Cloud Security
Your Guide to Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication: Cost and Strategies for Remote Workforce Security
When you plan to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA), it’s about more than just giving your employees an extra step in their workday. It’s about adding barriers that bad actors can’t, or won’t, cross. This is especially important for hybrid or remote teams.
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PCI Security Policy & Template: Ensure Compliance, Reduce Breach Risks, and Build Customer Trust
Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) can feel daunting for smaller organizations, especially those with limited time and resources. However, a PCI security policy is the backbone of compliance efforts. It ensures consistent practices to protect sensitive cardholder data and build customer trust.
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Cloud Security Policy 101: Protect Your Data in the Cloud
Small and mid-market businesses (SMBs) have increasingly embraced the cloud for application usage, infrastructure management, and data storage. According to Techopedia, “By 2025, 30 percent of SMBs will shift half of their core workloads to the cloud to drive business agility and future resilience.” Such a meteoric rise in cloud adoption has
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Key Components of an Effective Cloud Security Framework
Companies of all sizes hope to see benefits from implementing these robust frameworks, such as enhanced cloud visibility and control, reduced risks, and improved compliance. The expectation is that these frameworks will enable you to proactively identify and eliminate potential vulnerabilities, minimize data breach risks, and be in good standing
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Understanding Cloud Security Standards In 2025
Cloud security standards are necessary for small and mid-market-level companies to secure sensitive data, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve operational efficiency. The presence of cloud security standards helps businesses protect their data from cyber threats and maintain privacy. These standards are no longer a “nice-to-have” but a
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VPN Hardware Vs. VPN Software
Basic research reveals that aVPNis essential to ensuring overall network security. Setting up a VPN gives you a secure tunnel online, and allows you to create point-to-point or site-to-site connections. It also allows you to securely connect routed or bridge configurations for remote access facilities, and you link your users through your
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Third Party Access Control
Are you in control of your office building? Of your resources? Of your own network? Do you have the control to determine who — or what — has access to your resources? Access control, simply put, is all about controlling who gets access to what. It is one of the most fundamental security practices, and is crucial to protecting your organization.
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Technology Hijacking
When you hear the word “hijacking” you probably think about aircraft. But hijacking is not exclusive to the aviation industry. It happens across a multitude of platforms — and occurs quite often in technology. Technology hijacking is when a cybercriminal takes control of devices and systems. Take a look at some of the top ways cybercriminals can
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Cloud Networking and Cloud Security Go Hand in Hand
According to VMWare, “Cloud networking is a type of infrastructure where network capabilities and resources are available on-demand through a third-party service provider that hosts them on a cloud platform. The network resources can include virtual routers, firewalls, and bandwidth and network management software, with other tools and functions
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Leverage Your VPN For Attack Surface Reduction
Take a moment and mentally tally up all the different technological resources your business utilizes on a day to day basis. You probably have plenty of computers, cell phones, and internet connected printers in the office. Your employees likely use a corporate email account, specific websites, and SaaS (software-as-a-service) tools to get work
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