Mike Foster’s IT Security & Best Practices Blog

People sometimes lose or misplace USB memory sticks, SD Cards, External USB hard drives, and other external storage media. Help protect your data from prying eyes and cyber thieves by encrypting the drive. On Macs and Windows, encrypting an external drive can be as simple as right-clicking on the external drive’s icon and selecting the […]

There is a strong chance that hackers obtained your identity information in the Equifax breach. It exposed 148 million American’s sensitive information, and that sets you and your family up for identity theft. If you already suffered identity theft and can prove Equifax was the source, you might get up to twenty thousand dollars.

A company had a problem with their bank’s remote deposit software. They called technical support, and the bank’s software support person announced, “First, I need to connect to your computer to see what is going on.” Fortunately, the company’s team member told the bank’s technical support person,

Wi-Fi technology is always changing. When you buy new Wi-Fi equipment, be sure to ask if there is a Wi-Fi version 6 option available. You will increase speed, security, and help futureproof your investment. Wi-Fi version 6 will become the new standard for several reasons: