LinkedIn is a powerful platform for building relationships and finding opportunities — and attackers know it. Increasingly, threat actors are creating spoofed LinkedIn profiles to target job seekers and employees, using the trust we place in professional networks against us.
Optimizing cloud spend is a priority for organizations of all sizes. Without proactive management, on-demand resources can unexpectedly inflate monthly bills, leading to unnecessary expenses. In a recent webinar, Access Point’s CIO Anthony Rivera and Director of Infrastructure Services Kevin Hartwig, shared their expertise on practical ways to control and reduce cloud costs. In this article, we share some of their insights.
Most organizations focus on agility and scale when it comes to cloud solutions, yet a reliable backup plan remains the backbone of a stable environment. Even small oversights in your backup process can turn into bigger complications, which we’d like to see you avoid. Here, we offer our experience-based insights on the fundamental steps businesses can take to bolster their backup strategy, drawing on our combined backgrounds in IT, security, and DevOps.
As cloud adoption accelerates, so do the stakes for keeping data and systems secure. In early 2025, a major tech conglomerate suffered a high-profile breach when a misconfigured cloud firewall exposed sensitive data from millions of customers across multiple continents. Investigations revealed that overly broad access permissions and poor visibility into their overall security posture contributed to the incident—underscoring the fact that, despite sophisticated tools, even a single gap in configuration can unravel an entire security program. Below, Anthony Rivera and Kevin Hartwig explain how to prevent such missteps by strengthening identity controls, segmenting networks, guarding data, ensuring compliance, managing your security posture, and creating a culture of awareness.
My wife, Kelly, was a pediatric nurse, having worked in healthcare for over 30 years. I'm biased, but she always got high marks in her profession, from both her peers and from patients for whom she provided care. She provided a level of care that was absolutely critical to ensure patients receive consistent, high-quality treatment across all stages of care. The importance of documentation, communication and a continuity of care was imperative – children’s lives depended on it. But what does continuity of care look like outside the world of healthcare? In the realm of cybersecurity consulting, the principle of continuity is just as vital and plays a pivotal role in safeguarding organizations from evolving cyber threats.
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month winds down, we're pleased to share one last feature from Pierre Reed, the Chief of Staff at Access Point Consulting. He explores the importance of fostering a security awareness culture within organizations. Discover how building this culture can empower your team to better protect against cyber threats.
As we conclude our 'ransomware readiness week' of this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it's time to take a critical look at your organization's defenses. Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and no business is immune. In our latest article, we explore essential strategies to bolster your ransomware preparedness. Don't miss this vital information to help protect your business from emerging threats.
This week's Cybersecurity Awareness Month article features insights from Michael Caruso, Access Point's Director of Supply Chain Risk Management, on the recent pager and two-way radio attacks targeting Hezbollah. Michael provides his perspective on these incidents, highlighting the importance of securing communication channels against such threats.
October is recognized as Cybersecurity Awareness Month by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). To celebrate and promote online security , we're posting a series of articles throughout the month. Each week, one of our cybersecurity experts weights in on a foundational cybersecurity topic. This week it's Access Point CIO Anthony Rivera on patch management. Enjoy, and stay tuned for next week's Expert Insight.
Hospitals and healthcare providers have increasingly become targets of cyberattacks, which pose significant risks to patient care and safety. This document examines the various ways in which cyberattacks can disrupt hospital operations, compromise patient data security, and ultimately affect the quality of patient care. It also explores strategies and best practices that hospitals can implement to mitigate these risks and enhance their cybersecurity posture.
Segmentation in network environments is nothing new. It’s common for administrators to segment the network based on logical functions and security controls. For example, the finance department is one segment, and the sales department is another segment. All segments can send traffic to email servers (for example), but user traffic does not enter finance or sales segments unless the user is authorized to access them.
The healthcare sector faced a staggering 156% increase in breached records in 2023. The concern goes beyond just alarming statistics: Breaches pose a direct risk to patient safety by disrupting essential healthcare services, including eligibility verification, prescription processing, and hospital discharge procedures.
Network administrators, security analysts, and software developers have a technical approach to risk management, whereas executives and a business’ board of directors have an economic one. The board of directors wants to know the monetary impact and responsibilities surrounding threats and risk management.
