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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.
Tech Tip: Bookmark the Websites You Often Visit
• February 18, 2019
All you have to do is accidentally fat-finger a single letter in the real URL and up pops a very legitimate-looking fake copy of the site you were trying to get to.
Tech Tip: Never Connect to Company Data on a Personal Device
• February 11, 2019
If you are working on a home PC and not diligently updating and monitoring the antivirus software, firewall and security patches on the machine, then there’s a high probability you’re infected with spyware or malware.
Tech Tip: Working from Home? Don’t! Until You Read This …
• January 7, 2019
Unless your personal device is covered under a managed services plan, you could accidentally introduce a virus into your company’s network.
Tech Tip: Is It Time for Cybersecurity Planning
• December 17, 2018
There are great resources out there for businesses that just don’t know where to start with cybersecurity, and the time to make plans is now.
Tech Tip: Should My Computer Be Encrypted?
• December 10, 2018
With the drive encrypted, a thief can’t just pull it out, hook it up and suddenly have access to all your files. At least you’ve made it pretty hard to get to your data.
Tech Tip: New Quarter, New Password
• December 3, 2018
Maintaining separate passwords, and changing them at least every three months, is a lot of work, but the cybersociety we live in demands it.
Tech Tip: Do You Allow Guests to Access Your WiFi Network?
• November 26, 2018
If you give out your password, you’re practically opening the door for anyone to come in and steal private information and infect your private computers.
Tech Tip: Cloud Apps Are a Huge Threat
• November 12, 2018
Company data can be spread far and wide without central oversight of what information is being shared with whom.
Kiersten Todt: The Spark for Public Service
• April 18, 2018
Looking back, Kiersten E. Todt said that, while in high school, her plans for college changed dramatically. She had planned to major in chemistry and German, but found herself drawn […]
