Many of us enjoy using Amazon on a daily basis when we order products through Amazon Prime or watch movies through the Amazon Stick. But did you know that small and medium sized businesses have been using Amazon Web Services for features such as: computing, storage, database storage, analytics, application, and deployment services that help organizations move faster, lower IT...
By now, we all hopefully know that having the password “123456” or “password” may be super convenient but also easy to crack by hackers. For many of us in the business world, we have so many passwords that we have trouble keeping track of them. There are the personal passwords for home and family use, the passwords for financial applications,...
We all know the Google name and the power behind the well-known search engine. But did you know that just by signing up for a Google email for you and your employees, that you have the power of cloud computing right at your fingertips? Google’s suite of applications seems to cover every angle of computer-based work including: creating presentations, spreadsheets,...
As Americans, we love our mobile devices because they are so portable and easy-to-use. Unfortunately, smartphones, tablets, laptops, e-readers and iwatches are just as vulnerable to cyber attacks as desktop machines. With the expansion of capabilities and wider range of uses of mobile devices, there have also been an introduction of new security risks. Let’s look at a few steps...
A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. This can either be hardware or software based (ideally both) and creates parameters of whether to allow or block specific traffic based on those rules. In short, a firewall acts as a barrier between a trusted network and...
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), helps prevent attacks from companies and attackers tampering with the data sent between websites and the users’ browsers. SSL is a necessary tool for protecting sensitive information. And as more attacks and advances that are made on the internet, the better it is to have SSL on websites. So what are the benefits of SSL? With...
As a way to protect your site and your users, Google’s recent decision to add SSL on website is a huge deal that can cause other big networks to follow suit. What is HTTPS? HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is used for internet communication protocol that protects the confidentiality of data between the site and the user’s computer. When using the...
Not many web users are aware of the purpose of SSL Certificates or what its main purpose is. As the internet continues to grow, it’s important to know every bit of security that must be installed and learned as you continue to be a web user. To begin with, what is SSL? SSL Certificate also known as a “digital certificate”...
IT (Information Technology) can have a lot of information all at once and it can become pretty overwhelming. IT basics range from different points of technology such as computer or web development, Internet, anything that can relate to the computer, IT knows it. However, not many people are aware of the Network basics. A computer network is a group of...
Computer myths are so common and well known that it can be hard to differentiate between what can actually give your computer a virus and what can not. A virus is a program that infects a computer and can copy itself to harm other computers as well, mainly causing havoc by deleting important files. Many don’t realize that viruses have...
With Windows 10 being known as one of the best, it leaves you to wonder if it’s fully efficient in its security and within the system itself. Although it has many exciting features such as Cortana, it is still a cause for concern. Follow along for some tips to make Windows 10 secure. Turn off Tracking – Turning off...
Yep, it is that time of year again – spring cleaning time. It’s not just for your house either. This is a time when, we here at M&H Consulting, encourage all computer users to clean things out and get organized. Spring is as good a time as any to get this done. Many times we focus on desktop and laptop...