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Tech Tip: Your Firewall Is Useless Unless …
April 29, 2019
•Your firewall needs to be upgraded and patched on a continual and consistent basis. Also, security policies and configurations need to be set.
Tech Tip: Don’t Just Close Your Browser
April 22, 2019
•If you simply close your browser, some of the session information is still running in the background — and a hacker may be able to use that to gain entry.
Tech Tip: Make This Password Different From All the Others
April 14, 2019
•If an e-commerce site you’ve registered at or bought from gets hacked, and you’ve used the same password you use for everything else, hackers are going to gain access to your in-box.
Tech Tip: Set Up Bank Alerts Now
April 8, 2019
•Setting up those alerts will allow you to spot and report fraudulent activity before the money has already been siphoned into a cybercriminal’s hands.
Tech Tip: Work Computers and Devices Are Only for One Thing
April 1, 2019
•If you’re using a company device to access a compromised account, you’re opening up a door to a hacker, who can then get into your company’s network.
Tech Tip: Don’t Use Public WiFi Until You Read This
March 25, 2019
•It’s not uncommon for hackers to set up fake clones of public WiFi access points to try and get you to connect to their WiFi over the legitimate, safe one being made available for public use.
Tech Tip: The Dangers of Dropbox and Other File-Sync Apps
March 18, 2019
•Without central oversight of what information is being shared with whom, your company’s data can be spread far and wide.
Tech Tip: What to Do Before You Go to Starbucks
March 11, 2019
•An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here’s how to protect your data in advance of loss or theft of your device.
Tech Tip: Remove That Unwanted ‘Freeware’
March 4, 2019
•Clutter is the enemy of a speedy PC. Unused software sucks up processing speed and — even worse — leaves the door open to hackers and malware.
Tech Tip: If You Installed It, You Must Update It
February 25, 2019
•Once a known vulnerability is announced via a patch, hackers get to work like crazy, trying to figure out how to use that vulnerability to gain access to users who are lazy about installing updates.