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Stonewall, not Firewall: Use Application Whitelisting

by Mike Foster | Mar 31, 2014 | Application Whitelisting, Best Practices, Cybersecurity, IT Professionals, Technology Tips

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...

See the Real-Time Attack Luring iTunes Users

by Mike Foster | Mar 11, 2014 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity, Hackers, Security Breach

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...

Annihilate Sensitive Data

by Mike Foster | Mar 6, 2014 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity, Technology, Technology Tips

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...

Adding Security Makes Systems Unusable!

by Mike Foster | Feb 20, 2014 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity, IT Settings, Technology

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...
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