Top Barriers to IT Security for SMBs
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to play a foundational role to the economic success of many communities, cities, and states,and they have had quite a year. 2020, as it stands, has had SMBs in a variety of industries, pivot from in-person transactions to primarily online customer interactions. This massive shift has not only challenged […]
Identifying COVID-19 Phishing Scams
As we continue to move through 2020 it has become very clear that cyber criminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis as they continue to target new victims every day. In a recent report, the Federal Trade Commission has recorded, to date, over 59,000 coronavirus or stimulus-related complaints. These complaints have resulted in over […]
5 Ways to Strengthen your Password
We use passwords to secure a variety of personal and professional accounts. These accounts protect important data such as ourbanking information, medical portals, or company emails. As we create more profiles for different business and life-critical applications, ensuring that each password is secure, complex, and memorable enough is an essential part of combating cyber criminals. […]
A Family Affair: Protecting Your Home Networks & Devices
There has been an enormous increase in attacks on mobile and IoT devices in recent years. In 2018, one third of all attacks targeted mobile devices, and IoT attacks grew 600% between 2016 and 2017. While these attacks are not new news for businesses, they are now impacting home and personal users who do not […]
Security is Everyone’s Responsibility in the Organization
The days when security was only the IT department’s headache are long gone. Today, everyone in an organization has to take personal responsibility for security and network safety. A big reason is the transformation in the modern workplace. In the past, IT departments had strict control over gateways, firewalls, and networks. With the advent of […]
