Cyber Security Mistakes Businesses Should Avoid
It’s well into the new year, and many of us have forgotten our New Years resolutions. Studies show about 2/3 of people actually stop doing their resolutions by February of any new year. Whether its exercise, avoiding sugar, or eating less, one resolution small to medium sized businesses don’t have the luxury of giving up […]
The Biggest Phishing Attacks Year to Date
Phishing is still a very successful way that cyber criminals are using to gain access to your computer and credentials. We can learn a lot from the attacks of 2018. It will not only help us understand what criminals are looking for, but how we can prepare ourselves for future attacks in 2019. With a […]
Routers Are Low Hanging Fruit to Hackers
As one of the leading MSP along the Wasatch Front, we are seeing an increase in malware infections. Last year, Kaspersky Lab reported that they detected 32,615 malware infections. In just the first six months of this year, the company has spotted 121,588 infections, representing a staggering 273% increase. Routers were the most compromised devices. […]
Top 5 Ways Your Business Devices Are Costing You Money
If you or your employees are using older devices, you need to look and see if those devices are costing you money as a business owner. With Windows XP and Windows 7 end of life coming up at the end of 2019, it might be time for you to plan to replace these business devices […]
What is the Darkweb and Its Business Impact?
Whenever you hear the darkweb mentioned, what do you think of? Most often you will get mixed messages. Some people don’t take information found there seriously while others don’t understand how dangerous it can be. Knowledge is power. The more we know about this part of the internet, the more we can safeguard ourselves against […]
12 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Phishing Attacks
The threat to your business’s cyber security and data privacy can literally keep you up at night. With cyber threats continuing to rise year after year, it is hard to stay up on the latest threats and scams. Cyber attacks usually begin with spear phishing. Educating your self and your employees can be one of […]
WannaCry Ransomware Infects Thousands of Companies
This week a massive ransomware attack infected over 300,000 machines worldwide called WannaCry. Ransomware is a type of malware that will encrypt all of the files on an infected machine. It will then demand payment to decrypt the files. Your computer is essentially held hostage until you pay up. The effectiveness of this particular attack […]
Keep Your Passwords Secure
As a managed IT support company, we can tell you that we’ve seen (and heard) our fair share of password no no’s. There’s nothing that will shake our heads faster than approaching someone’s workstation and the passwords to their computer is on a sticky note on the monitor. What is even the point of having […]
Cyber Attacks and Hacking, What you Need to Know
The chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has announced a £1.9bn investment in Britain’s cybersecurity strategy. The money is to be used to protect the country from hacking attacks on all fronts, from opportunistic raids on individuals and businesses to focused cyberwar led by state-run teams. Hammond has promised a big sum, but the world of hacking is easily […]
Cyberattacks- What You Need to Know
THE CHANCELLOR, PHILLIP HAMMOND, has announced a £1.9bn investment in Britain’s cybersecurity strategy. The money is to be used to protect the country from hacking attacks on all fronts, from opportunistic raids on individuals and businesses to focused cyberwar led by state-run teams. Hammond has promised a big sum, but the world of hacking is easily […]