Category: Cybersecurity
10 I.T. Usage Policies You Need to Add to Your Employee Handbook
Do you have a technology and internet usage policy in your employee handbook? Have you thought about it, but aren’t sure what to add in there and why? Over the last three decades we’ve helped hundreds of companies’ technology usage and internet security protocols for their businesses. Below are some policies that you should consider. […]
Beware Of This Common Tech Scam!
Beware of this common tech scam. Within the last few months, we’ve seen a surge of scams like the one below. One of our employees even received the following Voicemail message on their cell phone: Not too long ago, we posted about another employee who’s relative almost fell for the same scam. In fact, this […]
A Relative Almost Opened My Network Up To Hackers
A Threat From an Unexpected Place Not long ago I had a relative visiting with me for a few weeks. During that time I was letting her use the “house laptop.” The house laptop is the shared computer in the dining room, for anyone in the house to use or look up something fairly quickly. […]
A Strong Password is Your Best Security
A Strong Password is Your Best Security You probably enter at least one password every day. A strong password safeguards all your data and allow you to trust the computer or device that you are using. Is your password strong enough to protect you from malicious activity? Today we all utilize more online accounts than […]
Centrally Administered Antivirus and Anti-malware
Antivirus and Anti-Malware Best Practices Viruses and malware are a huge concern for any business. For a business with dozens or even hundreds of computers to protect, this can sometimes mean oversight and giving too much control to the end user. To resolve this issue, organizations often choose a centrally administered antivirus and anti-malware solution. […]
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Are Your Networks at Risk? A study done by the University of Texas showed that if the companies that suffer a major data loss, 94% of them go out of business within 2 years. That is the reason why it is so important to have a disaster recovery and business continuity strategy in place. Disaster […]
Authorized Users on Your Wi-Fi
Who Is On Your Network? If your Wi-Fi isn’t set up so that only authorized computers can access your internal systems, then you have a major hole in your security defenses. While Wi-Fi gives us the freedom from wires, it’s not always secure. Data is transmitted through the air and anyone with the right tools […]
Web Content Management System
Which Websites Do Your Employees Visit? If you don’t have a web content management system in place, then you are at a high risk of end users inviting malicious applications on your network from visiting non-approved or unsafe websites. Even just a single point of entry can infect your entire system. There is almost always […]
Password Management Systems
Are Your Passwords Secure? If all of the computers and devices that have access to your data system aren’t protected with a centrally administered password management system, then you are at a very high risk of being attacked. Without some type of password management system in place you can almost guarantee that your passwords and […]
Is Your Kingdom Ready for Battle?
Is Your Kingdom Ready for Battle? Your business is your kingdom. In days of old kings, they employed layered reactive and proactive defenses to protect their castle from intruders. It started with the sentries, stationed at the edge of the kingdom to identify approaching intruders and sound an early warning. The knights would frequently patrol […]