Many myths have developed over time about Internet security that has been used to justify why we shouldn’t take greater precaution when it comes to security protection. Today, we will be highlighting some of those myths in our two-part series of ‘Internet Security Myths.’ In case you thought this could be irrelevant to you because you’re not “important enough†to...
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. It is an access-denial type of attack that prevents legitimate users from accessing files[2] since it is intractable to decrypt the files without the decryption key. The use of ransomware scams has grown internationally. Security software vendor McAfee...
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. It is not what business leaders ever want to think about but it is a topic they must consider – worst case scenarios of backup disasters! What do we mean by worst case scenarios? Unfortunately, there is a long list of things that could go wrong and could jeopardize your technology...
Vacation! You have been waiting all year to kick back, relax and step out of the rat race for a while. You may have travel plans and are finally getting to visit the places you have only dreamed of all year. The last thing on your mind is protecting your technology. While we don’t want to ruin your blissfully happy...
When your company is busy it means that business is good and while there may be funds to do necessary upgrades, there probably isn’t enough time in the day to get it all done. Then, when business is slow, it might mean that the extra funds for upgrades has dried up or been allocated for other projects. It is a...
How often does your company change passwords? Once a month, twice a year? Never? The debate over how often to change passwords rages in the tech community. Some tech experts support regular password changes to avoid hackers and deter attackers from regularly gaining access to your business files and servers, while other experts take the position that password changes don’t...
You arrive at work, boot up your laptop and desktop. Instead of your usual screen, however, there is a hostile message. “This operating system has been locked for security reasons†or “You have browsed illicit material and must pay a fine.†Usually the group who has locked your computer demands money or they will destroy all of your business and/or...
We have all worked for, or dealt with companies that seem to be in a constant state of “putting out fires.†The adrenaline rush can be fun for a while but in the end it means that the focus of a business is not on the future but rather preventing a calamity from happening right at the moment. What...
According to CNN Money, there are almost 1 million new malware threats being released daily. If that news isn’t bad enough, they also report that malware is becoming increasingly more creative and hard to detect, even for top enterprise companies. Malware is an abbreviated term meaning “malicious software.†Malware is software that is specifically designed to gain access or damage...
Moving and expanding your network can be a tedious and costly process, especially if your network isn’t wireless. Here are a few tips we’ve gathered to on how to move and/or expand your network. Physical Network: First you want to disassemble your network and make sure your equipment is prepared for transportation, if moving. Then, you want to organize and...
The IT Department within a business is the department charged with establishing, monitoring and maintaining information technology systems and services. Like many small and medium sized businesses, employees may not completely understand what this, sometimes elusive, group of intelligent people even do at their office. This is usually due to the fact that what they do is all behind-the-scenes work...
There is a lot of confusion about what exactly are antivirus and antimalware, and what which one works best. Well in order to find out what their purposes are, we must clear out what viruses and malware actually are. A virus is a code within a program that can copy itself over and can cause damage to a computer by...