Tech Tips
Tech Tip Tuesday: Technology Tools You Should Uninstall
While older technology may still run fine on your systems that doesn’t mean that it’s okay to use. One of the biggest dangers of using outdated technology is that it can lead to a data breach. Outdated software and hardware no longer receive vital security updates. No security patches means a device is a sitting…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: 8 Things You Should Never Do On A Work Computer
Work computers are for one thing: Work. Doing anything outside of work could jeopardize your career as well as leave you susceptible to cyberattacks. Here is a quick list of DON’Ts when it comes to using your work computer. 1. DON’T Save Your Personal Passwords in the Browser If your company’s network is compromised the…
Read MoreTech Tip Tuesday: How Distributed Cloud Computing Enhances User Experience
As cloud technology is gaining popularity, businesses are encountering challenges such as security and reliability. This explains why the cloud market, edge computing, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud are staging the ground for distributed cloud computing. New generations are ready to move on from traditional methods and technologies to the cloud. This is possible once businesses…
Read MoreLocal cybersecurity expert details one simple trick that can help protect your information
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Passwords are needed for everything from our bank accounts to emails and social media, but do you ever wonder how secure your passwords really are? Local cybersecurity expert Michael Moore of M3 Networks says every day we are fighting a cyberwar, and you may not even know it. So how strong is…
Read MoreTech 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…
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