One of the best ways for protecting your employees, and your kids for that matter, from malware laden websites and other NSFO (not suitable for the office) websites is to subscribe to a service called OpenDNS. We have used them with several of our clients and found them to be a great way to filter web content, at just $28 per user per year.
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Continue Reading →My apologies to my regular readers. Today one of my posts left the oven before it was completely baked. If the encryption topic is of interest to you, please stay tuned, we will be releasing that post once again, after it is finished.
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As you have already heard, cyber-thieves from Russia have compromised the IRS Get Transcript website and were able to get records of previous years’ tax filings in order to file fraudulent returns and collect refunds. What was special about this heist is that the IRS servers were not breached directly, but that the attackers were able to use data gathered elsewhere, from lists of identity information bought on ...
Just a quick update to announce that we were a guest again on Sarah Westall’s Talk radio program, Business Game Changers. The link for the June program is below, as well as links to my other appearances in December and September of last year.
Rombertik is a new password stealing malware product that works by copying everything you type into a web browser window, and basically works as a keylogger. The goal is to steal your user credentials for online sites such as email, social network accounts, shopping accounts, and bank or other financial accounts. This is a pretty scary bit of malicious software. But there is more.
Rombertik has a revenge feature built into ...
Continue Reading →Whether active duty, deployed, or veteran, we thank our military for their sacrifice and service today.
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This one is just kooky enough it almost became a Sunday Funnies posts.
Ever just want to haul of and punch someone? Well if you lived in China, you could hire a thug to pound your nemesis for you with a convenient Uber-like mobile app. Evidently this app was meeting some sort of market demand over there, as 50,000 copies were downloaded before the app was pulled from mobile app store in China. ...
Continue Reading →As we get into the summer travel season, here are a few recommendations to help you security your smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Let’s remember that even short trips from home to the coffee shop or library can expose you and your devices to risks.
Wireless access points represent a point of entry when you are away from home. Most coffee houses and restaurants offering public wireless Internet do so using ...
Tuesday Mar 31 was World Backup Day. Wednesday April 1 was April Fool’s Day. Any chance there is a connection?
Time to get of the dime and set up your computer to backup your important data, files, pictures, business records, Quickbooks data, etc. All it takes a failed hard drive, theft, fire, tornado, or other natural or man-made disaster and all your important digital assets are gone. Our favorite solution is Carbonite.
Go one – you can do it!
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