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CybersecurityCybersecurity Awareness : The Complete Series
Enjoy our complete series from last years Cybersecurity Awareness Month. You can find all 8 episodes in this round-up! Learn to be cyber smart after watching the complete collection and reading our tips and tricks.
March 5, 2021 10 min -
Managed IT3 Questions You Should Ask Any IT "Expert" Before Letting Them Touch Your Computer Network
There are seemingly countless IT service providers to choose from these days, and it can be challenging to tell one from another. However, not all IT service providers are created equal. Some offer independent services, while others are part of larger firms. Some are new to the field, while others have been around for years. There are also companies that put out slick marketing to grab your attention but make it hard to tell if they really live up to the hype.
March 1, 2021 4 min -
CybersecurityDefense Strategies to Combat Insider Threats
Insider threats are among the most dangerous cyberthreats out there. Yet, organizations of all sizes seem to be either reluctant or negligent when it comes to fighting them. Over 50 percent of organizations don’t have an Insider Risk Response Plan and 40 percent don’t assess how effectively their technologies mitigate insider threats.1 Even though 59 percent of IT security leaders expect insider risks to increase in the next two years, very little is being done to prevent them from causing serious security incidents.
February 24, 2021 5 min -
CybersecurityFree eBook - Insider Threats: A guide to understanding, detecting and preventing insider security incidents
FACT: Insider threats are a growing concern for business owners and IT experts. According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, 30 percent of data breaches directly involved internal actors. Security threats that originate from within an organization are often the hardest to detect and prevent, especially since an insider has the trust and knowledge of infrastructure systems and data assets as well as authorized access to both.
February 15, 2021 1 min -
CybersecurityThe Dangers Within: Understanding Insider Threats
The year 2020 witnessed an unprecedented onslaught of cybersecurity threats across the world as the global workforce underwent a forced transition to remote working. However, not all cybersecurity threats come from the outside. In a study conducted by Bitglass, 61 percent of businesses surveyed reported at least one insider-related cybersecurity incident in the last year. This could be anything from negligent employees who lack cybersecurity training to rogue employees who facilitate a breach for personal gain.
February 10, 2021 4 min -
CybersecurityCybersecurity Awareness Episode 8: Wi-Fi
Come on – let's admit it. We’ve all been in that desperate situation where we need Wi-Fi access but the only Wi-Fi around is “unsecured”. In other words, there is no lock symbol next to the familiar Wi-Fi symbol. It’s FREE, or so we think – as some economists put it..."there is no such thing as a free lunch".
February 5, 2021 2 min -
CybersecurityHow To Enable Remote Work Without Exposing Your Entire Business To Cybercriminals
A record number of businesses said goodbye to the traditional in-office work model in 2020. They embraced the remote work model as they adapted to the new COVID-19 reality. It was a huge shift that came with many challenges, and some of those challenges are still felt today.
February 1, 2021 4 min -
Business OperationsPowerline and Coax Adapters
Have you ever needed to get internet connectivity or a wireless booster to a super hard to reach area of your home or office? Do you want to avoid the expensive cost of having an ethernet cable ran? If you have a small project, and you just need to get a hardwired connection to a remote / hard to reach spot in your home or office, why not use your AC outlets or existing coaxial cable wires that are very likely already in your walls and already exactly where you need them?
January 25, 2021 1 min -
CybersecuritySecuring Your Remote Workers
Over the last few years, we have seen several tech companies, such as Buffer, Todoist and Help Scout, to name a few, switch to a fully remote or partial work setup. Most of these companies spent months preparing for the switch by training their employees, setting up remote work policies and ensuring the necessary infrastructure was in place to deal with cybersecurity threats.
January 22, 2021 5 min -
CybersecurityUsing a Webcam Shield for Cybersecurity
You often hear us talk about cybersecurity in the digital space with proper security tools and monitoring, but today we are going to talk about cybersecurity in the physical world and some physical things you can do to help improve your cybersecurity posture.
January 21, 2021 1 min -
CybersecurityUSB Data Blockers
Your not home, your mobile phone is low on battery!!! Quick, run and plug your charging cable into the first USB port you can find right? BIG MISTAKE – you should think twice before you do this.
January 19, 2021 2 min -
CybersecurityMulti Factor Authentication - Part 2 | For Cell Phones
In this video we explain how to setup MFA using your mobile device instead of a computer.
January 14, 2021 1 min -
CybersecurityMulti Factor Authentication - Part 1 | For Computers
In this video we will explain what MFA is and now to set it up using a Desktop Computer instead of a mobile phone.
January 14, 2021 1 min -
CybersecurityNew Year, New Risks for IT & Data Security
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything about the world as we know it. Just as we started embracing new practices like sanitizing, social distancing and remote working, the pandemic has also forced us to embrace systemic changes in the ways we deal with cyberthreats. In fact, the FBI has reported an increase in cyberattacks to 4,000 per day in 2020, which is 400 percent higher than the attacks reported before the onset of the coronavirus.
January 13, 2021 4 min -
CybersecurityTime it Takes a Hacker to Brute Force Your Password
We often receive push back from clients and prospects when we tell them they need to use STRONG passwords made up of numbers, letters, and special characters. When we tell them to make passwords 20 characters or longer, they often gasp in disbelief. We hear things like, "Its too complex", "This password you made me is CRAZY"... Here is a very simple chart that shows exactly why we recommend this as best practice, and also why we recommend using a password manager.
January 8, 2021 1 min -
CybersecurityHow To Securely Erase All Data From an Old Mechanical Hard Drive for FREE
There are endless creative ways people go about getting rid of their old hard drive in such a way as to destroy all the data on it. Methods I have seen and heard of range from setting it on fire, cutting it up, smashing it with a hammer, demagnetizing it, driving over it with heavy machinery, and pretty much everything in-between.
January 8, 2021 1 min -
CybersecurityCybersecurity Awareness Episode 7: Internet Downloads
Cybersecurity Awareness Episode 7: Internet Downloads - We’re bringing you another free security awareness video!
January 4, 2021 2 min -
Managed ITFinally Shed The Old This Year – It’s Costing You Much More Than You Think
When was the last time you updated your technology? Between your hardware and software, if you are still doing business on older technology, you could be putting yourself at risk, and it could end up costing you big. As we begin a new year, it’s time to take a close look at the tech you rely on every day.
January 1, 2021 3 min -
CybersecurityMaking Ongoing Risk Management an Operational Standard
No business today is 100 percent secure from cyberthreats and more businesses are waking up to this reality now than ever before. It’s no wonder cybersecurity investment in 2020 is pegged to grow by 5.6 percent to reach nearly $43.1 billion in value. With cyberattacks surging due to widespread remote work and increased online interactions during the pandemic, it seems likely that this trend will only continue to grow further.
December 23, 2020 5 min -
CybersecurityPassword Managers – Part 2
In this video blog post we will continue where we left off in our Password Managers - Part 1, we will demonstrate some of the more advanced and useful things you can do with a password manager. Things such as generating strong passwords, organizing passwords into logical groups and copying and pasting credentials for a website.
December 17, 2020 1 min
