Cybersecurity

Don’t Forget Your Phone When Thinking About Cybersecurity

March 13 2023 Tech Update

Our phones are a goldmine of private information. Just think of all the financial details, personal messages, banking apps, photos, and contact information that live behind that little glass screen. And if your team uses their phones for work, they’ll often have access straight into company systems – email, contact lists, network access, and file systems. …

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4 Proven Ways to Mitigate the Costs of a Data Breach

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No business wants to suffer a data breach. But unfortunately, in today’s environment, it’s difficult to completely avoid them. Approximately 83% of organizations have experienced more than one data breach. (IBM Security 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report) These breaches hurt businesses in many ways. First, there is the immediate cost of remediating the …

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3 Critical Items You Should Be Reviewing With Your Technology Partner

3 Critical Items to Review

IT support is a technical job, and some of the language used can be a bit, well… technical. We always stay away from jargon when we’re working with our clients. So here’s our jargon-free look at the 3 most important areas to discuss with your technology partner. Number One is Infrastructure. That’s your entire tech …

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Mobile Malware Has Increased 500% – What Should You Do?

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Cybersecurity researchers uncovered an alarming mobile statistic. During the first few months of 2022, mobile malware attacks surged by 500%. This is alarming both in scale and because many people aren’t yet protecting smartphones. For years, mobile phones have become more powerful. They now do many of the same functions as a computer – just …

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Cyberattacks Are Getting Bigger and Smarter. Are You Vulnerable?

Tech news update Feb 27 DDoS attacks

Have you ever tried to buy tickets for a huge event and found that the seller’s website has collapsed under the weight of thousands of people all trying to do the same thing at the same time? The ticket site falls over – usually temporarily – because the server is overloaded with traffic it doesn’t have …

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Have You Had Data Exposed in One of These Recent Data Breaches?

There’s a reason that browsers like Edge have added breached password notifications. Data breaches are an unfortunate part of life. And can have costly consequences for individuals. Hackers can steal identities and compromise bank accounts, just to name a couple. Cybercriminals breach about 4,800 websites every month with form jacking code. It has become all …

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Cybercriminals Using AI to Make Phishing Scams More Dangerous

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AI chatbots have taken the world by storm in recent months. We’ve been having fun asking ChatGPT questions, trying to find out how much of our jobs it can do, and even getting it to tell us jokes. But while lots of people have been having fun, cybercriminals have been powering ahead and finding ways …

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