This month, Blue Ridge’s Chairman and CEO John Higginbotham was a guest on Federal Tech Talk, a Federal News Radio segment on WFED 1500 AM, hosted by industry veteran John Gilroy. Once a week, Gilroy is joined with experts from both the public and private sectors to discuss the IT trends and challenges faced by […]
READ MOREWelcome to part two of our blog series about the evolving ransomware threats facing government agencies. If you missed it, check out part one: The Ransomware Riddle: The Growing Threat Government Agencies are Trying to Solve, where we address why agencies are a bullseye for these growing attacks and protection is so challenging. The good […]
READ MOREGovernment agencies are on high alert as ransomware attacks are on the rise. While all organizations are potential targets, the government sector is particularly vulnerable. We’ve seen state, local and municipal agencies’ operations brought to a grinding halt, with attackers aiming to lock up victims’ most valuable data and be as disruptive as possible. What […]
READ MOREHistorically, cybersecurity practices in the healthcare industry have revolved mainly around securing medical records and ensuring patient privacy. However, the increasing reliance on operational technology (OT) throughout hospitals and healthcare networks has caused an evolution in cyberattacks. The uptick in interconnected devices in the medical field has created tremendous benefits for patient care, diagnosis and […]
READ MOREThe universal increase of interconnected devices has created virtually limitless opportunities for innovation and efficiency in almost every industry. However, it has also given hackers hundreds of thousands of new entry-points for attack. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet – no one-size-fits-all solution that will completely protect your infrastructure against these kinds of threats and […]
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