IT & Security Articles
How to securely send confidential documents
Right now, documents of all kinds are zipping across the world, from one computer to another, from one outbox to another inbox — some documents sensitive and some, not so sensitive.
With so many people now working remotely, many are using…
Beware: Coronavirus-related emails may be phishing attempts
Apparently the challenges today with businesses struggling for life and people fighting to make ends meet amid these Coronavirus-related shutdowns are just not enough. Bad actors are now trying to infect computers and networks with electronic…
6 ways to keep your organization’s data safe on Data Privacy Day
The new year fanfare and greetings are now memories nearly a month old and doubtless you are busily working to make those many New Year’s greetings for success and happiness into reality. Hopefully, one of your organization’s goals for 2020…
7 tips to make your business network secure (before “hindsight is 20/20”)
They say hindsight is 20/20. If you are not familiar with the saying, it generally means it’s easier to comprehend something once it has already happened. the saying is typically said in response to a criticism that the person should have…
6 data security tips to keep your business safe
Keeping your organization safe from cyberattacks is becoming an ever more challenging feate in this age of internet connectivity, viruses and talented and innovative hackers.
This is especially true for small and medium-sized businesses as…
How to protect your business data from disasters
It’s as true in the business world as it is in life, if not truer — time is money. But ever increasingly, data is money too, especially when it comes to downtime due to lost business data.
Bad stuff happens, even in business.
As we all know…
How to spot a phishing email
It’s important network users know how to identify social engineering emails — otherwise known as a phishing email.
Why? Because one click on a bad link or one download of an infected attachment could bring a whole network down and wreck a business…
Prevention is key to enhancing your business’s cyber security
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. While old, this adage is as true today as it always has been, especially when it comes to cyber security and protecting your business’s network and private data. In light of that adage…
7 types of cyber attacks common to businesses and how to defend against them
Just because you’re not as large as Target doesn’t mean your business is not a target when it comes to cyber attacks. In fact, being a small or medium-sized business makes you at least as much as a target…