Security Topics 5 Security Controls Accessible to Zoom Meeting Hosts Zoom meetings have become a staple of our lives. If you are a student or have children, it is likely being used to attend classes. If you own a business or are working, this is probably how you are keeping up with employees and coworkers. Even if none of these
Organizational Tips What you Need to Know About Technology Disaster Preparedness Most geographical areas have some form of common weather phenomenon threatening them. Unfortunately, disasters pose a huge threat to technology devices and user data. Consider a hurricane that changed direction and took out your home with all of your belongings. This would include computers and everything on them. Natural disasters
Security Topics 2 Current Scams you Need to be Aware of: Zoom Phishing & HIPAA It is unfortunate, but new scams are regularly introduced into the online ecosystem. Some scams piggyback off of older ones or use pieces of existing malware to launch while others are completely new. The one constant is that the more common a business or service, the higher the likelihood hackers
Security Topics 3 Things You Need to Do if You Think Your Email was Hacked Finding out your email account may have been hacked is something everyone can agree they never want to happen. If someone gets ahold of your email account they can cause all kinds of problems. Any amount the following things that can happen: * Emails can be sent on your behalf -
Security Topics Security Round Up: Voicemail, COVID-19 & Consent-Based Phishing Attacks As long as there are businesses and individuals with private information on devices that connect to the internet, scammers will actively try to gain unauthorized access to that information for nefarious purposes. The reasons why, the attack types and the way the information is used varies greatly. Sometimes it is
Security Topics 3 Ways to Protect Devices Now that you Work From Home The best way to protect devices from malicious attacks, including Ransomware, is to be alert. Unfortunately, there is no real way to prevent attacks, only preventing them from being successful. Using caution, staying informed, and making decisions at your own pace, rather than responding to external pressures, is the best
Security Topics One of the Most Important Ways to Protect yourself on Social Media You have probably heard lots of advice about how to protect your privacy on social media. Some of these may have been tips like: * Securing access to your information by sharing only with friends or requiring approval before people can follow you, etc. * Not telling people where you are or
Security Topics Security Update: Scams taking advantage of COVID-19 For the past few months there has been one thing that has dominated everything else in the news cycle and in our lives. It continues to be important and there are going to be many ways it affects our lives for some time to come. And though it is a
Security Topics Security Warning: Hackers Exploit Outlook and O365 Rules not Syncing With more people than ever working from home, people are relying upon new forms of communication to accomplish the same tasks. For instance, working in an accounting department likely gave you the ability to quickly and easily confer with a coworker about a new vendor, outstanding bills or updates on
Security Topics What You Need to Know about Zoom's New Features Zoom has quickly become an important tool in our new work-from-home lives. Unfortunately, there have been bumps along the way, including security and privacy controls. As the video conferencing application became widely used, one of the biggest issues users have experienced is having unwanted guests join meetings for the purposes
Security Topics Security Update & How to Protect Remote Workers Whenever there are major headlines in the news, hackers use them to attack innocent people in hopes of breaking their security. Unfortunately, the current pandemic is no exception to this phenomenon. Also, with the rise in remote workers, there are things you need to consider to protect yourself. This post
Organizational Tips 5 Things to do to Increase Technology Resiliency Technology is an important tool people use throughout their day. Smartphones connect us to email, friends and family, and people all over the world. Computers connect us to our jobs and businesses. Lastly, networking equipment connects us to the Internet and therefore the world. When one of these areas fails,
Security Topics Security Update: Misspellings, the Latest Phishing Attack Attacks against the security of our devices, and our data, are constantly evolving. The offenders of these attacks implement their schemes, track the success of them, tweak the attacks to be more successful and begin the cycle all over again. This is one reason why attacks are consistently changing. Other
Security Topics 3 Ways to Protect Yourself from Scandalous Stories When something shocking happens in the world, it is normal to wonder about the details. An earthquake with fatalities, a celebrity death, or the spread of a potentially deadly virus are examples of stories most people are at least mildly curious about. We hear about these stories via the news,
Security Topics How to Upload Tax Documents to a Secure Server Once the new year begins tax season is nearly upon us. New forms are due to our employers, employers owe employees tax documents, and a myriad of other documents are due to people from mortgage loans and investments. The end of January is the deadline for most tax documents. Anyone
Security Topics How to Add Security so Files Aren't Modified / Opened by the Wrong User Last week's post discussed how to fix an error with Adobe Reader and included reasons why sending a file in .pdf format is helpful. Some reasons were to maintain the original formatting and keep users from making changes. This week, we are expanding upon the idea of managing changes by
Security Topics Security Round Up: Windows Vulnerabilities, Ransomware and More We are only a few weeks into the new year and already there are new security attacks and repeat offenders in the news. Patch Tuesday was a really big deal for Microsoft this month and you will want to reboot your computer sooner rather than later to apply those changes.
General Topics How G Suite Security Changes Will Affect Access It does not take the start of a new year to bring changes in tech. Technology is often changing faster than most people are ready for, yet it is often what people love about technology. There are going to be some major changes coming to Google's G Suite applications in
Security Topics Security Round Up: Exposed Birth Certificates, Smart Locks & More Holiday time, it's the most...potentially dangerous...time of all. From a security stand point, the holiday season introduces a great deal of risk. This time of year is fraught with threats at every turn. These may include credit card theft, insecure websites, phishing emails, data breaches, and many others.
Security Topics Technology Round Up: Office 365 Outage, Apple Settlement & More Keeping up with all the news about technology would be a full time job. From new applications to Ransomware attacks to security breaches, there are an unlimited number of sub-categories within technology to focus on. Even if you were diligently tracking technology news, there could be some recent items you
Security Topics Cybersecurity Awareness Month & Security Round Up In case you have not heard, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity is an important topic in technology and a part of our everyday lives even if we do not realize it. In general, cybersecurity includes the protection of devices and data from unauthorized access. Attacks may target devices, accounts
Advanced Topics How to Track File Deletions on Windows Server Shares Consolidating documents and files on a server provides many benefits. Servers reduce data duplication, help ensure everyone has access to the most recent versions of files and perhaps most important of all, keeps track of business content. A recent post, 4 Ways to Detect if your Business Benefits from a
Security Topics Security Round Up: Capital One, MoviePass, Apple & More Data breaches and security threats are an all too common part of the news cycle. Over the last few years attacks have ramped up at an alarming rate. The success of attacks, the ability to acquire threats like Ransomware strains combined with the inability of businesses to protect their assets,
Security Topics Why Reusing an Email Password can be Very Costly Passwords are a tricky beast. It is nearly impossible not to have tens and hundreds of local and online accounts requiring passwords. We use passwords to: * Log into devices * Log into communication and software portals * Order physical and digital assets online * Send secure documents to banks and tax preparers * Log
Security Topics Security Round Up: Exposed Records, File Deletion Warnings & More New security threats, breaches and file exposures putting our personal information at risk are consistently released. The general nature of our private information makes it valuable, not only to us, but also to the wrong people. However, there are steps you can take to protect your privacy and data. One