Have Un-Hackable Passwords in 2022

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A new year is a great time to brush up on your daily security practices. The easiest place to start is something that you likely use every day- your work passwords! Here are five quick tips to make your passwords un-hackable this year: 1.       Make your passwords unique! Make your passwords different for each platform…

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Social Engineering: So Simple A Baby (crying) Can Do It

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Think your credentials are safe because you are small, or hackers don’t care anything about your business or data/files? Think again. Watch as a woman uses a crying baby simulator to hack into an account. It is shocking and absolutely terrifying how easy it is. Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals…

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What does Windows 7 End of Support Mean for You?

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Tired of those annoying Windows pop-ups you’ve been seeing on your computer? You might want to take a second look next time they pop up- they’re an important warning for anyone using Windows. As of January 2020, Windows 7 will no longer be patched or supported by Microsoft. What does that mean? If you have…

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Tech Tip Tuesday: The #1 threat to your security is…

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YOU! And your employees. Like it or not, human beings are our own worst enemies online, inviting hackers, viruses, data breaches, data loss, etc., through the seemingly innocent actions taken every day online. In most cases, this is done without malicious intent – but if you as a manager or owner aren’t monitoring what websites…

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Tech Tip Tuesday: Three essential rules for all cloud applications

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If you’re using any kind of cloud application (and these days, who isn’t?), you are right to be concerned about data privacy and security. The company hosting your data is ultimately responsible for keeping hackers out of THEIR network, but most cloud breaches are due to USER ERROR. So it’s important that you, the user,…

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