Wishing all our clients and partners a safe and joyful holiday. May this day of independence bring you happiness and a wonderful time with family and friends. From all of us at AGT, enjoy the celebrations! 🇺🇸 #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #AGTCelebrates”Read More

In the modern digital age, virtual communication platforms have become an essential tool for both personal and professional interactions. However, recent updates to Zoom’s service policy, particularly in section 10.4, have raised concerns about data privacy and security. This article aims to shed light on the potential risks associated with continuing to use Zoom and...Read More

The cybersecurity landscape is in a constant state of evolution, with the ever-growing complexity and sophistication of cyber threats. To stay ahead of these challenges, organizations need to adopt robust and adaptable security frameworks. One such framework is the Zero Trust model, which has gained widespread adoption across the globe. On April 11, 2023, a...Read More

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is one of the most financially damaging online crimes. In 2022, Business Email Compromise (BEC) was the second largest category of losses across all reported cybercrimes, with a collective $2.7 Billion in attributed financial loss. Since its inception, the IC3’s Recovery Asset Team has assisted private financial institutions with freezing more...Read More

Cloud Security Abstract – This article discusses the importance of understanding Cloud Security Due Diligence and level of effort required for mitigating risks that third-party cloud services (software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service) represent to an organization. Depending on the service, it may not be possible to conduct a thorough, direct assessment of the services, which is...Read More

Spyware is a type of malware that infects your PC or mobile device and gathers information about you, including the sites you go to, usernames and passwords, payment information, and the emails you send and receive. Similarly, stalkerware is a type of software or application that spies on victims. Stalkerware apps are capable of a plethora...Read More

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) in theory provide anonymity and secure passage to your online destination. What we’ve increasingly seen is VPN companies go through their own security breaches and exposing users internet logs. Even when a VPN provider claims that it keeps no logs, it can simply be marketing in a way where that might...Read More

Data breaches are events where certain confidential information is accessed without proper authorization. this goes further by having copies of that data distributed. The average data breach in 2020 caused roughly 3.92 million (USD) in damages. The core concept of a data breach is the fact that data confidentiality has been compromised. Data breaches can...Read More

FIVE STEPS TO COMPLIANCEby: Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Despite different industries being required to follow differently named guidelines, there’s a pretty good overlap for those information security items that IT really needs to worry about.Although there will be some personal information that may not fall under any compliance standards, from an IT perspective,...Read More

Written by Chris Peterson, Forbes According to a 2019 survey from The Conference Board of more than 800 international CEOs and 600 C-suite members, cybersecurity is cited as the top external concern. The Conference Board also notes (via CIO Dive) that malicious cyber activity cost the economy up to $109 billion in 2016. CEOs and boards that seek...Read More