IT and Cybersecurity

IT and Cybersecurity

Blog
October 28 2020

Why You Are Thinking of CyberSecurity All Wrong

An Interview With Vector’s Chief Information Security Officer, Greg Surla Cybersecurity is a buzz word we hear thrown around all the time, but, like so many areas of our business, creating a resilient security posture is not a set-it-and-forget-it task.…

Webinars
September 3 2020

Essential IT & Cybersecurity Certifications

Webinar Recording Essential IT & Cybersecurity Overview (How to Prepare & Get Certified) Learn which IT & Cybersecurity Certifications (and related training) are most in-demand in today’s workplaces and why they’re being used to advance both projects and careers. Get…

Blog
August 12 2020

Florida Schools Have More Than a Health Crisis to…

Where did the FortifyFL App go wrong? Reopening schools during a global health crisis comes with its own set of challenges. But on top of that, school officials shouldn’t have to worry about the additional complications stemming from a flawed…

Blog
March 31 2020

How To Protect Your Remote Workers From Cybersecurity Threats

One side effect of the novel coronavirus has been a rapid shift to remote working. There are benefits to a remote workforce, especially in the face of a contagious virus, but there are some security drawbacks as well. Sadly, while…

Blog
February 21 2020

Employee Cybersecurity Awareness Program for Texas HB 3834

Cybersecurity is a major threat to any organization, of any size and any industry. Data breaches increased by 160% from 2006 to 2019 and nearly 60% of companies in the U.S. reported third-party data breaches. Due to this growing threat,…

Blog
October 18 2019

Online Privacy & Security: Simple Tips to “Own It”

By Greg Surla, Vector Solutions Director of Cybersecurity Did you know that 64% of U.S. adults have noticed or been notified of a significant data breach affecting their sensitive accounts or personal data? And that roughly half of Americans (49%)…

Podcasts
October 7 2019

Prevention Podcast, Season 2, Episode 38: Major Issues In…

DAN VERTON, Director of Content & Branding #BeCyberSmart #CyberAware The increasing integration of cyber and physical critical infrastructures is challenging our ability to adequately detect emerging threats and defend against them. This increasing connectivity is made even more complex by…

Blog
August 27 2019

Cybersecurity for Schools

Over 1.5 million people worldwide become victims of cybercrime every day. Educational institutions are no exception, as these recent news headlines confirm: School District Delays Classes Again, Citing Malware Hack District Hacked, 10 Years’ Worth of Data Stolen High School…

Podcasts
July 2 2019

Prevention Podcast, Season 2, Episode 24: Cyber Risk Management…

DAN VERTON, Director of Content & Branding Robert Bigman is a well-known cyber security consultant in Washington, D.C., where he is President of 2BSecure. Before venturing out on his own, Bigman spent 30 years at the CIA, where he most…

Blog
October 16 2018

Higher Education Cybersecurity | 8 Best Practices

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. It’s important that higher education institutions take this to review and update their long-term strategies for cybersecurity on campus. Since 2005, there have been over 540 higher education security breaches – leading several institutions to pay thousands of…

Press Releases
April 25 2018

Vector Solutions Acquires Convergence Training, Strengthening its Commitment to…

eLearning and Performance Optimization Company Strengthens Industrial Market Share TAMPA, FL. (April 24, 2018) — Vector Solutions, the leader in industry-focused eLearning and SaaS performance support solutions, announced today it has acquired Convergence Training, a leading provider of training content…

Whitepapers & Guides
April 12 2018

The GDPR Is Here: Are You Prepared?

Passed by the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation bill (GDPR) is poised to transform the global digital marketplace. And yet, many organizations are not prepared for it. In fact, approximately 55 percent of organizations worldwide are concerned that…

In The News
April 6 2018

A Deeper Look At Cyber Risk

A Cybersecurity Webinar For SMBs | Episode V When it comes to cybersecurity, risk management might seem scary, but it doesn’t actually take a rocket science to tame this beast. All business decisions are made from a solid analysis of…

In The News
March 28 2018

Are your employees exposing your entity to cyberattacks?

Posted by Jim Nulsen on March 28, 2018 at 10:54 AM Inspiring words from Edward J. Phelps, and certainly in some aspects of life, mistakes need to be made in order to learn and grow. Unfortunately, in the increasingly digitized…

Whitepapers & Guides
February 2 2018

5 Cybercrime Predictions for 2018 and 2019

In this infographic, learn about five key cybercrime issues expected to play out over the course of 2018 and 2019.