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What are the costs of cloud migration? 

The Cost of a Cloud Migration Many businesses are evaluating the advantages of moving on-premises IT infrastructure to cloud computing, from startups to seasoned corporations and small to large-scale organizations. Many of our clients have discovered that making this change has a variety of advantages, including increased flexibility, scalability, and cost savings. It's critical to understand both the possible costs and ...

2022-02-16T20:48:34-05:00December 16th, 2020|

Cybersecurity Risk Management: A Primer

Cybersecurity risk management is a critical topic for small businesses, mid-sized businesses, and enterprises. Cyber attacks against U.S. businesses are growing substantially every year. In fact, businesses in almost all industries and sectors are seeing a year over year increase in cyber threats that result in breaches of sensitive data. Unfortunately, you probably don’t have an unlimited budget for your information ...

2021-08-12T13:01:02-04:00November 14th, 2020|

The Rise of Ransomware as a Service

Ransomware is an increasing risk to businesses around the world. This Touchstone Security guide will explain what ransomware is, and why the rise of Ransomware as a Service is putting many organizations increasingly at risk. This isn’t due to some new variant of code that is particularly damaging. Instead it’s due to the fact that Ransomware is now much more ...

2020-09-18T13:16:47-04:00September 18th, 2020|

A Quick Guide to Cybersecurity for Small Business

For many company's, cybersecurity is still an abstract concept, something they think they may have to deal with later but right now they are too small to be a target. Unfortunately this is less and less the case. Hackers are increasingly focusing on small and mid-sized businesses who lack the enterprise grade protection that many larger companies enjoy. But that ...

2020-10-18T19:13:14-04:00September 14th, 2020|

Why you should conduct a Network Security Audit

So far in 2020, the HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool has reported over 100 breaches affecting millions of people under the care of doctors offices and healthcare practices around the United States. Data breaches impact the lives of many people and tarnish the reputations of companies and organizations affected. Consumers begin to lose faith in groups with security breaches — this results ...

2020-08-21T11:24:11-04:00August 21st, 2020|

How to Mitigate the Risk of Ransomware Attacks: The Definitive Guide

Ransomware is the worst nightmare for many IT departments and business owners. The impact of a ransomware attack is instant and recovery is incredibly difficult. Within hours, a thriving business can be completely locked out of its sensitive data. In some cases the consequences can be severe. Imagine a hospital being locked out of patient records, for example. Entire cities can ...

2020-10-18T19:16:27-04:00July 16th, 2020|

NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Primer

Tens of thousands of companies are now legally obligated to comply with the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation. Companies operating in the financial industry have always been appealing targets for cybercriminals to launch malicious attacks against. As far back as 2007, a Russian hacking ring stole $2 million after successfully hacking a string of ATM machines in New York. In 2019, numerous credit ...

2020-07-13T04:11:41-04:00June 11th, 2020|

5 Benefits of Cloud Migrations

Migrating to the cloud can feel overwhelming. There are stability concerns, cost concerns, and most importantly security concerns. For many people, a successful cloud migration reduces cost, improves scalability, and significantly reduces the risk of a cyber incident that could derail your business. So let’s jump right in - what is a cloud migration? How hard are they to accomplish? ...

2023-05-18T19:36:28-04:00May 4th, 2020|
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