Tech Tips
Tech Tip Tuesday: Be Cyber Smart!
Investing in cyber security not only protects a business, but its employees and customers as well. If you consider how much digital information your company has and how many people are included in it, the list of names will grow faster than you think. What isn’t obvious about cyber security is that preventing an event…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: Four Unexpected Ways You Could be Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
As the war in Ukraine continues, so does Russia’s intent to harm the US and their allies via cyber warfare. Russia has already deployed massive amounts of malware into Ukraine, and they have made it known they are going to deploy it across the world. In early March, a cyber security firm reported that a…
Read MoreHave Un-Hackable Passwords in 2022
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…
Read MoreThe secret to saving on your taxes is already here- your old technology!
Thanks to a recently updated tax deduction titled “Section 179 Election”, the Federal Government now allows you to buy up to $1,000,000 in computers, software, or networking hardware and thereby REDUCING your taxable income on your current year’s tax return. How does it work? Effective January 2, 2018, H.R. 1 (aka the Tax Cuts and…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: If you’ve ever said this, you’re ASKING to be hacked!
Want to know what every hacker hopes you believe? “We’re small…nobody wants to hack us.” This is the #1 reason why people (companies) get hacked. They dismiss the importance of IT security because they’re only a “small business.” This is a lazy, irresponsible excuse. One thing is for certain: NO ONE is immune to cybercrime.…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: The #1 threat to your security is…
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…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: You’ve been HACKED! What’s the first thing you should do?
No matter how diligent you are about security, there’s always a chance you can get hacked. That’s why you need to put a plan in place NOW to protect yourself and your CLIENTS, so damage is minimized. But what should you do if you find out you’ve been hacked? First, contact your IT department (us)…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: A WARNING if you handle, process or store client credit cards
If you handle, process or store credit cards in any manner, you are required to comply with PCI DSS, or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. This is a set of LEGAL requirements you must abide by to maintain a secure environment. If you violate them, you will incur serious fines and fees. Are you…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: Your firewall is USELESS unless…
A firewall is a device that acts like a security cop watching over your computer network to detect unauthorized access and activity – and EVERY business and individual needs one. However, your firewall is completely useless if it’s not set up or maintained properly. Your firewall needs to be upgraded and patched on a continual…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: Make THIS Password Different From Everything Else
You know you’re guilty of it: using the same password for everything. Believe me, I understand how annoying it is to try and remember all those passwords; and if you’re using the same password for sites that don’t share sensitive information, like a login to a news feed you like to read, then it’s generally…
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