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RiseUp Approved under Essential Services Act
During the coronavirus crisis and beyond, please note that RiseUp Technologies is classified as an Essential Enterprise and remains fully open and ready to support your business needs. By providing critical support services for education, entertainment, medical, financial/legal, and other industries we remain steadfast in our commitment to provide Elevated Support services in our covered areas: Los Angeles, San Diego, and greater New York.
Read our list of remote worker vulnerabilities and next steps…
Please reach out to us if you need help to Securely set up your remote workforce or any other IT needs. We’re here to help!
RiseUp Technologies highlighted as “Most Influential Family-Owned Business” of According to The Los Angeles Business Journal
1.2 Billion Records Found Exposed in a Single Server
When it comes to records – 4TB is a LOT of personal data! Millions of people have been compromised. Data breaches happen in the corporate world more often than most think. Sadly few companies report when they’ve been exposed or their customers data gets compromised. We hear it often – and after it’s too late! Is your business Secure? RiseUp Technologies provides free evaluations – Contact Us for details.
Leading Los Angeles Cybersecurity and Technology Expert Dave Krause Honored by L.A. Business Journal’s CTO & CIO Awards 2019
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Top Technology Expert Dave Krause Brings Latest in IT and Cybersecurity (2019).
Article: Los Angeles (PRWEB)
Beyond simply servicing clients with the latest in emerging tech including Cloud and Virtual technologies, Machine Learning and AI integration, backup and disaster recovery, and Metro-based data replication, Krause also helps educate his company’s clients on the significant cybersecurity threats that are plaguing businesses worldwide, including Ransomware.
FBI: Ransomware hitting home!
There has been a remarkable rise in Ransomware attacks in recent years. Not just in number, but by impact. These attacks operate by locking down systems and rendering them useless, while compromising server data until the ransom is paid. The sophistication in ransomware attacks (and the fact that they have become virtually untraceable) has recently caused the FBI to advise that ransomware victims just pay the ransom! This is one of those areas where we have seen first hand that companies not protecting themselves up front are getting burned in a big way. These are dangerous times with everything connected worldwide…. talk to us about how your company can prevent, mitigate, and even recover quickly from an attack.
Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), issued a security alert on Friday. Hackers are targeting those now working remotely due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Cyber considerations and mitigation for your business are critical.
Read our list of remote worker vulnerabilities and next steps…
Macy’s “implementing additional security measures” after being hacked – too little to late?
Macy’s joins a long list of major US companies who have had their data breached and exposed personal and credit card information such as giants Sears, Kmart, Whole foods, Panera Bread, Saks Fifth, HBC, Adidas and others. No matter what industry your business participates in you need to protect your data comprehensively BEFORE a dangerous breach. When it comes to security as a whole, most investments come as a reaction after an impactful event has occurred. However with digital files now being the lifeblood of nearly every company today the results of not being prepared could be disastrous. RiseUp can help you protect your company’s digital assets – before it’s too late!
http://www.businessinsider.com/macys-bloomingdales-hack-disclosed-2018-7
Habits still a top internal threat to Security!
A scary statistic:
“A recent OpenVPN survey discovered 25 percent of employees reuse the same password for everything. And 23 percent of employees admit to very frequently clicking on links before verifying they lead to a website they intended to visit.”
It’s important that your IT environment be set up properly to automatically prevent identical passwords from being re-used for every function and that your employees are using strong passwords. We have seen everything from “password123” to post-it notes on the monitor! Password security doesn’t need to be complicated or difficult to enforce or control, it just needs to be set up properly from a qualified IT security technician. Don’t leave this to chance!
Clicking on links in emails are a major source for threats to enter in the environment. You could have the best firewall in the world but without setting up a security policy and having a multi-facted approach to defend against phishing and malicious viruses/malware/ransomware entering in this fashion it’s just a matter of time. We know Security, give us a call today and let’s talk about securing your infrastructure!
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