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Security
The Data Breaches Of 2021 (So far)
Businesses are practically defined by how they handle their cyber security. Even businesses with the most high tech security systems can be a part of a data breach because of one minor vulnerability that leads to a cyber attack. To understand breaches, lets look at the major breaches that have...
What Your Employees Need to Know to Keep Their Own Data Secure
Data security, and indeed security in general is extremely important in business. While your team members are living their life away from their workspace, it is important to teach security in their personal lives as well. It will not only protect your business’ security but it will also make sure...
Pros and Cons of Biometric Security
A lot has been made about biometric security over the past decade, so much so that it has been loosely integrated into many of the access control mechanisms on most modern mobile devices. Fingerprint scanners, retina scanners, and facial recognition are all part of the transition to biometrics to...
IT security for small businesses: steps to stay secure online
Data leaks and system hacks at big tech are far too common news today, but IT security for small business is important, too! While this may mean that small and midsize businesses enjoy a safer time, the reality couldn't be more different. In recent times, small businesses have become easy targets....
Arm Yourself Against Phishing Scams – Vigilance is Key
Spotting Phishing attempts has become quite easy for the most part, and believe it or not the number of data breaches seen in 2020 went down significantly. Phishing scams tend to be a manual approach to exploiting money and/or data from a business or individual. An additional cause to this decline...
Prioritizing Security with Your Messaging Apps
Prioritizing Security with Your Messaging Apps:If you asked your average person whether they are okay with their personal information being taken and used by businesses, you’d probably come across quite a bit of dissent. Ironically, it seems that people will give it right over via social media...
How Employees Can Cause a Threat, and How to Avoid Them
How Employees Can Cause a Threat, and How to Avoid Them: What would you consider to be the biggest threat to your business and its continued operations? Cybercrime? A natural disaster? What if I told you that it was the team members that you have employed—whether they meant to be or not? This is...
Are Your Employees’ Smartwatches Security Risks?
Are Your Employees’ Smartwatches Security Risks? The smartwatch is one of the most popular gifts given to technology lovers; and, they have quite a bit of utility. They can help improve communication, health, and of course give them a sleek accessory. One problem that people don’t often consider...
With Remote Operations, Security is (Even More) Important
With Remote Operations, Security is (Even More) Important! Since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, it has been clear that many companies were not prepared to continue their operations remotely. This was largely due to their leadership being convinced in recent years that allowing people to...
The Retirement of Adobe Flash Player Means to Your Business
What the Retirement of Adobe Flash Player Means to Your Business: Once December 31st brings the New Year around, support for the once-popular Adobe Flash Player will officially end. Hopefully it will not impact yours! Of course, it isn’t every day that a 24-year-old software system is taken out of...