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RIVER RUN MANUFACTURING MINUTE (R2M2): KEEPING UP WITH NIST AND CMMC REQUIREMENTS
Trust and accountability are critical in every relationship, and the government is now requiring it when working with Department of Defense (DOD) and other government agencies. In a world where cyberattacks cost businesses and governments billions of dollars each year, your proactive compliance…
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WHAT IS AN IT MSP TODAY (AND SHOULD YOU USE ONE)?
We still get asked on occasion what MSP means and what an IT Managed Service Provider does. The biggest reason is that the business demand for managed services continues to grow at an amazing pace, so those that are now considering employing an MSP for the first time or changing to a new…
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TOP 3 REASONS TO BACK UP YOUR SAAS DATA
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are being adopted by businesses at an enormous rate. These Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) apps have fundamentally changed the way we do business, enabling companies to take advantage of economies of scale and reduce IT infrastructure costs. While these apps…
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WHEN IT COMES TO MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN CYBERSECURITY, "WHERE'S THE BEEF?"!
Okay, I have your attention with a flashy title and blast from the past with hamburger icon, Clara Peller, but it is important to share that we need to “beef up” the rhetoric to stop the desensitization to cyber crime. Businesses are dying. Heck, people are dying. Yes, people are dying because…
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WHAT THE HECK ARE NONFUNGIBLE TOKENS AND ARE THEY SECURE?
In 2020, I was listening to Gary Vaynerchuk (aka Gary Vee) talk about Nonfungible Tokens (NFTs) and how he was looking to them as the “next big thing” since he has been picking big things for over two decades. After learning about blockchain and the world of cryptocurrency over the last two…
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"ASSUME IT'S A SCAM": FBI RELEASES 2020 CYBERCRIME STATS
The general rule everyone should continue to follow and share is, "If you are not sure something is a scam, assume that it is." The FBI released their Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logs for 2020, and the data on scams and cybercrime is staggering.
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THE RANSOMWARE TASK FORCE (RTF) HAS JUST RELEASED 50 RECOMMENDATIONS - AND SOME ARE REALLY BOLD!
Sick of hearing about the rising tide of ransomware attacks? So is the RTF. The Institute for Science and Technology created the Ransomware Task Force (RTF) in December, drawing delegates from state, national and international government, law enforcement, cybersecurity insurance, security…
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MKE PARK CYBERSECURITY UPDATE
 River Run received the following security update from ParkMobile this afternoon: "In March, ParkMobile, the developer of the MKE Park app, became aware of a cybersecurity incident linked to a vulnerability in a third-party software which we use. In response, we immediately launched an…
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STILL NOT USING MFA (MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION)? C'MON, MAN!
We knew picking up after ourselves and being disciplined were keys to becoming a successful adult, even though a parent or older sibling may have had to bug us to get there. So why then are some companies avoiding MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) as if someone in authority over us is asking us…
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MICROSOFT EXCHANGE ATTACKS - THE WORST IS YET TO COME?
Back in January, Microsoft was alerted about new Exchange vulnerabilities being exploited by hackers. Within a few days, multiple bad actors started exploiting these vulnerabilities. Security researchers discovered tens of thousands of attacks targeting businesses, around the world, which are…
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