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How to Bounce Back After a Cyberattack: A Step-by-Step Guide
By Omega Technical Solutions | Serving Maryland Businesses with Reliable Cybersecurity Support

Being a well-known company isn't a requirement for becoming a target. Some of the most significant cyber incidents we have responded to have occurred at mid-sized companies. These incidents did not make headlines, but they caused major disruptions. Systems were locked. Customer data was exposed. Teams couldn't use the tools they depend on to keep operating.

You might want to get as much life as possible out of your technology, but this is often counterproductive. While it might cost serious capital to invest in new computers and servers, even when your current equipment works “just fine,” there will come a day when “just fine” doesn’t cut it anymore. Your outdated hardware comes with all kinds of hidden costs that will slowly leech capital from your business and leave it worse off compared to if you just bought new tech.

The phone is a critical piece of business communications, but it has traditionally been a consistently stationary piece of technology for most of its existence. Basically, if you were anywhere but your desk, you couldn’t answer any important calls or listen to your messages.

Now that remote and hybrid work are pretty accepted, this is unacceptable, but there’s a far better option. Let’s explore how an upgrade to a modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone system is the route that savvy businesses take.

Comprehensive Network Penetration Testing: A Key Component of Your Cybersecurity Strategy and Vulnerability Assessment

In early 2024, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems experienced a breach that compromised the data of more than 10 million patients. The specific failure traced back to a single, unpatched server that had slipped through several cycles of vulnerability scans. Cybercriminals exploited that weakness to traverse the network, ultimately exfiltrating a treasure trove of medical records, insurance IDs, and unencrypted internal correspondence. The fallout was severe: regulatory fines, class-action lawsuits, and a battered reputation that may take years to rebuild.

Malware – an abbreviation for malicious software – is one of the most prevalent and dangerous types of attacks. Still, many businesses either don't understand how malware works at all, or worse, the damage it can cause, until it's too late. 

Let's change that.

Understanding how different types of malware work will help protect your systems, your customers, and your business reputation. For businesses operating across Maryland, this guide provides a clear breakdown of the 12 most common types of malware, along with context and prevention strategies.