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How Does Ransomware Spread & How To Prevent It

Ransomware is the number one cybersecurity concern for modern businesses. Falling victim to ransomware can render your machines and network unusable and could result in your business or customer data being leaked online. These consequences can cause damage to your profitability and your reputation. In this article, we’re going to look at the risks of ransomware, how ransomware spreads and how Carden IT Services can help to protect you.

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How Cloud Disaster Recovery Planning Makes You More Prepared

Business disasters can strike at any time. Whether it’s an office fire that destroys your hardware, a flood which prevents you accessing your workplace, or a ransomware attack which encrypts your data – anything which brings your business to a halt can have a long-lasting impact on your profits and your reputation if you are unable to meet your customers’ needs. Recovering from these disasters quickly, and with no data loss can be the difference between your company surviving or going out of business.

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Vulnerability Scanning – What It Is & Why You Need It

Vulnerability scanning uses software to scan for vulnerabilities in a computer and networks. Many applications have critical security flaws in them which can leave your entire network at risk. Before, they were addressed by security patches, recent vulnerabilities in Zoom have allowed hackers to remotely control user’s PCs and flaws in Adobe Reader’s code allowed malicious code to be executed on Windows user’s machines.

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Why Network Security Is Important

Network security involves adopting preventative actions to secure your network and its underlying infrastructure against the infiltration of ransomware and malware, the exfiltration of sensitive data, or potential damage to your ability to continue operating. When your network isn’t secure, your data and your customers’ data are at risk of being breached. This can have financial, reputational, and regulatory consequences.