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Tips for Secure Holiday Online Shopping

Tips for secure holiday online shopping this 2020 Holiday season — stay safe before, during and after peak retail season Black Friday, […]

Cyber Security Tips and News

What are the biggest threats to your security? Passwords

Passwords Can Be One of Your Biggest Potential Threats Through these statistics from Lastpass we see that oftentimes the biggest gaps in […]

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Can You Ever Provide Too Much Security Awareness Training

How much security training is enough for your employees? Security Awareness Training needs to be ongoing, but too much of a good […]

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Passwordless – What? No Remembering Passwords?

Simple definition of passwordless authentication is any method of verifying a user without requiring the user to provide a password. Passwords can […]

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Protect Your Home Network from Cybercriminals

The majority of the work force is working from home which means you need to be concern about your home network. Cybercriminals […]

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Be Cyber Smart: Know Your Types of Phishing

Be Cyber Smart and Do Your Part: Keep Your Employees Up to Date on Latest Phishing Be cyber smart and know the […]

Cyber Security News and General

Amazon Prime Day – Be Secure and Be Aware

Amazon’s Prime Day start tomorrow, Tuesday October 13th Amazon’s Prime Day is October 13th and 14th – are you ready? Or should […]

Cyber Security

Dark Web Monitoring: What You Need to Know

The evolution of cyber crime has been rapid and to this day is ever expanding. In the first half of 2019 data […]

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Do Your Part – Humans Can Be the Weakest Link

Humans Can Be Your Weakest Link Do your part – train your humans so they aren’t the weakest link. How? Start with […]

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Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the U.S. Department of […]

Cyber Security

Is MDM Infringing on Your Privacy?

It is time to ask the question: Is MDM infringing on your privacy? Now more than ever people are starting to realize […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Do You Know Who Sent the Email: Business Email Compromise

Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam, criminals send/target an email message that appears to come from a known source making a legitimate request. […]

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How is Your Security with Remote Learning

Have your thought about your personal security with remote learning Security is always a big concern in the world of online education, […]

Corporate Information Technologies Events

CIT Is Proud To Be Hole In One Sponsor for CCS’s 5th Annual Golf Outing

Make A Hole in One for Boys and Girls Club of Piedmont This is Corporate Information Technologies 3rd year participating in Chesapeake […]

Mobile Security

Mobile Device Management For The Business World

What is Mobile Device Management(MDM) Mobile Device Management(MDM) most simply put is a software meant for managing laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. in […]

Cyber Security password

NIST Password Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce that releases and updates […]

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2020 Statistics of Password Security

Our passwords are the first line of defense against cyber criminals. It is important to stay up to date on statistics of […]

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Ensuring That Your Passwords Are Secured Can Be Simple

Making sure your data is protected and secure is not as hard as one may think. Taking simple and smart steps is […]

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Password Safety: The Importance of Keeping Your Data Secure

More often than not the biggest threat to cybersecurity is ourselves. Humans are extremely predictable, and in no other aspect of life […]

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ChannelPro Cybersecurity Summit: Lawrence Cruciana

Lawrence Cruciana will be part of ChannelPro Cybersecurity Summit – 5 August 2020. “If you’re not offering security services to your clients now, you’re […]

Cyber Security password Tips and News

Personal Password Security

Humans can be the biggest obstacle when it comes to personal password security. Our passwords are often simple,easy to remember phrases or […]

Cyber Security password Security Tips and News

Securing Your Business One Password At A Time

Take a look at CIT’s password security tips for what not to do. Arguably one of the most important aspects of an […]

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Big Game Hunting Attack Groups Are Using MSP’S Tools to Hack Their Customers.

Lawrence Cruciana, CEO & CTO of Corporate Information Technologies, is again working with ConnectWise to resolve a flaw in one of their […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Don’t Gamble With Your Security

Social Media Phishing has rose 74% which is why it is important to familiarize yourself with the most up to date statistics. […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Phishing Awareness Statistics 2020

Take a look at Corporate Information Technologies Phishing Awareness Statistics for 2020. Because Phishing attacks are such a prevalent issue make sure […]

Cyber Security Incident Response, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Small Business

Do You Have A Plan for A Data Breach Loss

Is your company prepared for a data loss? Can you afford to have a data breach loss? Close to 40% of small […]

Cyber Security

Reducing Your Attack Surface

What are you doing to reduce your Attack Surface?

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Lawrence Cruciana to Testify Before Congress Concerning Cyber Security

Corporate Information Technologies CTO & Owner Lawrence Cruciana is bringing small business cyber security needs to the national stage working to influence […]

Cyber Security

Working Remote May Cost You Your Security

With many employees still working remote, security should be a top priority. Most companies have had transition from office-to-home working over the […]

Cyber Security

Cryptojacking And How It Impacts Your Business

In recent years Bitcoin mining has become an increasingly lucrative practice, but due to the hefty technological demands the cost of upkeep […]

Cyber Security

Cybersecurity Incidents and Covid-19

Check out a couple cybersecurity incidents that have been happening during the coronavirus pandemic: Coronavirus pandemic is correlated with a 238% surge […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Phishing for Awareness: Clone, Man-in-the-Middle & Search Engine Phishing Attacks

Clone, Man-in-the-Middle & Search Engine Phishing Attacks Week 8 of the Phishing for Awareness blog: Clone, Man-in-the-Middle, and Search Engine Phishing Attacks, […]

Cyber Security

Password Security: Keep Your Self Safe

I’m sure you use a password several times on a daily basis. Let’s take a look at some basis tips for your […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Phishing for Awareness: Malware Injection & Image Phishing

Malware Injection & Image Phishing Malware Injection Malware, which was mentioned in the subdomain portion of last week’s blog, is the collective […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Phishing for Awareness Series: Spear Phishing & Subdomain Attacks

Spear Phishing & Subdomain Attack Awareness Spear Phishing Spear Phishing is typically an email spoofing attack that targets a specific organization or […]

Small Business

Incident Response and My Business

What Your Business Must Know About Incident Response Your business must be prepared for potential cyber attacks. They happen constantly and affect […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Phishing Awareness: Impersonation & Social Media

Mass-Target Brand Impersonations & Social Media Phishing Attacks Mass-Target Brand Impersonations A Mass-Target Brand Impersonation occurs when scammers send a malicious email […]

Cyber Security Phishing

Phishing for Awareness: Business Email Compromise (BEC) Schemes & Website Spoofing

This phishing series blog will explore Business Email Compromise (BEC) Schemes and Website Spoofing. Just to refresh – On last week’s blog […]

Security Small Business The TL/DR

UPDATED: How to secure Zoom to conduct virtual meetings

For those using Zoom conduct regular meetings with their staff, vendors, family or friends the sudden security shortcomings of Zoom’s platform and […]

Managed Services

Security Assessments and Your Business

What Your Business Needs to Know About Security Assessments Cyber attacks pose a risk to all sorts of networks and computer systems. […]

Phishing

Phishing for Awareness: Pop-Up Messages, Email Spoofing & URL Phishing Attacks

Did you know 76% of businesses reported being a victim of phishing attacks in the last year? With phishing on the rise, […]

Cyber Security

Different Types of Phishing & How to Prevent It

Phishing for Awareness: A Series Phishing is no joke. And no, we are not talking about the aspiring sport of baiting a […]

Cyber Security

Practical Cybersecurity tips during Coronavirus pandemic crisis

Cybersecurity tips during Coronavirus. Three actions every user can take to help secure the corporate information assets.

Practically Secure

Third Party Logins: Safety Lesson 11

Don’t use third party logins. Let’s start with what is a third party login. A third party login is where you use […]

Cyber Security

Cybersecurity and Working From Home

Cybersecurity and working from home may become a necessity in the near future for many companies. With the cornavirus spreading throughout the […]

Cyber Security

All About Cybersecurity and Banking Regulations

There is perhaps nowhere in the private sector with stricter regulations than the financial services industry. So, let’s talk about banking regulation […]

Cyber Security

The Basics of Log Event Management Terms

Now, let’s talk Log Event Management terms. LMS – “Log Management System” or LEM – “Log Event Management” – a system that […]

Cyber Security News and General

The Delaware Bankers Association Cybersecurity Forum

On Wednesday, February 5th, six highly intelligent cybersecurity experts joined together at the Cybersecurity Forum for the Delaware Bankers Association (DBA).  The […]

Cyber Security News and General

Delaware Bankers Association: Cybersecurity Forum

Lawrence Cruciana, CIT’s Chief Systems Engineer, will be part of the DBA Cybersecurity Forum on Wednesday, February 5th. Delaware Bankers Association (DBA) […]

Cyber Security

Cyber Incidents are a Priority for 2020

The awareness of cyber threats have grown rapidly in the recent years. Now, organizations are finally realizing the threat that hackers, scammers, […]

Practically Secure

Personal CyberSecurity Practices Must Be A Daily Thought

Daily we are tested with our personal information and security Nobody wants their information out there, although with all the breaches your […]

News and General

Windows: When software won’t be supported

January 14th: Windows 7 is no longer supported/no longer receiving security issues. More Windows will not be supported throughout 2020 Are You […]

Cyber Security

Emotet: ’tis the season to share

‘Tis the season to share and be invited The Emotet Trojan gang has started to send Christmas themed phishing emails that they […]

Cyber Security

Security Awareness Training and Policies

When is the last time you did security awareness training?  Do you continue to update and remind employees about your security awareness […]

Cyber Security

SMB Cybersecurity Stats

Hackers don’t seem to care whether your a large enterprise or a SMB.  Although most SMB don’t have the resources or the […]

CIT Community Involvement Corporate Information Technologies

Teaching Kids to Hack – CIT’s Continuing Community Involvement for the Next Generation of InfoSec Warriors

CIT is proud to be a part of McClintock Partners in Education and share our passion for Information Security and technology. Building […]

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Lawrence Cruciana at ISSA Charlotte

Lawrence Cruciana Presenting at ISSA Charlotte Practical Incident Response Techniques for Smaller Organizations: Lessons Learned In-the-trenches Lawrence Cruciana presenting at ISSA (Information […]

Practically Secure Security

Sharing Only What is Necessary – Common Sense Internet Safety Lesson 9

Working in a cybersecurity firm that works with a lot of small and mid-size businesses, I see Cyber-insecurity every day. This is […]

Practically Secure Security

Going Beyond an App for MFA: Common Sense Internet Safety Lesson 8

Don’t trust any contact information in an email from a financial institution. Use information you already know is true – MultiFactor authentication […]

Practically Secure Security

Yet Another Reason to Not Click on Links

Email – It is easy to send information and store information via email. However, no one should be asking for your personal information like […]

Practically Secure Security

More On Why Not To Click On Links

  Similar domains and website cloning as types of phishing are on the rise!   Let’s say your bank is named ABC […]

Practically Secure Security

Malware: Attachments, Images and Links

Common Sense Internet Safety Lesson 5 Attachments, Images and Links . . . Oh My Malware.  Malware has been sent for a […]

Practically Secure Security

Changed My Password. Enabled 2FA. Anything Else?

Common Sense Internet Safety #1 Some things are not common knowledge, so what is common sense on the internet? We’re going to […]

Practically Secure Security

Add a Drawbridge!

If you’re protecting a castle, do you just require a secret password to get into it? NO, you also have a moat […]

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RSA Day One: The Trust Crisis

  Digital risk is the greatest threat to the modern business   That was the theme at the opening session of the […]

Practically Secure Security

Simple: Change and Rotate Your Password

Previously I discussed that *many* people had followed a link in an email that included a username and a real password (credentials) […]

Practically Secure Security

Surprise: Your Data Is Out There

Wow. That still happens?! That was my response when my husband informed me one evening that a single bitcoin wallet had the [...]

InfoSec Security Small Business The TL/DR

Cruciana to speak about the “Operational Due Diligence meets Small Business”

Corporate Information Technologies, a leading Managed Security Service Provider, today announced that its President and Chief Systems Engineer, Lawrence Cruciana will speak […]