Advancements in technology have made things easier for businesses, but as modern companies put more and more of their infrastructure online, they become easier to attack. Digital business data, personal employee information and proprietary customer...

What was the last company you heard about that got hacked? Do you know how the attackers got in? Oftentimes the first step in an attack is to scan the victim's systems for vulnerabilities to exploit. Modern organizations need to regularly evaluate...

As we prepare to say good-bye to 2020 and all it has brought us, we will first prepare to celebrate the 2020 Holiday season. While online holiday shopping has become more and more popular in the last several years, the global coronavirus pandemic...

I am sure by now that most everyone has heard of ransomware, usually in relation to a large corporation or municipality that has been targeted and the extraordinary cost involved with such an event. But do you really know what it is, and how to best...

I’ve been on a cybersecurity reading kick lately and reading about cybersecurity can be depressing. You learn about damaging hack after damaging hack, endless systemic security issues, and global problems that seem intractable. As an IT consultant...

Cyber security is the proactive protection of your data, network and services from the theft and attacks of hackers. Many people do not realize the importance of cyber security and how often cyber trolls are able to access private information. There...

Well-being has always been stressed as something one should focus on, and the benefits of self-maintenance can go a long way. Just as you may be acutely aware of health-related events taking place (especially nowadays), it is also prime time to...

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the use of more than one security mechanism to access your accounts instead of the outdated way of setting a single password you can remember (or unfortunately write down where others can access it) and hope that...

What is Phishing?

Anyone with an email account has received plenty of spam email, including plenty of scams.  Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails that appear to be from legitimate companies or organizations. It is usedin an attempt...