As business operations are increasingly conducted online, businesses in all industries are becoming more susceptible to cybersecurity breaches. Kelser was recently invited to discuss cybersecurity concerns and best practices for real estate agents on Real Estate Radio, a show broadcast on CBS Radio 94.9FM here in Connecticut and hosted by One and Company Real Estate’s Byron Lazine and financial planner Pat Kenny. Their discussion wound up being quite universal and applicable to almost any industry. Here are some of the highlights of the show. Below, you’ll find the full transcript and audio of the conversation.

Cybercriminals are now interested in social engineering. Social engineering is designed to manipulate unsuspecting individuals or businesses into giving out confidential information or infecting their computers with malicious software. These attacks are not only limited to the internet, but they can also occur over the phone, or even in person.

Web filtering is a common question of concern that many IT services providers in CT are receiving today. Most business managers would ask whether it is appropriate to filter certain sites so that they are not accessible to their employees. Well, whether to filter some sites or not depends on a specific business’ requirements.

It is essential to partner with an IT provider in CT that can provide a vulnerability assessment for your organization as data breaches and cyber attacks are occurring at an alarming pace. A vulnerability assessment simply means the process of identifying any weakness within the network or infrastructure. These assessments can help your business locate any security loopholes or coding errors. It can be performed on a frequent basis. According to a recent analysis, it is expected that over 30% of the Global 2000 companies will suffer a security incident by 2020.

Just under a week into the New Year and the world is already experiencing the first critical vulnerability in 2018. Researchers have discovered two security vulnerabilities that collectively affect most modern chips made by Intel, AMD, and ARM. If exploited, a hacker could potentially steal data from the breached machine ranging from emails and browsing data to login credentials. So, what are these vulnerabilities and what steps can you take to protect your business network from them?

Kelser Vice President of Professional Services Matt Kozloski was the guest for the full hour of Real Estate Radio on 94.9FM CBS Radio. He discussed the unique cybersecurity concerns of the real estate industry and strategies for companies of all types to avoid cyber attacks. The show is streaming and transcribed on our blog.

In the fall of 2017, the State of Connecticut announced a cybersecurity action plan. In order to learn more about this--and the state of cybersecurity in Connecticut in general--we reached out to Arthur House, Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer for the State of Connecticut. He was gracious enough to fill us in on a wide variety of topics from how Connecticut’s towns and cities are battling hackers, to why countries like Ukraine are looking to CT for guidance on cybersecurity.

It seems like you can’t open a web browser, scroll through your LinkedIn timeline, or turn on the TV today without hearing about the latest data breach or threat to your cybersecurity. With high-profile breaches like Equifax and global ransomware outbreaks like Bad Rabbit, we’re in a very different world than just a few years ago. Perhaps you find that cyber threats and cybersecurity in general is annoying, overwhelming, or even frustrating but it’s imperative that cybersecurity protection become part of your business strategy. It doesn’t have to be as complicated or costly as you might think.