Modern cloud computing platforms allow employers and employees unprecedented flexibility — including the ability to set specific permissions tiers, share documents, store files, and access data from anywhere in the world. However, the rise in cloud computing has seen a parallel rise in the prevalence of cybercrime. Even with top-notch firewalls, antivirus protection programs and other safety protocols, cyber criminals find new ways to breach networks and steal confidential data.

The past decade has been marked by a distinct uptick in cybersecurity attacks. Rumors that the US election was hacked dominated news cycles for weeks. Ransomware attacks continue to threaten businesses and private organizations around the world. The Equifax breach alone represents the prevalence of potential cybersecurity risks in the modern age. The holistic increase in cybersecurity risks together indicates a rise in digital threats.

Fortunately, you're not without options in the ongoing fight against cybersecurity risks. Reference five of the top potential cybersecurity risks your organization might face below, along with tips for bolstering your security to keep the risks at bay.

The past decade has been marked by a distinct uptick in cybersecurity attacks. Rumors that the US election was hacked dominated news cycles for weeks. Ransomware attacks continue to threaten businesses and private organizations around the world. The Equifax breach alone represents the prevalence of potential cybersecurity risks in the modern age. The holistic increase in cybersecurity risks together indicates a rise in digital threats.

Fortunately, you're not without options in the ongoing fight against cybersecurity risks. Reference five of the top potential cybersecurity risks your organization might face below, along with tips for bolstering your security to keep the risks at bay.

Modern networks and data exchange paths require security measures as an essential requisite. This is partly due to the advanced cyberattack methods and techniques prevalent today, and partly due to the massive amounts of data transferred across similarly massive networks.

With more inventive hacking capabilities gaining popularity, global cyber-expansion measures are becoming even more important to help secure an organization's data and systems.

When the QuickStart team publishes information on the growth of IT career disciplines, we typically find many publications talking about job growth in the abstract. However, a quick Google search of artificial intelligence jobs shows page after page of paid Google ads seeking candidates for top paying jobs!!! Apple, Google, Intel, Accenture…all spend money to hire candidates for their open roles, except maybe Google (I have always wondered if they charge themselves to place ads on Google). There is no question that skills in both AI and machine learning are hot commodities and are only getting hotter. 

In September 2020, when many schools introduced remote learning due to the pandemic, 80% of the 1.1 million people who left the workforce were women. Now that schools are opening their doors, mothers are returning to the workforce.  The IRS will begin the monthly Child Tax Credit payments in July, making it a well-timed government program for moms furthering their careers. Eligible families will receive monthly payments for each child seventeen and under (for more information, please visit https://rb.gy/7dsdzz or https://rb.gy/7aszhy).