Technology Insights Blog: Security

Maybe there are some people out there who are still participating in those “fun social media posts” that ask you the make and model of your first car, the name of your first pet, the street you grew up on, and other common password reset questions, but not you.

How to put this delicately… Some technology providers provide a “technology assessment” for free. What they mean is they’ll do a quick scan of your systems.

The next time you walk around the office, look at it with fresh eyes.

You may have noticed that technology folks speak quickly and use acronyms almost constantly. What can I say? It’s probably all the caffeine. But if you come across a new term now and then, it’s not just you. Cybersecurity is constantly evolving, so even IT pros will run across a …

When many IT pros think about cybersecurity, they tend to focus on potential risks within their organization’s systems, software, and staff. But even if your business has excellent cybersecurity hygiene, that may not be enough to prevent a costly data breach or other forms of cyb…

“Migrate to the cloud,” they said. “Everything will be easier,” they said.

Is your small business protected from cyberattacks? If you have to ask, the answer is probably no. Too many small business owners still assume that their organization won’t be a target of cybercrime. But small businesses actually are highly vulnerable to cybercriminals, and it’s …

In films, cybercriminals are primarily depicted as some sort of genius-level keyboard ninjas, feverishly typing away and sending out a string of attacks in real-time to paralyze an organization or combat another hacker. In reality, most cybercrime is far more mundane, and sadly, …

One of the most disgusting aspects of cybercrime is just how easy it is for criminals to make a killing from it.

If your business hasn’t yet experienced a ransomware attack, but you aren’t actively preventing one, you’ve been very lucky. But luck has a way of running out.