Advances in technology have enabled businesses to streamline their productivity. There is a dangerous assumption that IT-based activities are automatically secure. That frame of mind causes businesses to often overlook common vulnerabilities, allowing IT security threats to come in. This is due to the false belief that severe consequences won’t happen to them. We call…
Small businesses today are either using information technology to its full potential, or at least plan to. They face the ever-present security threats to their data, servers, web sites, apps, mobile devices and in-house PC networks. The strategies and knowledge required to address these disparate technology problems and come up with viable and affordable solutions…
As a part of our Cyber Awareness series this month, we’re continuing the conversation by talking about hackers and small businesses. Last week, we spoke about the importance of locking down your login. Small business owners everywhere don’t understand their risk levels when it comes to hackers. About 82% of small business owners say they aren’t targets for attacks. This is because…
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness about cybersecurity. Out of this campaign, a new initiative was just announced by the Obama Administration called Lock Down Your Login. It hopes to educate users on the importance of setting stronger passwords for online accounts. According to the Lock Down Your Login website, 72%…
Businesses use technology every day. Because of this, there have always been people who try to use this technology against their users to extort money or information – sometimes both. Recently, a new hack was found that allows an attacker to break into your Mac or iPhone just by sending you a picture. Sending the…
From major companies like the Target data breach, to North Korea putting Sony to shame, computer and network security has never been anymore important than now. Think about the information that flows through your network and is stored on your computers, email, and file server. Some things you’d probably like to safe guard are intellectual…