Weekly IT Security Tip

Social engineering is big business. What is it? Figuring out who you are and then using that information to make money off of it. People list password challenge and identity verification publicly or at least freely on their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages and feeds without giving it a second thought. Maiden name? Check. Favorite pet?

You’d like to access the company website or a site for one of your vendors from work. When you click on your favorite browser, it opens to your homepage: msn.com, yahoo.com, aol.com, espn.com… You get the point. You then select the bookmark for the desired website and go. BIG problem! Most websites these days have tracking cookies, microdots and other advertising

Protecting Sensitive Data: Solutions for Lost or Stolen Laptops In today\’s digital age, the security of sensitive data is paramount. Unfortunately, even a strong password may not be enough to protect your data if your laptop is stolen. Once a thief cracks the password, any unencrypted private data is vulnerable. The Cloud Solution One effective

You’ve heard the advice countless times before: you must have antivirus software and a strong firewall. However, in this day and age, there is more to the security “basics” than a solid firewall. What about the employee who inadvertently clicks on an e-mail on her phone from a foreign ambassador trying to move money to the US? She

So you have a big file you need to get over to your printer YESTERDAY and you can’t get it to “send” via e-mail because the file is too big. What should you do? The right thing to do is contact your IT department (or us!) so they/we can assist by installing a secure, commercial-grade file-sharing

If you do online banking, NEVER access your online account with a PC or device that you use to login to social media sites or free e-mail accounts (like Gmail) or to surf the web. Since these are all highly hackable, keeping one PC dedicated to online banking reduces your chances of getting a bank-account-hacking virus. Of