threats across the world as the global workforce underwent a forced transition to remote work, but not all cybersecurity threats come from the outside. In a study conducted by Bitglass1, 61% of...
Making Ongoing Risk Management an Operational Standard
No business today is 100% secure from cyber threats and more businesses are waking up to this reality now more than ever before. It’s no wonder cybersecurity investment in 2020 is pegged to grow by 5.6% to reach nearly $43.1 billion in value.1 With cyber attacks...
Security – Do You Know Your Digital Risk?
Rapid technological advancement and rising global connectivity is reshaping the way the world is functioning. From higher productivity to improved customer satisfaction, technology has played a critical role in the growth of businesses across the world. The...
21 Questions to Determine if Your MSP is Ready for Prime-Time or Setting the Stage for Cybersecurity Problems
This article was written by Ryan Heidorn, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Steel Root. The article originally appeared in CISOMAG on November 20, 2020. ITNS Consulting has been allowed to re-post this content in its entirety with Ryan’s expressed permission. As if...
Email Security: The Dangers of the Inbox
Every now and then, an email with a catchy subject line appears in your inbox and you end up clicking on it, either because you’re curious about the subject line or because you assume the sender is trustworthy. Unfortunately, this is how most cyber attacks tend to...
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