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Feb 27  MSP Growth Summit 2020
Feb 27 – 28  TAG MTSP West
Mar 1 – 3  CRN Xchange
Mar 4  Kaseya Connect IT Local
Mar 5  ChannelPro SMBForum
Mar 10  Kaseya Connect IT Local
Mar 11  ID Agent Roadshow
Mar 11  Kaseya Connect IT Local
Mar 11  Kaseya Connect IT Local
Mar 11 – 13  CharTec Quarterly

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3 GDPR-Covered Countries Experience 100,000 Breaches

It’s been nearly two years since GDPR changed the data privacy landscape by bringing regulatory oversight to the digital Wild West. According to the latest reports, more than 160,000 data breaches have been reported in that span. Incredibly three countries account for 100,00 breaches – The Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

These numbers reflect both the undeniable value of stealing sensitive personal data and the difficulty that many organizations experience when trying to protect that information. As a result, GDPR fines are becoming increasingly common for companies under the regulations’ purview. The ten most significant GDPR breaches have resulted in hefty financial penalties totaling an eye-popping sum of nearly $500 million.

Europe isn’t the only country implementing regulatory standards for data security. In the US, California’s Consumer Privacy Act and New York’s SHIELD Act both reinforce and extend GDPR’s expectations. At ID Agent, our comprehensive Compliance Manager is ready to help your organization achieve, maintain, and document compliance.

https://irishtechnews.ie/top-3-countries-hit-100000-gdpr-data-breaches/

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Coronavirus Survival Guide for Small Businesses

Great Blog article by a business partner, Bryan Acosta at Avent Trinity Marketing

Avent Trinity Blog

As the pandemic hits the United States a lot of businesses are being affected negatively. So, how does one save their business from tanking in this crisis? Luckily we have developed some strategies that will help small business owners using technology to manage and market their business using the internet.

1. Web Meetings: How are companies supposed to do business? Virtually is the best way to operate the business. Team meetings from home via Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype, etc. Find the best platform for you and your team. Does this mean that networking is out of the picture? Absolutely not! Set up online networking meetings to keep the relationships going. 

2. Social Networking: We must continue to network on the internet. Go onto Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. and start referring businesses for services and products. The economy is taking a huge hit. That means we must work harder to support one another and refer to business virtually. 

3. Streaming: We aren’t going to be able to present in person. Unfortunately, everyone is seeing a drop in attendance at networking groups and people just aren’t showing up in person at storefronts. Start setting up webinars to give presentations, watch parties on Facebook, go Live on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. There are many ways to continue presenting services and products. 

4. Go Virtual: If you haven’t already, now would be the perfect time to make sure your business can conduct business virtually. We are not saying all of it but, you must have a website with customer support tools on it such as chat boxes and ticket software, you are on social media, and that your business can be found through search engines. Many businesses are being forced to work from home. Do you know what that means? More people to market and service through online means. 

5. CONTINUE DOING BUSINESS: People are scared to be judged because they are still operating a business. If you are a small business and are still open I applaud you. You are helping the economy by not allowing it to completely crash. It is more important now than ever to support your local small businesses. Continue eating at restaurants, going to get massages, etc. Do not allow this to force a drastic number of unemployment and force businesses to close down. 

In conclusion, everyone needs to start adapting and taking the right actions to help our economy stabilize in this time of need

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Dark Web Trends

• Top Source Hits: ID Theft Forums
• Top Compromise Type: Domain
• Top Industry: Media & Entertainment
• Top Employee Count: 251-500

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What is the first step to recover from ransomeware?

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Phishing Attacks Threaten Your Data and Systems

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Phishing Attacks Threaten Your Data and Systems  Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a cybersecurity threat. Cybercriminals are making the most of the climate of fear and disruption caused by this global pandemic to step up phishing attacks, scrape data, swipe passwords, snatch login credentials, and steal confidential employee and business information that could lead to a data breach. Learn more in our blog>>

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You’ll get the latest on:  Why you should update your cybersecurity and virtualization plans now  How solutions like AuthAnvil can protect your systems and data  Where to get information that you can trust to make effective plans  Repelling phishing attacks with tools like BullPhish ID In today's world of mobile work environments and constantly changing threats, you need security solutions that evolve to keep up. We’re happy to be your trusted source for the innovative tools and strategies that keep your data safe from the bad guys whether your staffers are working in or out of the office.

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Data Breach Lists by State:

There are a lot of U.S. state agencies that publish lists of reported data breaches in their respective states. We created a chart of published lists and will keep this updated:

STATE	BREACHES
California	1,806 (2012-present)
Delaware	47 (2018-present)
Hawaii	61 (2007-present)
Indiana	5,207 (2014-present)
Iowa	223 (2011-present)
Maine	2,653 (2010-present)
Maryland	4,487 (2015-present)
Massachusetts	14,298 (2007-present)
Montana	1,695 (2015-present)
New Hampshire	2,786 (2007-present)
New Jersey	152 (2017-present)
North Carolina	6,230 (2005-present)
North Dakota	56
Oregon	377 (2015-present)
South Carolina	568
Vermont	536 (2017-2020)
Virginia	3,244 (2012-2018)
Washington	342 (2015-2019)
Wisconsin	166 (2012-2019)

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