Data breaches are always a potential problem. They can cause all types of problems inside your business and can even cause strife should your customers need to be notified. In today’s blog, we thought we would review some of the largest and most noteworthy breaches in 2024.
When you think about it, the technology we have today is truly awe-inspiring, simply because it enables us to be so much more productive as we exercise our creativity. All one really has to do to prove its value is to compare the quality of life we enjoy now as compared to almost any time in the past.
However, this does not mean that everyone is using technology to its full capacity and, as a result, suffering some consequential effects. Let’s consider some of these effects to reinforce why it pays to embrace the potential uses of technology fully.
On May 22, 1973, a memo was drafted that changed the professional world forever: the first description of the Ethernet. Before this innovation, computers were isolated islands of data. Now, the Ethernet is the invisible highway that allows your team to collaborate, share files, and access the cloud in real-time.
Nevertheless, like any highway, if the pavement is old and crumbling, traffic comes to a halt.
Artificial Intelligence is often framed as a productivity solution, but it has introduced a significant security risk known as shadow IT—specifically, shadow AI. This occurs when employees use unauthorized, public AI tools to summarize meeting notes, write code, or analyze spreadsheets without oversight from the IT department.
While the intent is usually to improve efficiency, employees often unknowingly upload proprietary company information to public databases.
Most “Acceptable Use Policies” are relics of the 1990s—ten-page legal documents filled with all kinds of “thou shalt nots” that employees sign once and immediately forget. Modern business requires a different approach. A lockdown policy drives your best talent toward implementing shadow IT solutions, or unapproved apps, and it creates a culture of resentment that ultimately holds your business back.
We have all seen the headlines about what AI can do. It can write emails, analyze spreadsheets, and generate images in seconds. We rarely talk about the physical requirements for that to happen. When you ask a chatbot a question, you are triggering a massive chain reaction of resource consumption.
Standard antivirus is no longer sufficient. A single compromised laptop or workstation can provide a gateway for ransomware to paralyze your entire organization. Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly targeted because they often lack the 24/7 monitoring needed to detect sophisticated lateral movement within their networks. Relying on reactive security measures puts your data, reputation, and financial stability at significant risk.
Let’s talk about how endpoint detection and response mitigates these risks.
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