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 […]
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 […]
Sophisticated Spyware Finally Discovered
Smantec and Kaspersky Lab last week separately announced the discovery of a highly sophisticated advanced persistent threat that had eluded security researchers for at least five years. A previously unknown group called “Strider” has been using Remsec, an advanced tool that seems to be designed primarily for spying. Its code contains a reference to Sauron, […]
The Growing Problem of Cyberbullying
Smartphones are proliferating among adolescents, and so is cyberbullying. That’s particularly worrisome due to its potential contribution to the No. 2 cause of teen death: suicide. About 26.3 percent of the middle- and high-school students who responded to a nine-school survey indicated that they’d been bullied in each of the eight years the poll was […]
7 Ways To Spot A Phishing Email
Phishing attacks are one of the most common and effective ways for cyber criminals to gain access to your personal data, and wreak havoc on your computer. Worse yet, they are on the rise and costing companies and organizations around the world billions of dollars every year. Phishing emails find their way into at least half of […]
Damage Control: What To Do After A Phishing Attack
Despite all your vigilance and best efforts, a seemingly innocent email has revealed itself to be a malicious phishing attack. And unfortunately you unknowingly fell victim and franticly searching the internet for a solution. Phishing emails have been increasingly difficult to detect with the naked eye, the average user cannot tell the difference […]
Dark Web: Drugs, Assassins, Weapon Sales, and More
The Internet is a fascinating and wonderful place full of great, informative resources and websites, but it’s also home to online markets for illegal and unethical practices; known as the dark web. These hotbeds of criminal activity are a danger not only to your business, but to everyone who uses the Internet. Specifically, the Internet […]
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Modern ransomware is exceptionally dangerous, even by malware standards. Ransomware is capable of locking down important files on a victim’s computer, presenting a massive threat to both business professionals and their networks, as well as the average PC user. While other types of ransomware like CryptoLocker and CryptoWall are somewhat manageable, a new variant called […]
