One of our partners here at Fibernet has been awarded the Best-In-Class security solution and Product of the Year. We would like to congratulate our partners at Bitdefender for the awesome work they have done, and products they have created! Bitdefender develops and sells cyber security products, including but not limited to, antirvirus software,
When the first Congress met, on March 4, 1789, you can bet that none of them were thinking about the terms cyber space, ransomware, or stolen data. Even if they had read the most advanced science fiction of the time, those words were not bounding around on the newly printed pages. Besides, they had
On March 22, 2018 the city of Atlanta was hit with a ransomware attack. It is believed that a server was left vulnerable and the infection began there. Luckily critical infrastructures, such as the airport, water and public safety, were not affected. The ransomware spread to desktop computers through out the city’s network. The
In a new press release from Indiana University, they made an exciting announcement about a new cyber security operations center. It is located at Indiana University and is a joint partnership with Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Talk about some heavy hitters joining up to fight crime! They
Over 1.4 billion users engage with Facebook everyday. That is a huge amount of information that ends up in their hands! And, in the past week, it was revealed that Facebook was involved in a proposed security breach (with a company no one knew of before now) called Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica is a
Now would be nice, but in reality we (we being humanity as a whole) wanted them yesterday. As technology solidifies itself deeper and deeper into society and culture, it creates intense opportunities for businesses and individuals alike. Along with that comes intense opportunities for the flip side of the coin – cyber criminals. In
…cyber attacks? Sounds like a lot of fun, right? Take one down and you’ve still got almost 900 million cyber attacks! That’s what the Utah state government says they get average daily. Can you imagine getting that many attacks in one day? Two years ago they were averaging about 150 million a day. That is
In August of last year, the UK government announced plans to start fining businesses for not having cyber security measures in place. Businesses working in services such as energy and transportation would be liable for up to $17 million for failing to have cyber security in place. This seems to be a direct response
With numerous substantial cyber security breaches in 2017, organizations around the world have been looking for additional safeguards to protect their data and systems. It’s become apparent to many that your password may not be good enough anymore. Predictions from industry experts indicate that a move to dual factor or even multifactor authentication is imminent.
In this day and age, dealing with cyber security threats is a normal part of business. Predictions are out that these threats are only going to increase each year as the man power, and the computer power, behind these attacks rises. There are more and more services becoming available as this industry grows. Fibernet recently
