Cisco warns to patch small business 220 series switches after exploit code published
Cisco has warned customers using its Small Business 220 series smart switches to apply updates to address two serious security flaws.
Cisco has warned customers using its Small Business 220 series smart switches to apply updates to address two serious security flaws.
Ransomware will make even the most experienced IT professional shiver..
Craig Ford | 11 Mar | Read more
Growing consumer caution about sharing personally identifiable information (PII) is creating problems for Australian small and medium businesses (SMBs) that say PII is “essential” to their everyday operations, according to a new survey of security attitudes that found nearly half of SMBs still haven’t completed a security risk assessment.
David Braue | 26 Oct | Read more
Small and medium businesses are struggling to keep up with their need for security specialists.
David Braue | 09 Oct | Read more
Small organizations still struggle to stay on top of threats and keep their networks and IT assets safe, even as larger organization lay the groundwork to tackle future challenges, a new survey of security and IT decision-makers reveals.
Small business owners and experts share their strategies on how to build a successful, lasting partnership with suppliers/vendors.
Jennifer Lonoff Schiff | 26 Aug | Read more
Lock up your data and lock down your people: the human factor has clinched its position as the top threat to information security facing businesses today, according to a new survey that also channeled demands for greater government regulation of cybersecurity and found many small-business owners remain ignorant of the impact a data breach would have on their business.
David Braue | 06 Jun | Read more
IT-security managers in Australian small and medium businesses (SMBs) feel more conflict from time pressures than their peers in other countries, according to new research that also found that just 37 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) consider themselves “completely ready” to manage security threats and only half are prepared to deal with threats from employees and other insiders.
David Braue | 10 Dec | Read more
Opportunistic hackers are routinely stealing so much data from SMBs that cyber criminals can’t even exploit it all, as their soft perimeters and lack of appropriate network security make them easier targets than “well run, well resourced” banks, security consultant Keith Price has warned.
David Braue | 07 Jun | Read more
Australian and New Zealand SMBs are embracing consumer apps like Dropbox and Skype more than US and UK counterparts, but are likely the least prepared while few have explicit policies to manage them.