Protect yourself when a user plugs in a USB device that is infected. Reduce the risk of devastation when a user accidentally clicks on a bad link. There is a program built in to Windows that can protect you, and it is one of the most important strategies to use. What...
Google the word iTunes, and examine the search results. You’ll notice the top Google result for the word “iTunes” is a site that hackers put up in order to redirect unsuspecting users to a potentially malicious hacking site. CAUTION: Do not click on the link. If you...
A chief executive asked this week about, if he is going to donate a computer to a good cause, how can he erase all of his sensitive data from the hard drive first? Here is how – complete with a video. If you would rather just watch the video, it is here: While the...
Ask your IT Professional: “Are you implementing the protections that users won’t notice anyway?” … The reality is that you can have, contrary to what some people believe, both security and productivity at the same time. Enforcing security policies that dictate...
Your IT professionals are very busy and often don’t have time to keep up with what are called “firmware updates.” It turns out that many manufacturer’s products, including Linksys products that are common in smaller businesses and in homes, are getting hacked. Ask...
