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10 Worst Cybersecurity Practices That Put Your Business at Risk
What’s the biggest single threat to company cybersecurity? According to the Sophos 2021 Threat Report, it’s poor cybersecurity practices by organizations. The report, which looked at multiple cyberattacks that happened in 2020, stated, “A lack of attention to one or more aspects of basic security hygiene has been found to be the root cause of…
Read MoreGet Better at Catching Phishing Emails Using SLAM
Phishing emails remain one of those persistent cybersecurity problems that never go away and continue to get worse. Phishing is responsible for a large majority of malware infections and data breaches, and it only gets more sophisticated, with scammers using automation and personalization. This attack method continues to run rampant, with a surge of 281%…
Read MoreTop 10 Signs That Your PC Is Infected with Malware
When your computer has become infected with a virus, ransomware, or another form of malware, it’s common to panic. Malware has become so sophisticated now that it’s not only hard to spot, but also can be difficult to completely remove. Malware can also do more than one thing. Some are single-minded, like ransomware. It will…
Read MoreWindows 11 Is Out! How to Prepare for a Smooth Company Rollout
With Windows 10 less than four years away from being retired, Windows 11 has been launched and is the newest iteration of the Windows operating system. Microsoft is timing the rollout, so not all PCs have yet received the update. The company expects the updates to continue to be made available to current Windows 10…
Read MoreFree Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month to Boost Your IT Security
Every October since 2004 has been designated by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity has become one of the major risk factors that businesses of all sizes must consider. Just one ransomware attack can take a business out for days, and many smaller companies lack the resources to recover…
Read MoreWhy Routine Maintenance Is Critical to Maintaining a Healthy, Secure Network
Often, it can be a simple lack of routine maintenance and cyber hygiene that causes some of the most devastating breaches, rather than some large, sophisticated attack. According to the Sophos 2021 Threat Report, the most damaging attacks identified last year were due to a basic lack of cybersecurity hygiene and upkeep of systems. Keeping…
Read MoreWhat Can You Do About Slow Internet in the Home Office?
It can be very frustrating to be slowed down by sluggish internet, and if you’re one of the many people now working from home, it can cause you to be less productive. A slow intent can mean that your picture and sound are always the ones cutting out during video calls and can make it…
Read MoreHow to Successfully Manage Your Remote Workforce
Coming through the pandemic has dramatically changed the business world. Pre-pandemic, companies were going through strategic cloud adoptions and had most employees working from the office. Before the pandemic, only 17% of the U.S. workforce worked remotely full time. This of course has all changed post the COVID lockdowns, and companies are now completely reliant…
Read More6 Never Dos for Your Work Computer
It’s easy for the line between personal and work to get blurred when using your company-issued computer. This is especially true if you work remotely and have access to the PC 24/7. It becomes more convenient to just use your work computer for everything, especially if it’s more powerful than your own personal computer. But…
Read MoreWarning Signs You Aren’t Budgeting Enough for IT
Generally, we like to make the argument that nothing about your small business is too small. We do say it a lot in relation to cybersecurity — no size of business is immune. For example, In 2020, 47% of small businesses experienced some type of cyberattack, with 44% seeing more than one. While you’re not…
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