Data Breaches in the Global Spotlight Last Year

The 2017 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reported more than 4 billion records leaked in 2016, a number that was more than the combined total of the previous 2 years. A recent article from IBM’s Security Intelligence blog calculated the losses at more than $630...

Ransomware’s Next Target: Manufacturing Companies

Ransomware is expanding to a new target. “Ransomware gangs have moved from consumer computers to health care networks, and they are likely to go after manufacturing companies next, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.” – InfoWorld Many of...

Truth About Ransomware

Many vendors today are leveraging ransomware as a sales opportunity. I recently had a conversation with Paul Comfort, our security expert here at Chi, and he provided some practical thoughts about ransomware that I felt were worth sharing. To many, this may seem like...

Data Security Threats Real for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, you may have watched from a distance as organizations like Target, Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase and others have suffered staggering losses from data breaches that affected millions of consumers. Some breaches were from malware, as in the case...