Advances in technology can increase convenience and efficiency for businesses and their customers, saving time and money all around. However, these same technologies may open the door to new security threats that compromise confidential information and even business operations. By now, no one is surprised to hear about issues like data breaches, identity theft, and ransomware attacks, which is why it’s shocking that so many companies are woefully under-protected and unprepared to deal with these threats.

Naturally, you want to take precautions to weather a storm, which is why you go to great lengths to install firewalls to keep threats at bay, as well as create system backups that allow for recovery should you get locked out during a ransomware attack. Wouldn’t you really rather have early warnings, though? Wouldn’t you rather have access to credible intelligence that allows you to act preemptively to avoid potential threats?

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