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Alvaka Announces Water Cybersecurity Partnership With CalMutuals JPRIMA & Lloyd's of London

Alvaka has been selected as the go-to provider of critical software patching services for water-related entities seeking cyber coverage in a new partnership with CalMutuals JPRIMA and Lloyd’s of London.

2204, 2016

Orange County Register Opinion Column on “Ransomware: Pay now or pay later”

April 22nd, 2016|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Comments Off on Orange County Register Opinion Column on “Ransomware: Pay now or pay later”

Ian makes several very important points including, “Whether it is your home computer or a large organization’s network, ransomware does not care. It will block access to the computer, encrypt your data and if that computer has access rights to the network, then it will lock down the entire network and hold it all hostage.” Additional he says “The threat of ransomware will continue to grow because cybercriminals recognize it as a profitable business model and the online payment methods afford anonymity.”

If you want to read more about ransomware and how to protect you and your company, check out these links:

 1)    Attend free our live lunch and learn on How to Protect You and Your Company from Ransomware. Whether you have already gotten ransomware or have yet to be infected, this is a must attend event. In 90 minutes you will come away with a rich set of action items to be better prepared. Ransomware Lunch & Learn

2)  Here is the Ransomware defense framework for P-D-R, Protect, Detect and Recover.

2303, 2016

Here’s the ransomware cybercrime scenario that has many business owners worried

March 23rd, 2016|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Here’s the ransomware cybercrime scenario that has many business owners worried

Here is a news column featuring Alvaka/Noloki EVP and security expert, Kevin McDonald. It’s a business owner’s worst nightmare. You arrive for work, sit down at your computer and find that you can’t access any of your files because cyber [...]

103, 2016

This New OpenSSL v2 Protocol Flaw Merits Watching

March 1st, 2016|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Comments Off on This New OpenSSL v2 Protocol Flaw Merits Watching

Fortunately OpenSSL is publishing a fix on Tuesday - OpenSSL versions 1.0.2g, 1.0.1s - to deal with the protocol flaw. Many systems are vulnerable to an attack that may be comparable with Heartbleed. “This flaw is more than a product [...]

1502, 2016

Do you have Cisco ASA firewalls and VPNs? “…this is as bad as it gets.”

February 15th, 2016|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Do you have Cisco ASA firewalls and VPNs? “…this is as bad as it gets.”

If you have Cisco ASA firewalls and VPNs you better assess your patching on these devices. Click here to read the story: Firewalls running Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software can be compromised remotely with malformed UDP packet

3108, 2015

Are You at Risk with the Government for Sloppy Cybersecurity?

August 31st, 2015|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Comments Off on Are You at Risk with the Government for Sloppy Cybersecurity?

Court: FTC can bring down the hammer on companies with sloppy cybersecurity Hotel chain Wyndham had challenged the FTC's authority to mandate cybersecurity standards The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has the authority to take action against companies that fail to [...]

2608, 2015

Oli Thordarson and The VAR Guy on “Cyberthreats: Worse Than Anyone Thinks”

August 26th, 2015|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Oli Thordarson and The VAR Guy on “Cyberthreats: Worse Than Anyone Thinks”

The potential for a cyberattack is top of mind for not just IT professionals and CIOs but also among the general population. Experts—from government agencies to technology experts—have been warning that this year will see the worst cyber breaches in [...]

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