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Hot Take: Should Paying Ransoms be Illegal?

It’s everywhere – national headlines, talk shows, podcasts, blogs and social media. The latest topic in tech has everyone talking: should paying off ransomware criminals be illegal?

Addressing Security Challenges in the ‘New Normal’

During lockdown, enterprise organizations experienced an 85% increase in phishing attacks targeting remote workers. Here are 4 specific tips to help secure your new remote workforce.

The Price is Right: The Cost of $ecurity for Colonial Pipeline

The May 7, 2021 cybersecurity attack on Colonial Pipeline is the latest ransomware attack to widely disrupt national infrastructure and one of our nation’s largest and most successful attacks to date. Like most Americans, we bet you’re extremely familiar with this event – and if you live in the eastern half of the U.S., you may have even felt its repercussions from increased gas prices to fuel shortages and gas station closures (that’s right, gas hoarders. We’re looking at you!)

The Future of Enterprise Security: 5G Edge Computing

Digital innovation is all around us. New technologies and advances enter the market each and every day, and 5G edge computing is just one example of digital innovation at its best. While 5G edge computing is poised to improve the performance of applications and enable large amounts of data to be processed in real-time, it also comes with a distinct set of security challenges.

Carolina Advanced Digital Announces SOC as a Service

Raleigh, N.C. (May 28, 2021) – Carolina Advanced Digital, a nationally-recognized leader in technology infrastructure and security solutions, today launched its SOC as a service (SOCaaS), a truly holistic, in-house service for clients seeking to simplify the monitoring and management of their system through augmented security operations.

The State of Security: April Update

On the heels of the SolarWinds incident that let hackers access 100+ federal agencies and countless commercial clients including Microsoft, the Biden administration is about to pull the trigger on new regulation designed to protect national assets.

Risk Reimagined: 4 Steps to Adopting a Cybersecurity Compliance Program

Today’s CISOs are tasked with many jobs. While all are of great importance, one in particular stands out among the crowd – and that’s ensuring cybersecurity and compliance go hand in hand. Compliance is becoming more important to understanding and effectively mitigating IT security risks. Without an approach that considers regulatory risks, compliance and IT security, organizations won’t be able to mitigate new risks in today’s landscape.

Reinforcing government cyber defenses: 3 tools to protect your organization

See how we’re applying EPP, EDR, microsegmentation, ZTNA, and other solutions to protect our government clients from ransomware and other malicious activity.

Women’s History Month Team Spotlight

Happy Women’s History Month! Here at Carolina Advanced Digital, we’ve got a stellar group of women helping lead our team. From sales and marketing to account managers to engineers, these women have not only impacted our company but have helped shape our field for women in cybersecurity and IT.

Myrtle Beach International Airport Adapts for Large-Scale Growth with Carolina Advanced Digital

To ensure the airport’s security posture is equipped to protect the growing network landscape, Myrtle Beach International decided to undergo a complete network overhaul and looked to Carolina Advanced Digital to guide them on adopting best-in-class IT technology through expert consulting and professional services.