Weekly IT Security Tip

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

With so many access points, from cell phones to laptop and home computers, how can anyone hope to keep their network safe from hackers, viruses and other unintentional security breaches? The answer is not “one thing” but a series of things you have to implement and constantly be vigilant about, such as installing and constantly updating your

Want to know what every hacker hopes you believe? “We’re small…nobody wants to hack us.” This is the #1 reason why 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. In fact, one in five small

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 your