What’s the first thing you think about when you feel that first chilly breeze of Fall? Is it cozy sweaters? Is it football? Is it pumpkin spiced lattes? Well, I can tell you what it should be: cybersecurity! October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we are celebrating it in style! Get ready for 31 days…
You’re happily humming along on the internet, thinking you’ve got a pretty good understanding. You can navigate your way around Google, Facebook, Amazon, and news sites. You’re actually only visiting four percent of the internet. There’s a whole world hiding beyond these safe surface-level sites, known as the Dark Web and it’s a much less…
Here’s a quick test – what do these seemingly random alphanumerical groupings have in common? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou That is a list of the top ten passwords used in 2018. Recognize any of these? If you don’t, you’re not necessarily in the clear, but your chance of becoming…
Dark Web: (noun) Part of the worldwide web is only accessible by utilizing special software, allowing users and websites to remain anonymous or untraceable. It exists on an encrypted network that uses masked IP addresses to maintain anonymity for users and site owners. This way, people who use the Dark Web for illegal purposes can’t…
In the years we’ve been looking after businesses around here, we’ve noticed there are two different ways that owners and managers buy IT and technology. Some see it as an expense. Others see it as an investment. We choose not to work with the first group. It never ends well! Don’t get us wrong; all…
A good quality webcam has become a must-have tool over the last two years. Without them, business meetings would have been a lot more confusing, and let’s face it, boring. But hackers are finding new ways to spy on us using our own cameras. They can use rogue websites and apps to gain…
Love it or hate it, Working From Home is huge and here to stay. As a nation, we’ve really embraced the changes forced upon us by the pandemic. Many businesses have become more flexible with a mixture of office-based workers, hybrid workers and fully remote workers. We had no idea that we could change so…
Phishing is one of the biggest threats to your business’s cyber security. It’s where criminals send an email pretending to be someone else, such as a key supplier or your bank. They’re trying to get someone to click a bad link. This can install malicious software. Or worse, let them into your network to…
How are we here in 2022 already? 2021 went very fast… The start of a new year is always a good time to think about what you want to achieve with your business. As the captain of the ship, it’s your job to set the destination, and course correct along the way. January is a…
