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Want to Avoid Ransomware Complications? Read This

By: Rich Tehrani    6/3/2016

Let's pretend that one of your employees replies to a phishing email, infecting his or her computer with ransomware in the process. The ransomware has…

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The SoNo Collection Clears Major Hurdle

By: Larry Szebeni    6/3/2016

Move over, Stamford: Norwalk may very well soon become the new shopping epicenter of Fairfield County pending construction of a new mall, which is now…

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10 Healthcare Cybersecurity Stats That Will Make Your Jaw Drop

By: Nik Poljak    6/1/2016

With so many high-profile data breaches in the news these days, it's easy to become desensitized to cybercrime, and to dismiss the possibility of an a…

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Is Downtime Crippling Your Network?

By: Larry Szebeni    5/24/2016

Here on the Apex Technology Services blog, we've been paying a lot of attention to cybersecurity as of late. After all, the rampant spread of ransomwa…

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Almost 80% of Companies Will Suffer a Serious Data Breach in the Near Future

By: Rich Tehrani    5/23/2016

One of the most fascinating aspects of human nature is overconfidence. Especially in the face of logic and reason.

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These Five Industries Are Most at Risk for Cyberattacks

By: Rich Tehrani    5/19/2016

Cybercrime has emerged as one of the biggest security threats impacting businesses today. But which industries are most at risk?

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Cybersecurity Paranoia Is Rampant In Financial Services Industry

By: Nik Poljak    5/17/2016

Have you been losing sleep wondering if your financial institution has what it takes to combat a sophisticated cyberattack? If so, you're not alone…

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Ransomware Attacks Hit Record High in April

By: Rich Tehrani    5/13/2016

For many business leaders, there was little time to stop and smell the May flowers this month. Instead, a large number of professionals were busy clea…

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Top 11 Cybersecurity Issues For Business

By: Rich Tehrani    5/12/2016

Cybersecurity is the biggest threat to business today. In fact, just this week, the New York Attorney General said data breaches have increased by 40%…

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New York Attorney General: Data Breaches Rise 40 Percent

By: Larry Szebeni    5/12/2016

The office of New York Attorney General (AG) Eric Schneiderman recently released some sobering news regarding the state of business data breaches in t…

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Congress Gets Hit with Ransomware, Sends Warning

By: Rich Tehrani    5/10/2016

The news just broke that the US House of representatives recently was hit with ransomware. This comes just a week after the FBI warned about how serio…

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$82 Million Cybersecurity Loss at Bangladesh Bank Could have been Prevented

By: Rich Tehrani    5/9/2016

There are virtually no impenetrable computer systems but sometimes companies actually invite the bad guys to steal from them. Here at our IT support c…

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URGENT FBI Ransomware Warning Issued

By: Rich Tehrani    5/8/2016

What is it? Ransomware allows a malicious user to encrypt all your files and not give you the keys to unlock your data until after you pay the ransom …

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CryptMix Hacktrepeneurs use Charity Guilt-Trip Ransomware Angle

By: Rich Tehrani    5/8/2016

ansomware continues to be one of the most prevalent cybersecurity threats around. A single click from an unsuspecting user causes all the files on a c…

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Your Hospital Was Just Hit With Ransomware. Should You Pay?

By: Rich Tehrani    5/6/2016

Let's envision a worst-case cybersecurity scenario at your healthcare facility: A hacker either locks you out of your computer or obtains access to yo…

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ADA Mails Infected USBs to Its Own Members

By: Larry Szebeni    5/5/2016

Imagine you were to receive an official-looking USB device in the mail from a trusted source. Chances are likely you would use the device under the as…

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Three Ways to Avoid a Ransomware Payment

By: Nik Poljak    5/3/2016

Ransomware-or malware that blocks computer access until a fee is paid-is one of the biggest cyber security threats facing businesses today.

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The Panama Papers Incident Is Far From Over

By: Rich Tehrani    4/28/2016

Get ready, folks: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is preparing to release a massive amount of information related to …

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The Verizon Data 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report Is Worth Reading

By: Nik Poljak    4/27/2016

The Verizon Data 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report Is Worth Reading

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Stretch Your IT Budget By Outsourcing Cybersecurity Operations

By: Nik Poljak    4/22/2016

Growing concerns about cybersecurity have left your organization with little choice: Your company needs to bolster its cyber defenses, or risk falling…

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Law Firms: Let the Mossack Fonseca Case Be a Harsh Lesson in Cybersecurity

By: Rich Tehrani    4/21/2016

By now you have undoubtedly heard about the Panama Papers data leak at law firm Mossack Fonseca, recently referred to by WIRED as "the biggest leak in…

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Red Alert: Uninstall QuickTime From Your Windows PC ASAP

By: Justin Verrastro    4/18/2016

Are your employees using Apple's QuickTime media player on their Windows PCs? If so, it's time to spring into action and remove the software as quickl…

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Critical Infrastructure Providers: It's Time to Prepare for a Ransomware Attack

By: Larry Szebeni    4/15/2016

Stop and ask yourself the following question: Is your business well-protected from ransomware? If you answered yes, then you are more protected than m…

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Apex Broke the News on Billion Dollar Ransomware Losses

By: Rich Tehrani    4/15/2016

In some weeks, our New York and Connecticut-based IT service provider Apex Technology Services would get multiple calls from companies hit with ransom…

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Your Ransomware Payments may fund ISIS and could get you Indicted

By: Rich Tehrani    4/6/2016

?Your Ransomware Payments may fund ISIS and could get you Indicted

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Don't Be a Turkey: Organize and Protect Your Data Now

By: Rich Tehrani    4/5/2016

Right now all eyes are on Turkey, where this week hackers successfully breached a massive residency database and exposed the personally identifiable i…

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