Author: Jim Rafferty

The Buy Maryland Cybersecurity (BMC) Tax Credit

By now you know that cyber threats represent an existential threat to businesses of all sizes. You’ve seen countless stories about ransomware and phishing attempts, social engineering, and even deepfake videos, all designed to separate businesses from their money. So you know that you need strong cyber defenses in place. What you might not know […]

CMMC 2.0 Compliance: Avoid These 5 Errors

As CMMC 2.0 moves towards implementation, more and more companies are facing the need to achieve compliance. If you’re new to CMMC, it’s a framework designed to protect sensitive unclassified information from the ever-increasing threat of cyberattacks. The government has recognized that not only its own assets, but those of connected vendors – and their […]

The Great Race: AI and Cybersecurity

It’s impossible to read about any industry without finding multiple opinions on the coming impact of artificial intelligence, but cybersecurity is surely in the top tier of disciplines being transformed by AI. Machine learning and AI are already taking on multiple roles in the battle against cyberattacks, the problem being that the bad guys are […]

25 Million Reasons to Be Careful

Remember the good old days, like last month, when phishing attempts were simple emails purporting to be from the boss, or a vendor, requesting a transfer of funds? We’re kidding here, of course, because those scams continue and there’s nothing good about them. But in Hong Kong, phishing just went to a whole new level. […]

The Year that Was: 2023 in Cybersecurity

There was good news, but as usual mostly bad news, on the global cybersecurity front this year. Here’s a brief look back at 2023. First off, the year saw more accolades for Hill Tech, as in July we were again named among the nation’s elite managed services providers, making the prestigious Channel Futures NextGen 101 […]

Hill Tech Solutions Wins 2023 Harford Award

Hill Tech Solutions has been named the winner of the 2023 Harford Award in the R&D/Technology category. Awarded by the Harford County Chamber of Commerce, the Harford Award “recognizes and honors businesses or organizations each year that manifest a strong commitment to the Harford County business community. Recipients of this distinguished honor are chosen through […]

The Johnson Controls Cyberattack: Poster Child for CMMC?

Another week, another major cyberattack, and both the attack and the victim are massive. In case you missed it, the target this time was Johnson Controls, employer of some 100,000 people worldwide, and the ransom demand from the Dark Angels group is a staggering $51 million. They claim to have extracted more than 25 terabytes […]

Ransom Where? Changing Threats and the Current Landscape

The Dallas City Government. Colonial Oil. The UK’s Royal Mail Service. Denmark’s CloudNordic. Ransomware is a worldwide threat, and it’s rare that a week goes by without another high-profile attack being revealed. What you won’t find in the headlines, though, are the innumerable assaults on smaller organizations, businesses that don’t have the deep pockets often […]

Security Awareness Training: What’s Not Working?

If there’s one constant in the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, it’s this: Your employees are typically the weakest link in your defenses. Regardless of the type of attempted attack, most will start with an effort to fool an employee into taking an undesired action, whether that’s clicking on a malicious link or transferring funds that will […]