Cybersecurity: 5 Reasons Why Attacks Happen

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Cybersecurity, and the mistakes we make. Cybercrime has quickly become a major problem for home users, businesses and governments all over the world. This is because, according to Pew Research Center's 2017 Report, far too many people are still…

Ransomware: WannaCry – What to do after the attack.

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On Friday, May 12 2017, the largest cyber security incident in history impacted over 150 countries. It successfully compromised hundreds of thousands of computers and corporate networks. This ransomware attack started in Asia and spread across…

Data Breach: 7 Tips to Protect Against Cyber Threats

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According to Verizon’s 2017 Investigations Report, most data breaches affect businesses with 1,000 or fewer employees. The percentage is staggering; 61% of all data breach victims are businesses with 1,000 or fewer employees. To get a better…
Reboot

Why reboot? You’re giving your PC a fresh start.

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It's no secret that restarting your computer fixes a lot of problems, but have you ever wondered why? Read on to reveal the magic behind the reboot.   For all issues: Reboot first This might come off as too-easy-of-a-solution, but…

Need computer tech support? Try these techniques first.

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Whether you’re dealing with your work laptop at home or your dad’s old computer, needing computer tech support is a part of our daily lives. Before you make that support call, why not try your hand at being your own tech support? Here…

Phishing Emails – 10 Tips on How To Identify an Attack

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Phishing emails have cost businesses $3.1 billion since January 2015. What’s the main reason for this compromise? Untrained users. For example, many of us forget to pay attention to the “from” field in emails, one of the biggest tell-tale…

Securing Your Home Network

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Feel Confident Your Family is Using the Internet Safely in Your Home Network   Most households have a plethora of Internet devices. These may include laptops, desktops, TVs, gaming consoles, tablets and phones. Just like your work…

Small Businesses = Latest Target for Hackers

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Out of all small businesses that have been breached, a staggering 60% go out of business after six months. So, why do hackers prey on small businesses? Listed below are the reasons why they have become the latest targets. They Are Less Protected…
Email Security

Why Scammer’s Love Email Addresses

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Does your website contain a contact list of email addresses? If it does, chances are you and your coworkers are probably receiving large amounts of SPAM. What can we do to prevent this unwanted and potentially harmful email? We generally…

HIPAA Compliant – First Line of Defense for Medical Practices

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Running a medical practice is tricky in itself. But do you know what's even trickier? Making sure you don't lose it. Because the latest trend in ransomware is targeting medical facilities. That’s right, hackers are stealing medical records…