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Concerns about data privacy moving closer to center stage

Data Privacy Day probably didn’t create three-day weekends for many Americans, but the Jan. 28 observation brought welcome attention to cyber issues of growing importance in the United States.
Data Privacy: Resources for you, your business

Advances in high-tech fields such as automation and artificial intelligence, as well as old-fashioned criminal greed, have made digital data difficult to protect. But it must be done.
Cyber insurance: An emerging product that’s finding its place

To help protect themselves financially, some businesses are buying cyber insurance. It’s a relatively new offering that can help cover expenses related to incident response, legal defense and business interruption.
Protecting cloud-based networks requires expansion of strategy

Among the benefits of a business expanding its network to the cloud is that cybersecurity can be less of a concern. Right? Wrong.
SDN cybersecurity report identifies troubling, regional trends

During the third quarter of 2018, more than 41 percent of the traffic that flowed through firewalls that SDN Communications manages for customers was flagged as malicious or spam.
Infographic: Security Threats - Insider vs. Outsider

Insider vs. Outsider cybersecurity threats: what they are, their source, motives and methods explained and how to prevent the attacks.
Yikes! Video documents vulnerability of cyber infrastructure

I recently watched a captivating, 16-minute video. It documented how a team of hired hackers rather easily broke into the headquarters, substations and other facilities of what appeared to be a secure rural electric cooperative.
BBB cybersecurity event will be time well spent for businesses

Business vulnerabilities continue to expand. The way the cybercriminals can infiltrate your business continues to change. What are things you can do to protect yourself?
Smart cities, cyber risks among interesting topics at event

Cities are integrating more technology into their operations to reduce the cost of services and improve the way services are delivered. Economic development is a key driving force.
Infographic Of The Month: IoT & Connected Homes

Infographic Of The Month: The Internet Of Things
Same software, new flaw - Apache Struts

Nearly a full year after we learned about the Apache Struts software vulnerability that led to the massive Equifax data breach, there’s an alert about another, similar problem.
Cybercriminals alter tactics to exploit email opportunities

Here’s an interesting economic tidbit: Cybercrime has been so successful in recent years that the laws of supply and demand have depressed the market for stolen data.
Catholic Pastoral Center fights phishing threat in good humor

Cybersecurity is serious business. The consequences of a successful attack on an organization’s network can be enormous. That doesn’t mean training staff members to reduce cyber risks has to be grim or boring.
Security committees help companies bolster defenses

Businesses and other organizations have had to step up their defenses, including planning, to reduce the risks of being victimized.
Denial-of-service attacks are getting more difficult, but not impossible to stop

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become more sophisticated, which is forcing businesses in the region to deploy more advanced defensive strategies.
Interesting report explores risks of open source software

Jon Scarbrough stresses the need for businesses to closely screen their software providers and monitor software coding on an ongoing basis to become quickly aware of newly reported vulnerabilities so that needed updates can be applied.
Managed services are viable way for businesses to improve cybersecurity

Keeping up with cybersecurity changes is easier for companies with ongoing access to experts and good, well-maintained equipment. SDN's managed services offer that high level of protection to companies that might lack IT staff time or expertise.
DSU is helping bridge the gender gap in cybersecurity

Nationally, only about 11 percent of the people working in cybersecurity are women. Dr. Ashley Podhradsky, a faculty member at Dakota State University, doesn’t like to talk about the gender imbalance, however.
Like burglars, cyber thieves look for openings to exploit

The quarterly Cyber Threat Landscape Report summarizes the cyber threat information SDN’s Managed Firewall and Managed DDoS Protection services gathered during the first three months of 2018.
Beware of free pizza and more complex phishing come-ons

Seventy-six percent of organizations experienced phishing attacks in 2017 according to a recent report and nearly half of all the respondents said the attacks are increasing.