Do you use the same passwords for everything? Or do you have a couple that you interchange? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. Most people aren’t aware of how important it is to protect yourself against cyber-attacks. Over the last couple of years, there has been a huge rise in cybercrime, and it’s…
Why Your Passwords Aren’t Strong Enough
What Is Endpoint Protection, Why Do You Need It?
Today’s enterprises must keep pace with technology to protect their assets—especially any confidential data—from cyber threats. But this is becoming increasingly difficult due to the number of devices that connect to an organization’s network. This raises notable concerns over endpoint protection. Endpoint protection—also known as endpoint security—refers to the security measures taken to address threats…
5 Places where hackers are stealing your data
Skyrocketing data breaches bring incalculable losses to organizations and can cost cybersecurity executives their jobs. Here we examine the top five places in 2019 where cybercriminals are stealing corporate and government data without ever getting noticed and then learn how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous attackers. 1. Misconfigured Cloud Storage 48% of all corporate…
New Issues Being Seen With Apple’s Latest iOS
Apple is the largest tech company in the world. Their iPhones are in the hands of legions of loyal, faithful users all across the globe. Unfortunately, the latest build of the iPhone’s operating system, iOS 13.1.2, has been plagued with serious issues that render their vaunted smartphones virtually useless. Even more problematic, the company seems…
Why Your Small Business Should Use a VPN
The internet is an essential but dangerous tool, especially for small businesses. According to Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigation Report, 58% of malware attack victims are categorized as small businesses, and over 70% of cyber attackers deliberately target small businesses. This isn’t a scare tactic, it’s a reality. Every small business owner needs to do everything they…
Is Your Personal Data Safe?
With data protection laws changed last year to the new GDPR guidelines, companies follow these regulations to make data more secure whilst offering transparency to individual customers. But it’s sometimes the owner of the data revealing what they have to offer, online without realizing it. Posting photos, videos and status updates are pretty much part…
Why your small business should work with MSP to get the most from the cloud
Whether your small business is already on the cloud or has made the decision to utilize it in the near future, an experienced managed service provider (MSP) can help your company get the most value out of your cloud services. In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits of cloud services and how an…
Tips anf Tricks to prevent watery hole attacks
Hackers are getting creative nowadays with their illicit activities, which means the onus is on computer users to take steps to protect their computers. The first step to staying ahead of the game is by learning more about cyberattacks. Here are some pointers to help you deal with oneway criminals steal data: watering hole attacks….
Four Stages of an advanced persistent threats
Of the many dangers facing SMBs today, perhaps the most pernicious are advanced persistent threats (APT). APTs are characterized by the intruder’s intent to not only breach defenses, but remain on the network undetected for as long as possible. Understanding the anatomy and the four stages of an APT is critical to devising an effective…
How Your Business Could Benefit by Upgrading to Windows 10 (and what you need to know about Windows 7 support ending)
What version of Windows is your company using? It might not be the most exciting question you’ve ever been asked. But it’s an important one. Because the latest version of Windows – Windows 10 – is now available (and has been for a number of years). Despite this, many businesses are continuing to use older versions of…
