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##  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security)

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##  [Tip of the Week: 3 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Business’ IT More Secure](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-3-things-you-can-do-to-keep-your-business-it-more-secure)

  Wednesday, 06 April 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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With many businesses’ increased reliance on their information systems and other IT, they need to do everything they can to keep those systems up and running and secure. This not only includes rolling out security systems that support that goal, it also demands they take the action necessary to keep these systems secure. Let’s look at four things you need to do to keep your business’ IT as secure as possible.

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##  [Quincy Pension Funds Still Inaccessible After Last Year’s Phishing Attack](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/quincy-pension-funds-still-inaccessible-after-last-year-s-phishing-attack)

  Thursday, 24 March 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Funds that were stolen through a phishing attack a year ago remain lost to the city of Quincy. Let’s review the situation as it stands now… and determine what you need to do to avoid a similar situation from befalling your own organization.

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  [Phishing](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/phishing)   [Network Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/network-security)   [Saving Money](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/saving-money)

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##  [What is a Security Operations Center?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/what-is-a-security-operations-center)

  Wednesday, 23 March 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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With cybersecurity a priority for every business that depends on their IT, there are a lot of different strategies being utilized out there to keep threats off of networks and data safe. One of the most advanced strategies being used today is enlisting a service that runs a Security Operations Center (SOC). Today, we’ll investigate what a SOC is and how it works to keep threats at bay.

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##  [Tighten Up Your Network Security with Superior Access Control](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tighten-up-your-network-security-with-superior-access-control)

  Monday, 14 March 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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How often do you find yourself stressing out about who has access to which data or internal resources on your company network? What about who has access to open the front door of your office or who has access to important physical resources within your building? Ensuring the security of your business’ assets is critical, and access control tools can help your company ensure that only authorized individuals have access to specific parts of your organization’s infrastructure, be it physical or digital.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Business Computing](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business-computing)   [Access Control](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/access-control)

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##  [How to Get Cybersecurity Through to Your Staff](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-get-cybersecurity-through-to-your-staff)

  Monday, 07 March 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Getting your staff to care about your organizational network and data security may be more difficult than you might think, but it’s not a lost cause. Today, keeping your business’ organizational security strong relies heavily on your staff’s willingness to follow the right practices, so today we thought we’d give you seven tips to get your people to care about security

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##  [Businesses Should Opt for Zero-Trust Policies when it Comes to IT](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/businesses-should-opt-for-zero-trust-policies-when-it-comes-to-it)

  Friday, 04 March 2022

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In the business world, it can be difficult to know who to trust in regard to cybersecurity. In many cases, businesses are simply opting to not trust any device, friend or foe, when it comes to their data security. This type of zero-trust model is slowly becoming the norm, and it’s one that your organization might consider moving forward.

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##  [Cybercriminals are Specifically Targeting CPA Firms](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/cybercriminals-are-specifically-targeting-cpa-firms)

  Thursday, 03 March 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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When you really think about it, CPA firms are really the ideal target for the financially-motivated cybercriminal. This means that these firms should be particularly on their guard against online threats. This requires an awareness of how these threats are shaped.

Let’s take a few moments to consider how today’s most prevalent threats would target an accounting firm and what can be done to help stop them.

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  [Cybersecurity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/cybersecurity)   [CPA](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/cpa)   [Ransomware](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/ransomware)

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##  [What the Massachusetts Data Privacy Laws Might Look Like in 2022 and Beyond](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/what-the-massachusetts-data-privacy-laws-might-look-like-in-2022-and-beyond)

  Tuesday, 01 March 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The Bay State has some of the most comprehensive data privacy laws in place, with additional legislation being debated at the time of this writing. Considering the projections concerning how cybercrime is expected to grow, it only makes sense to pay attention to how these laws take shape and could impact your business.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Privacy](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/privacy)   [Compliance](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/compliance)

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##  [Behind Employee Cybersecurity Efforts or Lack Thereof](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/behind-employee-cybersecurity-efforts-or-lack-thereof)

  Friday, 25 February 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Cyberattacks can cost businesses a lot of money. They’re also more prevalent today than ever before. It seems you can’t go a couple of news cycles without hearing about some organization that has been hacked or scammed and it’s resulted in the sensitive data the organization holds being sold online, vast operational downtime, or worse. For this reason, many organizations have deliberately built up their cybersecurity infrastructure, enhanced their policies, and invested in training to ensure that they aren’t the next victim. Unfortunately, this attention doesn’t always work.

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##  [When It Comes to Internet Security Awareness, It’s Best to Start Early](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/when-it-comes-to-internet-security-awareness-it-s-best-to-start-early)

  Monday, 21 February 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Hopefully, you’re aware of how important cybersecurity is today—if not, make sure you come back to our blog often for more information on that. The Internet, for all its benefits, can easily be the source of serious threats. With today’s youth growing more connected, these threats can easily target them… making it all the more important to start teaching cybersecurity awareness and best practices early.

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##  [Explaining the Pen Test and Its Benefits](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/explaining-the-pen-test-and-its-benefits)

  Friday, 11 February 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Penetration testing is a topic that you might often hear and read about on the Internet, but you might not know exactly what it is without having it explained to you by a professional. Today, we want to clear up any misconceptions or ideas you might have about penetration testing and how it relates to your business’ network security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Network Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/network-security)   [Cybersecurity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/cybersecurity)

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##  [Remote Collaboration Demands Additional Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/remote-collaboration-demands-additional-security)

  Monday, 07 February 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Workforces have been increasingly distributed and many businesses aim to continue that strategy for the foreseeable future. There are a fair share of challenges that distributed employees have themselves, but for the business, it can be tough getting them to do the things that need to be done to secure the business. Here are a few actions that need to be taken if you want to make that happen.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Collaboration](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/collaboration)   [Remote Work](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/remote-work)

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##  [The Emergence of the CISO](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/the-emergence-of-the-ciso)

  Friday, 04 February 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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As statistics for cybercrime surge, it’s important to remember that your organization must do all that it can to protect itself. There is, however, a C-suite position that almost exclusively focuses on this task: the chief information security officer, or CISO. Many enterprises have individuals dedicated to the sole task of securing their organization, but smaller businesses might find themselves lagging behind in this regard due to no fault of their own.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Network Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/network-security)   [Cybersecurity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/cybersecurity)

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##  [Avoiding Scams Starts with Awareness](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/avoiding-scams-starts-with-awareness)

  Friday, 21 January 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The world is full of people who would try to take advantage of your organization and its employees—or, in less gratifying words, scammers. They will do everything they can to try to fool your company and make a quick buck doing so. How can you make sure that the countless messages and phone calls you receive on a daily basis aren’t crooks trying to scam you out of house and home? It all starts with a little awareness.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Hackers](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hackers)

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##  [Facebook Phishing Is a Real Problem](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/facebook-phishing-is-a-real-problem)

  Wednesday, 05 January 2022

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Hackers have often used email to trick users into clicking on fraudulent links or to hand over important credentials through phishing scams, but these are usually blocked by an enterprise-level spam blocker. However, hackers have learned that there is indeed a way around these spam blockers, and it’s through popular social media websites.

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##  [The 2022 Cybersecurity Plan for Massachusetts Small Businesses](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/the-2022-cybersecurity-plan-for-massachusetts-small-businesses)

  Tuesday, 04 January 2022

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Massachusetts has taken the lead in the United States in terms of cybersecurity regulations, which in the long run, will hopefully aid to protect businesses and consumers from the Bay State. Let’s review what your cybersecurity needs to look like as we progress into 2022.

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##  [Turns Out There is a Trend for Cyberattacks Over Holiday Breaks and Weekends](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/turns-out-there-is-a-trend-for-cyberattacks-over-holiday-breaks-and-weekends)

  Friday, 31 December 2021

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There are countless cybersecurity threats out there, many of which wait until very unfortunate times to strike. One such time is over extended weekends or holiday breaks, when many companies shut down operations longer than the usual two-day weekend. In fact, this is such an issue that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and CISA have issued warnings in response to them.

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##  [After Another Year of Working from Home, How Does Remote Security Look?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/after-another-year-of-working-from-home-how-does-remote-security-look)

  Wednesday, 29 December 2021

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Many, many companies have adopted remote work policies and practices since the COVID-19 pandemic forced most to downsize (if not cease outright) on-site operations about two years ago. Now, as we enter 2022, it seems a good time to reexamine the security that we have protecting our businesses and the workers currently operating remotely.

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##  [Amazon Is Seeing Phishing Attacks Rise](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/amazon-is-seeing-phishing-attacks-rise)

  Wednesday, 15 December 2021

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The holiday season is a time for merriment and good cheer, but hackers have historically used it to take advantage of peoples’ online shopping tendencies. Phishing scams are always on the rise during the holiday season, so you need to take steps now to ensure that you don’t accidentally put yourself at risk—especially with voice spoofing emerging as a threat for Amazon orders.

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##  [Outlining the Usefulness of the Password Manager App](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/outlining-the-usefulness-of-the-password-manager-app)

  Friday, 10 December 2021

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Businesses sure use a lot of online accounts, and if they don’t keep track of the passwords associated with these accounts, things can get messy fast. To help with this effort, password managers, or applications that store passwords in an encrypted vault, have really taken off. Here are some of the reasons why businesses invest in password management solutions.

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