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Hackers typically fall into three distinct categories: black hat, white hat, and grey hat. Black hats are hackers who violate computer security with malicious intent, while white hats test existing internet infrastructures to find loopholes or bugs in the system, typically to improve security. Grey hats fall somewhere in between, often breaking into systems illegally but without malicious intent. There are also many subtypes of black, white, and grey hat hackers with various means and motives, from the novice script kiddie to the nation-state terrorist.

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LEADERSHIP LESSONS

SIM Hijacking Has Become A Business Threat: Are You Prepared?

It’s no secret that consumers often fall prey to cyber-attacks from criminals, but many business leaders mistakenly believe they’re not as vulnerable to such scams. The reality is, though, that fraudsters are becoming more and more sophisticated - and setting their sights on victimizing organizations too. Consider SIM swapping, for example.
Why Cloud Access Security Is Vital To A Sound Cyber Defense Strategy

As enterprises and organizations migrate infrastructure and workloads to the cloud or multi-cloud platforms, the challenges of securing privileges and reducing risk become complex. Identities are the most significant threat vector in the cloud.
No-Code BPM Platforms: The Whys And Hows

Learn what makes no-code BPM software a more sustainable choice for modern enterprises than traditional BPM tools.

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WHITE PAPERS

Securing Users And Devices Across All Stages Of A Malware Attack
Educating users is an undeniably effective way to protect them from phishing and other malware, but it takes much more than that to stop attacks. There are many risks to networks that user education can’t reduce—from malicious sites mistakenly categorized as benign to watering-hole attacks that infect trusted sites. To combat these challenges, businesses need well-designed antimalware that protects across a variety of attack vectors and infection stages. That’s where multi-vector protection comes in.

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CASE STUDIES

APG Sneeze Guards Strike A Chord For Music Stores, Keeping Employees And Patrons Safe
A music store is more than a place of commerce. It’s a community haven for musicians who gather to discuss their favorite gear, try out instruments, and trade techniques. And it’s a place of dreams, where aspiring young musicians picture themselves playing the world’s stages.

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FEATURED SUPPLIERS

The ASCII Group

The ASCII Group is a vibrant community of independent MSPs, VARS and solution providers in North America. The organization offers members leveraged purchasing programs, education and training, knowledge sharing among peers, discounts on business services, and more. Founded in 1984 by Alan Weinberger, ASCII is the oldest and largest group of independent IT solution providers, integrators and VARS in the world.
APG Cash Drawer, LLC

For more than 30 years, APG Cash Drawer has been designing and delivering cash drawers with a variety of size, color, interface, and integration options. An APG cash drawer will provide years of smooth, trouble free service with virtually no downtime, no service required, and no headaches. Our cash drawers are so well constructed and so reliable that our customers install them and forget them - even in the most demanding environments.
Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments is a leading national provider of touch-screen point of sale (POS) systems and payment processing services. As pioneers of the “as a service” model, Shift4 Payments offers an unprecedented “free” POS program that allows the company’s sales partners to offer a full-featured POS system with no up-front costs.
Carbonite

Carbonite is a leading, single-source provider for comprehensive data protection for all the different types of data and systems in today’s IT environments. Carbonite’s complete Data Protection Platform includes advanced solutions for ensuring the integrity, survivability and accessibility of data for businesses of all sizes and in any industry.
Webroot

Webroot delivers intelligent cybersecurity for endpoint, mobile and web to channel partners, consumers, businesses, and enterprises worldwide. Powered by its BrightCloud® collective threat intelligence network, Webroot protects the internet of everything. Our cloud-based threat detection, high performance, lightweight agents, and single, web-based point of control have changed the way businesses think about protecting mobile devices, PCs and servers. Named a ‘Visionary’ in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Webroot’s smarter approach to security is why companies including Cisco, F5 Networks, GateProtect, HP, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, RSA and others choose our solutions for advanced threat protection for their security products and services.
RSPA

RSPA stands for Retail Solutions Providers Association. We are the only association dedicated to the retail technology industry.

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MULTI MEDIA

Go To Market In The New Cybersecurity Landscape

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EBOOKS

We Finally Got Businesses To Talk About Their Run-ins With Ransomware. Here’s What They Said.
Many businesses are hesitant to talk about their experiences with ransomware. It can be uncomfortable to cop being hit. Whether it’s shame at not doing more to prevent it, the risk of additional bad publicity from discussing it or some other reason, companies tend to be tight-lipped about these types of breaches.
Lockdown Lessons: Cyber Resilience Starts Here
They say the best defense is a good offense, but in cybersecurity we often say the best defense is prevention. Yet, as cybercriminals continue to innovate and refine their methods, the truth is complete prevention of attacks may never be fully possible. Despite efforts by organizations to layer up their cyber defenses, attackers are innovating and automating in new and unpredictable ways, forcing business leaders to shift focus from prevention to response and recovery.
The Hidden Costs Of Ransomware
Businesses pay the price for partial protection.
Are You Ready For The Remote Work Revolution?
Is your business capable of supporting the ever-growing number of businesses that are migrating their workforce from in-house to at home? If not, you better start thinking about it. And if you already are, you need to get better at it.