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Entrepreneur: 4 Foolish Cybersecurity Mistakes Robert Herjavec Is Shocked People Still Make

Herjavec Group Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec, was recently interviewed about the ongoing cybersecurity epidemic by Entrepreneur magazine. The full article is below.Robert Herjavec compares hackers to professional burglars. “If they want to break in, there’s nothing you can do,” he tells Entrepreneur during a phone interview. “But you can have an alarm, a safe and a dog to stop them from getting away... Read More
July 28, 2016 Robert Herjavec, Security News

Five Ways To Protect Your Business on Social Media

Over the past few weeks, various social media networks have been hacked, proving once again that social media presents a very real and dynamic risk to organizational security. Companies including Tumblr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and even VK (Russia’s Facebook) have been breached, exposing the data of millions of users, now for sale on the dark web.  In the 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report published by the Social... Read More
July 26, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Unplugged: Tips for Traveling Abroad Securely

Jobs that require regular travel are commonplace in today’s modern world. Many employees are asked to travel to different countries, whether it's because of office expansion, to attend a conference, or report on a particular event. As such, it is critical for businesses to be aware of risks their employees may run into when traveling, particularly in regards to the security... Read More
July 14, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Robert Herjavec’s Advice for Navigating Cyberattacks

Today, the Internet of Things and interconnectivity are at the forefront of any cybersecurity-led conversation and with the constant barrage of high-scale cyberattacks occurring in the financial and IT industries, it is crucial to prioritize your business' security. Moreover, according to Computer Business Review, the cybersecurity industry will suffer a staff shortage of 1.5 million people by 2020 so it is also... Read More
June 29, 2016 Robert Herjavec, Security News

What Businesses Need to Know About the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been agreed to by the European Commission, Parliament, and Council, in order to offer European-wide data protection for personal and corporate information across the European Union (EU). The regulation will formally come into place in May of 2018 but enterprises should proactively prepare to meet the requirements of this new directive. What every organisation... Read More
June 14, 2016 Security News

Defense in Depth: Why Network Technology Providers Are Bolstering Their Portfolios with Endpoint Solutions

  Herjavec Group Contributor  Evgeniy Kharam, Director Network Security Architecture The network perimeter dominated enterprise security over the last fifteen years. Despite this focus, there were still multiple AV-type and personal-type endpoint solutions; though most organizations used only Anti-Virus solutions. Try as we might to ignore it, the world has fundamentally changed. More laptops. More mobile devices. More companies moving... Read More
June 6, 2016 Security News

Threat Update: WPAD Name Collision Vulnerability

Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) Domain Name System (DNS) queries that are intended for resolution on private or enterprise DNS servers have been observed reaching public DNS servers [1]. In combination with the New generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) program’s incorporation of previously undelegated gTLDs for public registration, leaked WPAD queries could result in domain name collisions with internal network naming... Read More
May 24, 2016 Threat Advisory

Herjavec Group Ranked #2 on Cybersecurity 500 List

Global MSSP recognized as one of the world’s most innovative cybersecurity players.Toronto, Canada – May 17, 2016 – Robert Herjavec, Founder & CEO of global Managed Security Services Provider Herjavec Group, announces that the firm has been ranked #2 on the Cybersecurity 500. This worldwide ranking, published by Cybersecurity Ventures, recognizes the most innovative companies in the cybersecurity space.Herjavec Group... Read More
May 17, 2016 Security News

Threat Update: SAP Business Applications

It has been reported that over 35 organizations worldwide running outdated or misconfigured software are affected by an SAP vulnerability. Security researchers from Onapsis discovered indicators of exploitation against these organizations’ SAP business applications. The observed indicators relate to the abuse of the Invoker Servlet, a built-in functionality in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java systems (SAP Java platforms). The Invoker... Read More
May 11, 2016 Threat Advisory