Author Archives: AhelioTech

What Is Social Engineering & How Can I Avoid Being a Victim?

Social engineering is the main underlying tactic used for phishing of all types. Whether it’s email phishing attacks, social media phishing, “vishing” (phone scams), or another type of scam.

5 Dangerous Phishing Attacks You Need to Watch Out For

Phishing attacks continue to be a major driver of data breaches, ransomware, spyware, credential theft, and other types of online attacks. No matter how big or small your company is, it’s not immune to receiving phishing emails or having an employee accidentally click on one.  

SIEM vs SOC – How Do They Work Together?

Two terms that can sometimes be confused when it comes to enterprise IT security management are SIEM and SOC. Both are important for securing business data and operations, and one actually supports the other.

7 Important Considerations for Remote Employee Security Awareness

Having employees working remotely has become the norm for many businesses in Columbus and beyond. Even once the pandemic has subsided, this is a major shift in the workplace that is going to remain for most companies.

5 Factors That Have Led to the Steep Rise in Ransomware Attacks

You may have noticed that ransomware has been in the news more often recently. There were high-profile attacks on Colonial Pipeline and JBS in May that resulted in higher gas and meat prices, for example.

What Are the Best Practices for Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication?

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of cloud account compromise. Microsoft, which sees about 300 million fraudulent sign-in attempts per day on its cloud services, states that MFA is 99.9% effective at blocking them.

Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Prepared For Firmware Attacks?

It seems that there is no end to the different areas of attack that businesses need to be prepared for. As soon as you shore up your network security against one type of attack, you find out that a new one is rising rapidly.

Why Data Recovery Is a Vital Part of Ransomware Preparedness

Two big ransomware attacks that were recently in the news had something significant in common. Both companies were unprepared with their recovery response and had to pay millions of dollars in ransom to attackers.

Importance of Having a Business Continuity Plan vs Simple Disaster Recovery

You often hear business continuity and disaster recovery used interchangeably, but these two things are not exactly the same.

5 Productivity Boosts You Can Unlock in Microsoft 365

When companies adopt the cloud, they’re often doing so to improve efficiency and productivity. Some are successful in fully utilizing their cloud solutions, but many businesses miss out on important features that could save them time and money because they don’t know about them.