Email Safety Best Practices – How To Avoid Malware, Viruses, And More!
By Michael Anderson |
Email. Love it or hate it, you have to use it. Even in 2017, there’s no replacement for email. It’s still the standard “de facto” communications method used by almost every company out there – and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. That’s why it’s more important than ever to avoid malware, viruses, and ransomware…
Read More The “S” in HTTPS is More Important Than You May Think
By Michael Anderson |
It would be an understatement to say that security, particularly encryption, is important while browsing the web. Though it was only recently that encryption became a major pain point for government regulation, encryption has been around for a very long time. The average user can get a taste of online encryption through the average website…
Read More Microsoft Outlook Users Should Be Wary of New Ransomware
By Michael Anderson |
Ransomware is a particularly nasty strain of malware that continues to pop up in unexpected forms. In the case of a new variant of called Cerber, it targets users of Microsoft Outlook using a zero-day vulnerability via phishing messages. To make matters worse, Cerber can also utilize DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which is…
Read More The Internet Dramatically Changed the Publishing Industry. What About Your Business?
By Michael Anderson |
It’s well-known that publishers are a major component of an author sharing their work with the world, but recent innovations threaten to disrupt the status quo of the industry. Like many industries, the publishing industry has been changed significantly by the introduction of new technologies that afford writers more liberty when producing their work. What…
Read More Reduce Network Security Risk in One Easy Step
By Michael Anderson |
Network security can be a complex topic, and certainly, there are many things to consider. With that said, here’s one simple thing you can do to reduce security risk in your network: Remove Administrative rights from users that don’t require them. According to a report released by security firm Avecto, it’s estimated that a solid…
Read More Windows 10 Is Here – Everything Your Business Needs to Know
By Michael Anderson |
Microsoft’s latest PC operating system arrived with fanfare on July 29th, and has received overwhelmingly positive reviews so far, but is it ready for your business? Let’s take it for a spin and find out. Is Windows 10 Free? First, let’s talk about how Microsoft is handling the licensing/upgrade model. This has caused a lot…
Read More Your Solid State Drive May Outlive You
By Michael Anderson |
When shopping for a new computer, you’re faced with a choice; go with a traditional hard drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD). The benefits of an SSD are many, but are they enough to justify the extra expense? To accurately answer this question, you first need to consider your computing needs. If you’re…
Read More Microsoft Skips Windows 9 While Businesses Skip Windows 8
By Michael Anderson |
The release of Windows 10 is fast approaching, and it’s suspected that it will arrive sometime this summer. However, Microsoft’s latest OS release, Windows 8.1, is still being left in the dust by Windows 7 in terms of sheer popularity and usage. What’s the current state of Microsoft’s Windows OS economy? ComputerWorld reports that two-thirds…
Read More SECURITY THREAT – VENOM – 365 Clients not impacted
By Michael Anderson |
Clients – A new security threat is getting some headlines. It is called VENOM (Virtualized Environment Neglected Operations Manipulation). This is a serious security hole, which allows an attacker to move from within one virtual machine, across the virtual host, and into other virtual machines. The vulnerability affects the decade-old free and open source hypervisor…
Read More Social Engineering: Not all Hackers Target Technology
By Michael Anderson |
The nature of hacking is to take advantage of weak points and exploit them for some kind of profit. This is usually seen in flaws or vulnerabilities found within the code of a program or operating system, but these flaws can be psychological, too. Hackers are increasingly taking advantage of a concept known as “social…
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