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SECURITY CHECKLIST: PROTECT YOURSELF, PROTECT YOUR COMPANY
At River Run, our mission is to help our people, our clients, and our community achieve meaningful results. One way we honor this mission is sharing some Cyber Security best practices to protect all of the above. This checklist will help you adopt some new or recurring tasks to keep you safe…
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CYBER SAFETY: KEEPING YOU INFORMED
At River Run, our mission is to help our people, our clients, and our community achieve meaningful results. One way we honor this mission is by sharing information on the latest Cyber Security trends and buzz words.
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WHAT'S ALL THE TALK ABOUT "ZERO TRUST," AND WHO SHOULD I TRUST?
Every great relationship thrives on trust. So, what is all the talk about companies needing to have their IT networks moved to a “Zero Trust” model? Just like I needed to learn about blockchain and cryptocurrency a few years back, I needed to get educated on the specifics of what Zero Trust…
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AND, ANOTHER SHAREPOINT PHISHING SCAM IS ON THE RISE – THIS ONE IS "SNEAKY."​ BEWARE!
You are being diligent with your cybersecurity training, you are not opening suspicious e-mails, and then it happens... You get a regular, old message from a colleague inviting you join a group or open an important file through your SharePoint access.
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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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