Five Reasons Multi-factor Authentication is a Must for 2021
Five Reasons Multi-factor Authentication is a Must for 2021 The dawn of the new year is a great time for new beginnings. For many small businesses, now is a perfect time to tackle some of those big ideas that got put on the back burner in the prior year, and we know there was a […]
What You Need to Know About the Facebook Security Breach
On September 25th, Facebook had a massive security breach. This breach affected close to 50 million user accounts. This attack is a reminder about the dangers posed when a small number of companies like Facebook or the credit bureau Equifax, that have so much personal data about an individual without adequate security measures. As a […]
Is Your Company Email Secure?
Email is a very important tool that every business uses to communicate. Business owners depend on it to talk with their internal team, clients, and vendors. Because company email typically contain confidential and proprietary information, they are very attractive to cyber criminals. Is your company email secure? When you send a company email over the […]
How to Keep Data Safe While Working Remotely
The number of people working remotely or from home is rising every year. A Gallup study found that in 2016, 43 percent of American workers spent at least some of their workweek in a remote location. That number has actually grown to 48% in 2018. While remote work has its benefits, there are also risks […]
Seven Tech Tips for Your Summer IT Bucket List
Summer is just around the corner and the temperature outside is starting to rise. Activity in the world of breach is also going up and there doesn’t seem to be any signs of it slowing down any time soon. Summer is a great time to take advantage of downtime and get caught up on all […]
Time to Update on World Password Day
When was the last time you changed your password? If you are like most people, you probably haven’t done it for a while. Today is a good day to do it because it is World Password Day! Your computers carry a lot of sensitive and important data, so keeping work data safe is a major priority. Hackers, […]
Microsoft Looks to Eliminate Passwords
Passwords are just SO last year, right?? Well, according to Microsoft, passwords may just be a thing of the past soon, and they are looking to lead the way! Microsoft announced this week that they are rolling out a new feature called phone sign-in. How it works is when you go to login to your […]
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 […]
New Age of Passwords Involves Brain Passwords?
As far as computer security is concerned, passcodes, Touch ID, and iris scanning are so September 2016. These days, it seems all the cool kids are looking at brain wave detection as the next frontier in unbeatable passwords. Brain passwords are a thing of the future and might be the most secure option to date. That’s certainly what Abdul […]
Urgent
Passwords are slowly becoming obsolete in the face of more powerful security solutions. This is especially true considering how a hacker can input millions of characters every second in an attempt to break into your account and unleash who knows what into your business’s network. While using a password is still a good idea, professionals […]