News & Politics
Tech Tip: Email Encryption Made Easy
Tech Tip: Lie, Lie, Lie!
August 5, 2019
•People list password challenge and identity verification questions publicly (or at least freely) on their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages and feeds without giving it a second thought.
Tech Tip: Start With a Fresh Session or Browser Window
July 29, 2019
•Be careful with your information. Web portal sites are filled with ads; each site’s overhead is paid for with information obtained from you and other users.
Tech Tip: Keep Sensitive Data Off Employee Equipment
July 22, 2019
•It’s simple stuff, but think of the damage that could result when sensitive data is on a manager’s lost laptop at the airport.
Tech Tip: Change Your Name — and We Don’t Mean the Last One
July 15, 2019
•When user names and prefixes are the same across multiple free email services, it makes the work of hackers and cybercriminals way too easy.
Tech Tip: Start With the Basics
July 8, 2019
•In this day and age, there is more to the security “basics” than a solid firewall. A single crack in your armor can open the door for network attacks.
Tech Tip: Don’t Download Anything Without Checking First
July 1, 2019
•Free apps come with a price: security. These applications are known for security vulnerabilities and hacks.
Tech Tip: Do Online Banking? Read This …
June 24, 2019
•Never access your online account with a PC or a device that you use to log in to social media sites or free email accounts (like Hotmail) or to surf the web.
Tech Tip: Keep Staff From Unintentionally Causing a Data Breach
June 17, 2019
•With so many access points — from cell phones to laptops to home computers — how can anyone hope to keep their network safe from hackers, viruses and other unintentional security breaches?
Tech Tip: Retrieving Data Once It’s Been Deleted
June 10, 2019
•When a file is deleted, it usually isn’t deleted immediately. The file is hidden away, only to be replaced and overwritten by new files.
Tech Tip: If You’ve Ever Said This, You’re Asking to Be Hacked
June 3, 2019
•One in five small businesses falls victim to cybercrime. Plus, half of all cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses because they are small.