by Mike Foster | Feb 9, 2015 | Best Practices, browser security, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, IT Best Practices, Technology Safety
A CFO asked, “I would really love to hear your take on Google vs Microsoft 365 and see if you fall on one side or the other.” When it comes to cyber-security for those two big players… Both Google and Microsoft strive to have great security. In most cases, the weak...
by Mike Foster | Feb 5, 2015 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, IT Best Practices, IT Professionals, Technology Safety Tips
A CFO told me today that he feels challenged because his VP of IT is “very sensitive to being too ‘Big Brother’ in his approach to security.” The CFO wants his VP of IT to increase cyber-security, “even if it means taking away some latitude for employees,...
by Mike Foster | Jan 28, 2015 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Family Cyber Safety, IT Best Practices, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips, Technology Tips
We learn things from our kids. Will our kids teach us to be more secure using computers? My kids are the ones who taught me to cough into the elbow, not hand, to keep from passing germs along to whatever I touch. Oh. Why didn’t I think of that? It seems so obvious....
by Mike Foster | Jan 23, 2015 | Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, IT Best Practices, IT Settings, Ransomware, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips, Technology Tips
Ransomware is hitting so many companies hard. If you’ve not heard of it, you will soon. Ransomware is an infection that encrypts files on your network such that you cannot access the files. This can be devastating. The best way to deal with ransomware is… To restore...