Cyber security and disaster recovery are one subject now: ransomware crews go after the backups first. What an immutable copy really is, how many hours of invoices you can afford to re-key, a restore test you can run in an afternoon, and what Georgia and South Carolina breach laws and compliance forms expect of a Savannah business.
Most Bluffton and Beaufort County businesses have a backup. Far fewer have data protection. Here are the four gaps we find most often, why attackers now hunt backups first, what South Carolina breach law actually requires, and which fixes cost nothing but an afternoon of attention.
Someone told you that you need a penetration test. Before you spend the money, here is what a pen test actually finds, the four cheaper steps that almost always come first, and the four situations where a test is genuinely worth buying.
Search for cybersecurity companies in Savannah and you’ll get a wall of shield logos, stock-photo hoodies, and identical promises. Most of these firms describe themselves in nearly the same words. Here’s how a business owner with no security background actually tells them apart before signing anything. Last spring a local professional office called us after … Read more
Don’t Fall for the Fake Invoice: How AI-Powered Email Scams Are Targeting Savannah Businesses Last month, a Pooler accounting firm wired $47,000 to what they thought was a legitimate vendor. The email looked perfect, referenced a real project, and came from what appeared to be their supplier’s actual email address. It wasn’t. And they’re far … Read more
Password Management for Businesses: Why Sticky Notes Are Killing Your Security Walk into any office in Savannah, from River Street boutiques to Pooler industrial parks, and you’ll spot them: colorful sticky notes adorning monitors, tucked under keyboards, or casually scattered across desks. Each one is a security breach waiting to happen. Let’s talk about why … Read more
Cyber Insurance Requirements: What Savannah Businesses Must Know in 2025 Last week, a River Street retailer discovered their cyber insurance claim was denied. Despite paying premiums for three years, they hadn’t met the new security requirements their insurer quietly implemented. Their $47,000 ransomware recovery? Completely out of pocket. If you think having cyber insurance means … Read more
The statistics are staggering, but the solutions don’t have to be overwhelming. Here’s what every Savannah area business owner needs to know about protecting their company in 2025. Last month, I sat across from a local restaurant owner here in Savannah who had just lost three weeks of sales data to a ransomware attack. “I … Read more
What Is Zero Trust and Why Your Business Needs It Now Cyber threats are more advanced today than ever before. Firewalls and antivirus software used to be enough, but now they only cover part of the picture. Businesses of all sizes, especially small and mid-sized ones, are facing targeted attacks that exploit weak points in … Read more
You’ve been hijacked! Has it ever happened to you that you opened the web browser on your PC and it looked a bit off? Then you perhaps did a Google search for something or tried to access your email only to have a dozen ads popping up or to be redirected to some other URL. … Read more
