IT & Security Articles
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…
Your organization’s biggest cybersecurity threat could be in your office
Firewalls, email filters, antivirus software and other security measures are great for protecting your network environment from outside threats, but your greatest cyber threat could be within your organization … and has network access…
Watch out for Hurricane Harvey phishing scams!
It once was said “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Sadly, it appears some malicious hackers are taking that advice to heart when it comes to Hurricane Harvey. Earlier this week, our director of IT and data security John Sanders…
How to defend your business network from Petya, the latest ransomware attack
If it can cripple an airport, a large marketing group, an international shipping company and a large energy company, it can also bring your business and its network to its knees…
6 Don’ts, 1 Do to staying cyber secure and protecting yourself from phishing attacks this Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is upon us … and so is the threat of nefarious, malicious, ill-intended, criminal and just generally up-to-no-good cyber activity. With all the sending and receiving of e-cards, e-mails offering deals on chocolate, roses…
Watch out for phishy package delivery notifications in your inbox
This time of year trucks, trains and planes are busily playing Santa, traversing the country and skies delivering packages to redistribution centers and eventually doorsteps, doing their best to insure people get their Christmas presents…
How to keep your printer cameras and other IoT devices from being hijacked for a DDoS attack
Last week’s DDoS attack reiterates why it’s important to secure your networks and connected devices. On Friday, a large portion of the Internet went down as hackers launched a large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a major…
How to protect your network and data despite your public Wi-Fi-using remote workforce
Probably everyday coming across your LinkedIn and other social media newsfeeds are multiple articles touting the many benefits of working remotely — less stress, lower costs, more engagement, a happier workforce and so on.
Due to this…
Beware: A new malware may be lurking in that Word file email attachment
There’s a new virus in town and already it’s affected nearly a half-million PCs, according to a recent Spiceworks article. Dubbed “Locky,” it’s a new strain of ransomware, similar to Cryptolocker that plagued the world a couple of years…
