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Tech Tip: Email Encryption Made Easy
Tech Tip: Network Security Can Secure Your Reputation, Too
May 20, 2019
•What would happen to your business if an employee accidentally exposed your network to entry from unauthorized entities?
Tech Tip: You’ve Been Hacked! What Do You Need to Do First?
May 13, 2019
•Based on what is discovered, you may be advised to contact the local FBI office and your attorney. Your legal responsibilities depend greatly on the type of data accessed.
Tech Tip: A Warning If You Handle, Process or Store Client Credit Cards
May 6, 2019
•Getting compliant with PCI DSS — or finding out if you are compliant — isn’t a simple matter that can be outlined in a one-two-three-step checklist.
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.