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FEATURED PODCAST - MONEY SENSE: SECURITY AND RANSOMWARE WITH PAUL RIEDL
River Run's Paul Riedl sat down with Karen and Taelor of Ellenbecker Investment Group to discuss cybersecurity and how to protect your computers and secure your data.
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TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE SECTION 179 DEDUCTION BEFORE DECEMBER 31
Need to upgrade or replace equipment and software? Section 179 of the IRS tax code makes it possible for businesses to deduct the full price of qualifying equipment or software purchased or financed during the tax year. If you buy or even lease qualifying equipment, you are allowed to deduct…
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BOTS BREAKING BAD: USING BOTS TO STEAL PHARMACY ACCOUNTS AND RESELL PRESCRIPTIONS
Kudos to the Kasada Threat Intelligence team for their release this week on the disgusting, illegal, and immoral use of bots to steal prescriptions by attacking pharmacies, exploiting distribution of drugs, and taking the drugs to be sold on the secondary market.
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A PEEK BEHIND THE R-SECURITY CURTAIN AT RIVER RUN
Managed services companies like River Run that provide cyber security get accused on occasion of trying to gin up business with scare tactics of ransomware, shutdowns, and breaches. The silly thing is that 100% of companies should be employing proper endpoint protection, e-mail protection,…
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WHEN IT COMES TO PASSWORD SECURITY AS CYBERATTACKS WORSEN, WE'VE FOUND A KEEPER!
The prospect of crippling cybersecurity incidents continues to plague companies as we all look to close out 2022 successfully. The latest edition of the Cyber Security Breaches Survey serves as a stark reminder of the threat both enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face.
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MFA ALERT: TRAVELERS INSURANCE FILES LAWSUIT TO DENY CYBER INSURANCE CLAIM CITING MISREPRESENTED USE OF MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION (MFA)
Here is an eye-opener if you are not properly deploying Multifactor Authentication (MFA). A new case brought forth by a major insurance carrier is sending shock waves through the cybersecurity industry. Travelers Insurance is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a cyber policy…
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OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY NOT ONLY COSTS COMPANIES MORE THAN IT SAVES, IT IS A HUGE SECURITY RISK
Delaying major expenditures to upgrade outdated technology may seem like a good idea for your bottom line, but in reality, it could be costing your business more than it saves and putting you in harm’s way for a crippling security incident. Although the potential downtime to learn a new system…
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$15.6B MARKED FOR CYBERSECURITY FUNDING IN 2023 BY U.S. HOUSE APPROPRIATORS
Nobody I know enjoys paying taxes, but if the dollars are going to cybersecurity, “I’m in.” Last month, appropriators from the U.S. House of Representatives finished marking up a dozen spending bills for fiscal 2023 that would altogether provide at least $15.6 billion for cybersecurity efforts…
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MEET PETE! HE'S NEAT!
River Run’s Peter Ferr brings decades of CIO experience to our clients whether he is leading their IT strategy as a fractional leader, constructing their IT Roadmap, getting them CMMC, NIST, FINRA, PCI or HIPAA compliance, or simply managing a complex project for them.
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SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF COMPANIES ARE ALLOWING REMOTE WORK TO CONTINUE POST-PANDEMIC — CYBERSECURITY NEEDS HAVE INCREASED AS WELL
Remote work is here to stay. What started as a potential short-term solution in a COVID-19 world has resulted in a lasting culture shift where competition for labor and employee desires have employers shifting philosophy to allow and promote Work From Home if productivity and profitability…
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