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Beware: Attackers Buy Top Search Engine Results to Trick You
What seems to be the best way to find a company’s website? Use a search engine, of course. The danger is that scammers can pay for top spots on search engine results to trick you into accessing a malicious site.
Continue reading Beware: Attackers Buy Top Search Engine Results to Trick YouAdobe Flash Stops on December 31, 2020. Are You Ready?
For more than 20 years, Adobe Flash helped websites deliver video content to your screen. However, attackers use Flash to inject ransomware and other malicious code into computers. The bad actors are usually one step ahead of security patches.
Continue reading Adobe Flash Stops on December 31, 2020. Are You Ready?Updated: Forward these 7 Minimum Security Requirements for Your Small Service Providers
Many organizations outsource to service providers that are not cyber-secure. It is common for companies to experience a significant security breach that originated at a third party. Just ask Target. Forward this request to your small outsourced providers asking them to do these seven things.
Continue reading Updated: Forward these 7 Minimum Security Requirements for Your Small Service ProvidersMoms, Dads, and Friends: Take 7 Steps to Secure Your Students’ Computers
School is starting again and many students need computers. Take these important steps to help make them more secure:
Continue reading Moms, Dads, and Friends: Take 7 Steps to Secure Your Students’ ComputersPatching – 10 Steps to Seal the Holes in Your Armor
You’ve likely heard of the massive ransomware attack that has taken down so many organizations, including hospitals, around the world. The ransomware appears to have exploited a bug for which Microsoft released a fix a little over a month ago. Follow these 10 steps to help protect your organization from this, and from future attacks:
Continue reading Patching – 10 Steps to Seal the Holes in Your ArmorFinally, a Solution to Solve What May Be the Biggest Cyber Security Risk at Your Organization
It happens all the time: A user clicks on a link in an email message, and the computer gets infected. Ransomware can lock up the data on the drive or even your servers. Sensitive data can be stolen, wire transfers attempted, and other bad things can happen. When a user is tricked into clicking on […]
Continue reading Finally, a Solution to Solve What May Be the Biggest Cyber Security Risk at Your OrganizationHow to Find Out if Your Password Might Have Been Hacked
You hear in the news that Yahoo, or some other company, got hacked and your username and password may be in the hands of attackers. There is a way to find out if your credentials were exposed.
Continue reading How to Find Out if Your Password Might Have Been HackedSecurity Version 2.0
Here is another powerful way to strengthen security – upgrade to the newest versions. Just like last week, your key tool will be your application inventory. It will look something like this…
Continue reading Security Version 2.0No Flash Attacks After June 30
Starting June 30, 2016, Google will no longer accept advertisements that use Flash. What this means: Better security for you and your organization. You needn’t buy anything or change anything. It will all happen automatically.
Continue reading No Flash Attacks After June 30Know Before You Click
Before you click on a link, if you want input about whether or not the link takes you to a dangerous site, Google provides a tool that can help you know…
Continue reading Know Before You ClickRecent Blog Posts
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- Emergency Update if Your IT Team Uses SolarWinds Products, and How to Protect Against Supply Chain Attacks
- Your 2021 Budget Should Accurately Differentiate IT Expenses from Cyber Risk Management.
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