Software vulnerabilities are common despite being hard to find. Click here to find out why hackers love discovering new ones and how companies can deal with the aftermath of those discoveries. 

When The Walsh Group—a construction contractor—moved to the cloud, it realized it needed better ways to manage who accesses its systems. The company set up identity as the control plane—with Microsoft Azure Active Directory at the center and a zero-trust security stance to better protect access to all its resources. Now, The Walsh Group CIO says the company leads the industry…

Need intelligent security solutions to protect your entire company? Look no further than Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection, Azure Security, and Azure Sentinel. To learn more about Microsoft’s four key areas of intelligent security, click here to check out our infographic and contact us with any questions.   

If you work at a small or medium-sized business (SMB), you probably juggle multiple roles every day. Lighten your load with Microsoft 365 and cross off “become a cybersecurity expert” from your to-do list. Gone are the days when cybercrime was exclusively a big business problem. As more SMBs are targeted by hackers, take advantage of advanced security to defend…

We no longer recommend passwords to protect account logins.  We recommend passphrases instead, because they are more effective.    So, what is a passphrase?  Passphrases are just words strung together in a sentence that increase the phrases’ complexity and length. When it comes to passphrases, it’s best to mix it up! Keep them long, easy-to-remember, and unique for each account. Click here to learn more about using passphrases to keep your sensitive information safe.…

Using public WiFi is convenient, since it is available almost everywhere, we go. Most people have used it, whether it is from an airport, coffee shop, library, park or hotel.  However, many might not be aware that using public WiFi comes with significant risks. Public WiFi networks are mostly unencrypted, which means that cybercriminals can hack into these networks and steal your sensitive information.  If you must use public WiFi, limit what you do while using it and avoid logging in to key accounts like email and financial services.   Read this…

According to Verizon’s Mobile Security Index (MSI) 2020, 39 percent of organizations admitted that they’ve experienced a security compromise involving a mobile device. This becomes much more concerning when you consider that the average loss from a successful business-email compromise attack is nearly $130,000. Click here to learn how your business can avoid and counter these threats. No matter where you are on…

In the era of cloud-first and mobile-first technology, productivity and security go hand in hand. This means that when utilizing digital tools, the fact that your data remains secure, encrypted, and in the right hands is just as important—if not more so—than the increase in productivity obtained by using them. Therefore, choosing the correct applications involves a careful understanding of…

The global average cost of a data breach is $3.6 million. Is your company prepared to deal with the fallout from a cyberattack?  With our security solutions from Microsoft 365 Business, you can take advantage of the latest data-loss protection policies to ensure that your sensitive data is always protected. With a simple, cost-effective security solution that’s easy to use,…

62 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) don’t have an active or up-to-date cybersecurity strategy in place. Want to make sure that your data is protected, no matter what apps or devices you and your employees are using?   Now, you can take advantage of our data protection solutions featuring Microsoft 365 Business. Check out this infographic—which shows industry…

Aren’t sure where to start in terms of securing company data on personal devices? Check out this article to learn more about how to protect your company data across all devices.   At Xantrion Inc., we can help protect your company data, no matter where it’s accessed from. Contact our team to learn more.

Nearly 75 percent of teleworkers and Work from Home (WFH) employees are without help from their employers on security awareness, guidance or training, according to a new report from Kaspersky. While this is a significant statistic on its own, it is even more important when combined with the 27 percent of teleworkers who’ve received phishing emails relating to the coronavirus and may not know how to avoid…

In each of the last three years, Cisco has surveyed organizations to learn if they reaped benefits from privacy beyond meeting compliance requirements.  The data shows that it does.  Over the past few years, data privacy has evolved from ‘nice to have’ to a business imperative and critical boardroom issue. The surveys revealed that: More than 40 percent of organizations…

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) represents a major advancement in privacy rights for California residents – and a major set of obligations for companies that have customers in the state, regardless of where in the world they are located physically.   Millions of businesses worldwide will be subject to the CCPA. Those subject to the law will be any company…

“On April 1st, an actor in a popular dark web forum posted a link to a collection of 352 compromised Zoom accounts,” reported Yahoo Finance. The accounts were reportedly listed for hackers to troll rather than profit. Sixgill, a cybersecurity firm that reported the dark web posting, tweeted a screenshot of the dark web forum post about the compromised Zoom…