Avoid a devious new phishing scam Another day, another dollar…into the pockets of scammers… How? How could this possibly be? Cybercriminals are smart–and only getting smarter. How? By impersonating highly trusted brand names. It all starts with a convincing-looking email. There’s problem number one. Problem number one: a convincing-looking email You got an email and …
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Success is in the Details* Everyone is trying to make it and get ahead, including you, me, the person next to you, the person across the street, the man upstairs and downstairs–and even the cybercriminal across the net. In order to achieve optimal success in your endeavors to be efficient, productive, and to thrive, you …
Ninety-nine Problems, but a Backup Ain’t One While you will face all kinds of difficulties and challenges in running your business, a cloud backup doesn’t need to be one. You have the power to control whether or not you suffer a data loss. Data loss is a real threat to all businesses nowadays, with nearly, …
Myths about Cloud Backup Solutions There you are: at the front door of your home. But you’re locked out. And you forgot to put the spare key under the small fake rock out front. And no one else is home. On top of all that, your phone is dead. Suddenly, your house bursts into flames. …
Shop Safe Online Over 60% of the world population is online. And over a quarter of those users are online shoppers, amounting to nearly 1.2 billion users. This holiday season, online shopping is projected to be at an all-time high of $5.5 trillion–more than a 12% increase from last year. What that means is that …
Cyberthreats SMBs Need to Know About Since 2020, IBM has found the average cost of a data breach has increased 12.7%, reaching an all-time high this year at $4.35 million. Thanks to the ever-growing interconnectivity of business activity online, hackers can much more easily access sensitive data now than ever before. What can you do …
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Busting the 4 Popular Cybersecurity Myths The business world is becoming increasingly complex with digitization: everything and everyone is online, from one side of the world to the other. As a small to medium-sized business (SMB) owner, you’ll have to tackle several issues that come with online business. And cybercriminals today are not just targeting …
Talk the Talk! Learn the Cyber-Tech Lingo the Pros Use AV: Antivirus BOTNET: Robot Network CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team CMMC: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification CSP: Cloud Service Provider DDoS: Distributed Denial-of-Service DNS: Domain Name Server EDR: Endpoint Detection and Response HIPAA: Health Information Portability and Accountability Act HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure IAM: Identity …
Passwords can be an organization’s weakest link, if they’re not strong, if they’re not memorable, complex, complicated, unique, and ever-changing!
This blogpost will help you gain a footing in the cybersecurity world by enhancing your awareness regarding phishing emails, which are the most common way that accounts and networks are compromised. IT Cybersecurity Starts with You IT cybersecurity is in your hands. Of course, you will still need an MSP or MSSP to manage all …
