Tech Tip: If You Installed It, You Must Update It — Right Away!
• December 21, 2020

As soon as a known vulnerability is announced, hackers get to work to figure out how to use the vulnerability to access those users who are lazy about installing updates.

Tech Tip: Bookmark the Legitimate Websites You Frequently Visit
• December 14, 2020

All you have to do is accidentally fat-finger one letter in a website’s URL and up pops a very legitimate-looking fake copy of the site you were trying to get to.

Tech Tip: Never Use Personal Devices to Connect to Company Data
• December 7, 2020

If you and your kids are using a home PC to play games, access Facebook and surf the web, there’s a high probability you’re infected with spyware or malware.

Tech Tip: How to Spot a Phishing Email
• November 30, 2020

Often these emails look 100-percent legitimate and show up in the form of a PDF (scanned document), a UPS or FedEx tracking number, a bank letter, a Facebook alert or a bank notification.

Tech Tip: How to Foil Ransomware
• November 23, 2020

The last CryptoLocker virus forced many business owners to lose data or pay up, since there was no other way to decrypt the files.

Tech Tip: If This Kind of Alert Pops Up, Don’t Click on It!
• November 16, 2020

This is a common scareware tactic used by hackers to get you to click and download a virus. Often it will appear to be a system alert or a Microsoft operating system alert.

Tech Tip: Use Strong Passwords!
• November 9, 2020

You know you need to have a better password than “password” or “letmein” to have any hope of keeping hackers out of your PC, but what does a “strong” password mean?

Tech Tip: Working From Home? Don’t! Until You Read This …
• November 2, 2020

Only devices that are under an expert provider’s vigilant watch of patching, updating and monitoring should be used for working remotely.

Tech Tip: This Will Shock You About Bank Fraud on Business Accounts
• October 26, 2020

Go ask your bank what its policy is on refunding money stolen from your business account. Many people think the FDIC protects you from fraud. It doesn’t.

Tech Tip: Is My PCI Compliance Good Enough to Serve as a Network Cybersecurity Audit?
• October 19, 2020

While the PCI architecture and requirements overlap network security issues, a network security audit is going to take a deeper look into how you utilize the technology you own.