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How Strict Do You Want your IT Pro to Be?

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,...

Kids, Coughs, and Cyber Security

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....

A Possible Solution for Ransomware

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...

Get Attacked in a Flash

by Mike Foster | Jan 14, 2015 | Adobe, Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, IT Settings, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips, Technology Tips

Adobe Flash is one of the programs that attackers love to exploit. Be sure you have the newest version – Adobe just released important patches… Visit, or be sure your IT Pro visits, Adobe Flash Player to see what version of flash is installed. The page shows what...
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