When your organization operates in the financial industry, you can’t take cybersecurity lightly. Here’s what you need to know to keep your operations and data protected. The Importance of Cybersecurity in Banking Banking is subject to some of the strictest regulations and standards of any industry in regards to data security and protection. Yet in spite of … Read more
How do you find the right MSSP in Houston? Look for a provider offering the specific services you actually need, clear plain-language communication instead of jargon, and a service level agreement with quantifiable commitments. Location matters too, since some issues genuinely require someone on-site. Not sure what separates a real MSSP from a checklist vendor? … Read more
2021 has been all over the place for many businesses, but being aware of the different cyber threats that could put your business at risk is crucial. Fortunately, our team of professional IT security experts can help you find out more about the vulnerabilities that you could be facing and how your business can overcome … Read more
Ensuring good cyber security for your business is – unsurprisingly – crucial. However, there are numerous potential complications that could befall your business’s cyber security efforts. These threats spell disaster for the success of your attempts to protecting customer data – which is why we here at Meriplex are on hand to help. Don’t compromise; get … Read more
Cybersecurity threats in healthcare means the specific attack types that target healthcare organizations’ networks, clinical systems, and patient data: ransomware, phishing and social engineering, supply chain attacks, medical device exploits, and credential compromise. Each threat produces two simultaneous damage tracks: immediate operational disruption and a mandatory HIPAA compliance event with its own notification deadlines and … Read more
What Is Phishing and How to Prevent Phishing Attacks According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), 22% of the data breaches in 2019 involved phishing. The frequency of attacks like this vary from industry to industry, but 88% of organizations around the world experienced some type of spear phishing attempts in 2019. Another important wrinkle in … Read more
What your business is losing when not leveraging the cloud Businesses that skip the cloud typically lose cost efficiency, scalability, and the ability for teams to collaborate and access data from anywhere. The longer a business runs on legacy infrastructure alone, the more those gaps compound into real competitive disadvantage. Not sure what you’re actually … Read more
How do you know if your business is ready for the cloud? Your business is ready for the cloud when you’re running into concrete limits, not just curiosity about the trend. The clearest signals: you’re running out of storage, your team needs to work from more than one location, file sharing has turned into a … Read more
Cloud Security and Secure Access Service Edge This is the third installment in a 4-part blog series on cyber-security, sponsored by our partner Netrality. Part 1: Cybersecurity Essentials: Vulnerability Management ProgramsPart 2: Cybersecurity Essentials: Network Access Control (NAC)Part 4: Cybersecurity Essentials: Next-Generation Anti-Virus Protection As cloud services continue to rapidly proliferate, applications that were once hosted in traditional data centers … Read more
Next Generation NAC This is the second installment in a 4-part blog series on cyber-security, sponsored by our partner Netrality. Part 1: Cybersecurity Essentials: Vulnerability Management ProgramsPart 3: Cybersecurity Essentials: Cloud Security and SASEPart 4: Cybersecurity Essentials: Next-Generation Anti-Virus Protection BYOD and the IoT revolution have raised a difficult new security challenge for organizations: What’s the best way to … Read more
