Cybersecurity, CMMC & compliance, in plain terms
Field notes on managed security, CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 readiness, and hardening Microsoft 365 — from a veteran-owned team that audits the frameworks it writes about.
Upcoming Cybersecurity Events 2025-2026
Cybersecurity is essential for everyone! Are you a small business owner, a corporate professional, or just someone who wants to stay safe online? Staying inform...
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Cyber Hygiene 101
The internet has become an essential part of everyday life, but with its convenience comes an ever-growing risk of cyber threats. From identity theft to ransomw...
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How to Build a Cybersecurity Strategy
Cybersecurity is no longer optional, it's a necessity. Small businesses are prime targets for cybercriminals who are constantly looking for vulnerabilities to e...
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Compliance, Why It Matters & The Role of a 3rd Party Review
With the ever-changing rate of technology, the way we protect ourselves must also evolve. Businesses must ensure compliance with cybersecurity regulations to pr...
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Stop Facebook Tracking Your Information For Desktop
Why and How to Turn Off Meta Tracking in 2025 In today's digital age, privacy concerns are at the forefront of many users' minds. Facebook, one of the largest s...
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Stop Facebook Tracking Your Information on iOS & Android
Why and How to Turn Off Meta Tracking in 2025 In today's digital age, privacy concerns are at the forefront of many users' minds. Facebook, one of the largest s...
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Psychology Behind The Hack
When we think of hackers, we often imagine individuals using sophisticated tools to breach security systems. However, the most effective "tool" in a h...
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Lessons Learned in 2024
If this year of 2024, has proven anything to us, it’s the need for stronger cybersecurity measures. I can think of several high-profile incidents that prove jus...
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OpenAI o1 System Card Blog: Unpacking Safety and Innovation in AI Development
Introduction to o1 Models: A Leap in AI Reasoning The OpenAI o1 model series represents a major step forward in artificial intelligence, built to "think be...
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Hacker Defense
One of the best ways to prepare for a security breach is to know the enemy and understand how they work. At Cyber Protection Services in Baltimore, MD, we are p...
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Security Breach
You might not be familiar with National Public Data, but your personal information could have been compromised in a recent major data breach involving the compa...
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Types of Hackers and Their Goals
Cyber Protection in Baltimore: Understanding Different Types of Hackers and How to Defend Against Them In the bustling digital landscape of Baltimore, protectin...
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CMMC Compliance: What and Why
As a business owner in Baltimore, Maryland, you may have heard the term "CMMC compliance" being thrown around lately. But what exactly does it mean, a...
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Securing Your Smart Home Devices (IoT)
The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed our homes into hubs of connected convenience. Nowadays devices from refrigerators to thermostats communicate to mak...
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Myths Debunked
Amidst the genuine advice and expert strategies lie numerous myths that can mislead and even harm your digital security efforts. This blog aims to debunk some o...
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Mitigating Human Error in Cybersecurity
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, one truth remains constant: human error is the weakest link in the chain of defense against cyber threats. Desp...
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The Crucial Role of Vulnerability Assessments in Cyber Protection
In today's digital age, where the heartbeat of Baltimore's infrastructure pulsates through interconnected networks, safeguarding against cyber threats isn't mer...
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Your Digital Fortress: Building a Secure Online Haven in Today's World
The internet – a boundless ocean of information, connection, and opportunity. But amidst the vast digital currents lurk shadowy reefs and treacherous storms. Ju...
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How to Create a Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Plan
Creating a cybersecurity disaster recovery plan is crucial for small businesses that want to ensure the safety of their data and IT systems. Here are some steps...
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Cybersecurity for Small Business: Why It Matters and How to Stay Protected In Today’s Digital Age!
#cybersecurity , #infosec , #CybersecurityforSMB In today’s digital age, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for businesses of all sizes. Small business...
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Top Cybersecurity Tips for a Small Business
As a small business owner, you are responsible for protecting your business and customer data from cyber threats. Here are the top cybersecurity tips to keep yo...
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Types of Cybersecurity
In a world where so much of our lives revolve around the internet, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Businesses must have a protection plan in place to...
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Top 6 Cyber Threats Targeting Small Businesses
While most think cyber-attacks target large corporations, the scary truth is small businesses are the actual target of more than 40% of all cyber-attacks. While...
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Why Backups Are Important
When was the last time you made copies of all your important data; your contacts, your emails, documents, images, files that were a result of your hard work? Re...
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How to Spot Phishing Scams
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How to protect against ransomware
What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that limits or prevents users from accessing their systems. This type of software coerces its victims into p...
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What are hacker script kiddies
In order to understand the term script kiddies , one must first be introduced to the topic of hacker ethics. Sounds like a paradox? Well, not necessarily. There...
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A Glossary of Cybersecurity Terminology - for the rest of us!
Access – the ability to interact with a system in any way, be it for communication, networking, or malevolent purposes; having the option to handle a system's i...
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Top 5 things to teach kids about cybersecurity
In recent years, there has been a lot of debate on what children should be taught in schools. A couple of years back, United Kingdom introduced a new program –...
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The Top 3 Things to do to Protect Against Cyber-criminals
However dark and dangerous the world of cyber-threats may seem, there are definitely steps you can take to reduce your chances of being a victim. Make sure to f...
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Top 5 cyber scams and how to spot and avoid them
We can all agree that the Internet certainly is a magical place: it enables us to have quick access to all kinds of information, to contact people all over the...
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Protection in the home: How to set your Firewall
A firewall is a software that is installed on personal computers or small network servers when shared Internet connection is used. Its task is to control the co...
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Why keeping your systems patched is so important
When working on your computer, and especially during browsing the Web, you should always bear in mind that there is no antivirus solution in the world that can...
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The Complexity of Modern Cybersecurity
Cyber-crime is constantly on the rise, both in volume and in financial impact. Given that there are currently no standardized ways of collecting statistics worl...
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Common cyber threats to a home computer and how to protect against them
Since the beginning of Internet, home computers have been under constant threat and these circumstances show no trend of decreasing. On the contrary, more and m...
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How Cyber-criminals use Social Media
Big social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn are often targeted by cyber-criminals. These attacks are executed in two ways: currently, t...
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