Passwords. They’ve been a keystone of IT security since the dawn of the internet. We have rules about how many letters, numbers, and special characters we have to use in our passwords. Some websites even make us change our passwords…
Video messaging app Dubsmash recently revealed was breached resulting in over 160 million records being exposed including unique email IDs, usernames and passwords. Information is already being sold on the dark web as part of a 617 million record package…
If you’re like most people, you close your bedroom curtains at night and shut your office door when you need to have a private conversation. So why are you still sitting in front of an uncovered webcam? To be fair,…
As the summer travel season approaches, many of us look forward to spending valuable time with family. Often, this takes us out-of-town to locations we’re not very familiar with. This time away from home also means time away from the…
If you’re a small to medium-size business owner, how long could your business survive if you suffered a breach in data that resulted in lost customer data? How long could you afford to be without critical business IT systems? These…
All businesses, from small to medium to large, face the same cyber-security threats. In recent years, cybercriminals have increasingly targeted small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) because they lack the budget to employ a full-time IT staffer who is charged with…
News flash! Cybercriminals and hackers are no longer just targeting Fortune 500 companies large-scale operations. They’re now coming after small to medium size business (SMBs) owners with just as much force. What’s more, SMBs are significantly less prepared to deal…
You probably don’t think about the security of your business’ wifi router very often. But an urgent warning from the U.S. government shows you should act now to beef up your router’s security. The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently announced…
American tech firm Symantec recently released its 2018 Internet Security Threat Report. As usual, the report does an excellent job of detailing the increasingly complex and pervasive world of internet security threats. Some of the biggest threats in 2017 came…
For small business competing against much larger companies, the internet has done wonders for leveling the playing field. Small businesses can now access markets they could never have penetrated before the internet. Geographical advantages and large budgets to build distribution…
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