SecurCloud Insights

As most of us are aware, there is an ongoing conflict taking place in the Middle East. Stories have been flooding news stations, articles are updated by the minute and the entire world is watching to see just how far this conflict will go. Stories have poured in describing operations being carried out, the devastating effects on buildings, homes etc. Even social media websites like youtube have been immersed with videos from people giving various opinions regarding the war, h

When businesses are either standing up new architecture or updating their existing infrastructure, they must account for the likelihood of attacks occurring both inside and outside of their organization. While tools like VPNs, DDoS prevention software and anti-virus can prevent attacks from outside sources, insider threats are just as (if not more) likely to happen and have to be accounted for. One of the easiest ways to reduce insider threats is through zero-trust architectu

One aspect of the technology space is just how many options are available. Whether it’s networking, cybersecurity, hardware, software development or AI, there is an array of choices. As technology evolves and new avenues are created, I’ve been surprised to notice that cloud computing tends to be a bit overlooked. I can understand it for the most part because of the AI craze. And while AI is super powerful with its capabilities being endless, we also have to think about the be

The cybersecurity space is an industry that a lot of people have started to take interest in, and rightfully so. Technology is always evolving and the need for professionals will continue to grow as well. Many times, people will have a desire to get into cybersecurity but either not know where to start or what to look for when taking that first step. And with the plethora of tools that are available plus the many different avenues to choose from, getting into cybersecurity ca

Introduction Within the last 3-4 maybe even 5 years, the world has seen a sharp increase in the power of artificial intelligence. At one point in time, AI generated pictures and videos looked sloppy and were clearly fake. Now we have online content that looks like real life. We have even seen AI start to be integrated into the professional world, where specific jobs are being targeted and replaced by machines in different capacities. We have even begun to see that in the IT w

Introduction Law firms handle a massive amount of confidential information, like first and last names, home addresses and financial data to important litigation strategies for upcoming cases. Needless to say, they are an absolute gold mine for hackers to target. Even though cyber attacks have increased amongst various industries, many law firms (and small businesses in general) continue to rely on outdated security practices. This could be either due to a lack of resources ne

The Outage As many of us know, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform experienced a massive disruption in their services, so much so that most of the products and websites we use every day were either down or painfully slow. Like most, I refreshed my page, emptied the browser cache and even restarted my device but to no avail. It seemed like nothing was really working. Then the news came out: Global AWS outage. No one knew exactly what happened, why it happened or even to wha