We hear routinely in the news that a major corporation or government agency has had its data integrity compromised, with millions of pieces of personal data accessed. In these cases the criminals behind the attack hope to get money by…
As Jan. 14, 2020 draws nearer, this is another important reminder that if your business is still using Windows 7 as your IT operating systems, time is running out to migrate to Windows 10. As we’ve been warning you, Microsoft…
As we explained recently, Microsoft is sunsetting its Windows 7 operating system on Jan. 14, 2020 — that’s 10 years after it was first introduced. RELATED CONTENT: WINDOWS 7 SUNSETTING FAQS If you continue to use Windows 7 after this…
Since we first told you a few weeks ago about Microsoft’s January 14, 2020, sunsetting of its Windows 7 operating system, we’ve received a lot of questions. To help make things clearer you, we’ve decided to provide some answers to…
You probably have already received pop-up messages from Microsoft announcing that Windows 7 will reach its “end of life” on January 14, 2020. More than 1 billion people worldwide use Windows: a huge number of businesses and individuals will be…
We’ve all read about ransomware attacks. When it happens to someone else, it’s easy to advise the victim not to pay up. After all, you don’t want to encourage the ransomware business model. However, there’s a lot of debate about…
CISCO recently surveyed more than 3,000 security leaders in 18 countries, asking them how they were implementing cyber security best practices to protect themselves. CISCO’s 2019 CISO Benchmark Report summarizes how companies are preparing for cyber threats, how they are…
Scammers are developing new techniques all the time. In recent years, they’ve added smishing and vishing to the arsenal of tools that they can use to ruin your day. What are these new threats, and how do we protect ourselves…
One of the world’s largest financial services technology companies, Finastra, recently began telling customers of their managed IT services, that they will no longer offer the service and will not renew current contracts. What does this mean exactly? Well, if…
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…
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