A word from the CEO, Volume 3: “What we can learn from Millennials”
“Millennials” Probably the most overused and abused word these days. It’s a word that can invoke awe, praise, fear, confusion and wonder all in one. My most recent “millennial moment” was when I realized that I was talking to an HR Coach about hiring, managing, and working with millennials only to do the math and […]
Healthcare; A targeted industry for Ransomware Attacks
The recent data security breach at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center earlier this month validates the ongoing threat of healthcare companies being highly targeted and vulnerable to Cybersecurity Breaches. This is due to the fact that such organizations must store extremely sensitive and highly confidential patient data. These attacks can often be devastating, and in the […]
Symantec is Encryption Leader in 2016 Magic Quadrant – Again
Endpoint encryption has become a commodity in modern business. With so much data flying around these days, encryption is become increasingly required like never before, whether it be through government mandated compliance or out of necessity for basic data security. As the market for endpoint encryption grows, the race for the best product and biggest […]
A word from the CEO, Volume 2: “Does the bad beget the good?”
We recently made a trip to the mysterious and ever evasive South American continent. Mysterious only because I know about the continent in general, but little about the subtle variations in culture between the countries. High on the list for this trip was Machu Picchu of course and Brazil. As any good tourists we did […]
A word from the CEO, Volume 1: “Some things never change”
Like most Business owners I remember the early days of setting up Aurora, the late hours, the constant stress, the nervousness and the excitement of solving problems and creating something through technology. There was also the mandatory reading list for entrepreneurs: E-Myth, Good Great, 7 Habits, along with a myriad of other picks. Just when […]
A new look, with an eye on the future
Aurora is proud to announce the launch of our new company logo as part of the ongoing evolution of our company’s brand. Our business has grown and evolved over the last 23 years, and the new logo reflects who we are today — a strategic security consultant and solutions provider — with an eye […]
10 Simple Steps to Keep Private Passwords, Private!
By Ralph Figueiredo You’ve probably heard this advice before “Change your passwords periodically. Never reveal your password to anyone. Don’t use the same password for Yahoo, Gmail and your banking/financial institutions.” Well, below are some examples that we can all relate to, and it will hopefully give us some context when it comes to […]
Endpoint Encryption
There are hundreds of thousands of laptops lost or stolen every year, and the economic impact to the affected organization is potentially in the billions of dollars*. As contrasted with the often forgotten laptop at an airport or coffee shop, most laptop thefts involve sensitive data and result in data breaches. Such staggering data often […]
What is full disk encryption and why businesses need it to protect data.
By Ralph Figueiredo Full Disk encryption (FDE) is a technology that protects information by converting data into unreadable code that cannot be deciphered easily by unauthorized access. FDE is different from typical application level encryption because it can protect all the data on a device and not just the data within a database or […]
Myths Regarding Hosted Laptop Disk Encryption
By Ralph Figueiredo There are several myths about Hosted Laptop Encryption or Hosted Disk Encryption, that might prevent people from choosing a MSP or a SaaS service for encryption of data at rest. I addresses 7 of the most common ones we’ve come across in the 4 years of providing Laptop Encryption as a Hosted […]
