Doug Bassett
“This [cours is going to harden our system, because one of the big problems that we run into, is any time that we’re looking at threats, we forget the number one threat to our company, which is internal employees.” With the average cost of a data breach in 2016 was $3.62 million according to an […] Read More: How to Protect Your System Against Internal and External Threats
Dan Young
Over 14 Million Verizon customer records were left exposed due to poor security checks. For weeks, customer names, account information, and cell phone numbers were left unsecured on an Amazon server. The server was controlled by Nice Systems, an Israeli technology company, which has 85 of the Fortune 100 as customers. Anyone who knew where to look […] Read More: Are You Doing Risk Assessments As Often As You Should? Probably Not.
Doug Bassett
We are under attack. As news breaks around the world about Petya, the newest ransomware attack, we’ve put together a 3-minute video to arm IT professionals against it. Read More: 3 Critical Steps to Stop Ransomware Like WannaCry and Petya Today
Dan Young
Secure use of website passwords are just one of the many ways you can protect your company’s assets. From the CEO to the new sales representative, anyone that has access to an organization’s information systems needs a thorough understanding of their effect on cybersecurity. All of the employees at your company are the “human sensors” […] Read More: Why you shouldn’t store passwords in your browser
Will Panek- Lead Microsoft Instructor|Microsoft MVP|Sybex Author
The world is changing. There is no dought about that. As the world changes, so does the world of technology. But is that always a good thing? Well sometimes it is and sometimes it’s dangerous. One of the changes that has swept across America is taking pictures with cell phones and tablets. This in itself […] Read More: 3 steps to consider for your location services settings.
George Chanturidze
One of the largest attacks on the internet has recently taken place.. and it all stemmed from a very old hacking vulnerability known as “DIRTY COW” that affects nearly all versions of Linux; Redhat in this case. As you may already be aware, some very vital sites (PayPal, Salesforce, Spotify, Twitter, etc..) went down this […] Read More: A Summary of the Cyber Attack That Crippled America’s Internet
Will Panek- Lead Microsoft Instructor|Microsoft MVP|Sybex Author
As the world of technology changes, we are faced with the dilemma if we should upgrade and change our currents systems and current operating systems to the newest releases. For many of us, that question was again just recently posed with the release of Microsoft Windows 10. To upgrade or not upgrade, this is the […] Read More: Windows 10 Security issues
Will Panek- Lead Microsoft Instructor|Microsoft MVP|Sybex Author
In today’s day and age, everyone wants technology to make our lives easy. But the real question is that also putting us in danger? Well the answer could be “Yes”. Let’s take a look at one of the newest and easiest ways for us to pay for things while at the cash register; credit card […] Read More: How to keep your credit cards safe
George Chanturidze
Thanks to a long weekend celebrating the independence of our beloved country we had a few hours to pull together some of the top cyber-security content, via TED Talks, on the web for your viewing pleasure. Although some of these may be from a few years back and others more recently produced they all tackle […] Read More: 5 Cybersecurity TED Talks You’ll Regret Missing
George Chanturidze
1. One Universal Password Every year the reports are out listing the worst passwords recorded for the year and with zero surprise, “123456” and “password” are the front- runners. Having one single password for every account possible can be an open invitation to those hackers who are looking to crash a party. Solution: Password managers […] Read More: 5 Stupid Security Habits You Need To Change Now