Historically, threat actors used phishing tactics, and sent emails to try to dupe unsuspecting victims. These were mass email campaigns with a low success rate. Today, however, attackers carry out targeted and focused tactical email campaigns as part of spear phishing attacks. This solution brief provides a four-step recommendation to bolster your defense against sophisticated phishing email attacks. An effective...
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Too often, the desire to share an exciting travel destination with the world overrides any security or safety concerns one might have. Even people who are traveling for business will use social media to document their trip as a method of promoting their attendance at the event over social media. This includes photographing and sharing proprietary documents, like boarding passes...
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Mobile devices are great tools that allow for enhanced mobility and convenience, but this increased accessibility is also a major detriment in terms of data security. Mobile devices are notorious for being considerable security threats to businesses that utilize them. Therefore, businesses that use mobile devices on a regular basis should absolutely be aware of how they can influence security...
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There is no denying that a Google account is a very valuable thing to have today, and if valuable doesn’t seem like the right word to use, let’s say practical. Business and casual users alike use the wide variety of services for many purposes - but are they doing so safely? Unfortunately, the answer that applies to far too many...
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Email is a great communication tool for just about every business in existence today, which makes it no surprise that many cybercriminals choose it to be their preferred attack vector. In order to keep your business as secure as it needs to be, there needs to be a respect for the importance of comprehensive security standards and practices. Let’s review...
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Ready or not, the season of giving is here, and that means it’s gift card season. These can seem to be the perfect gift for coworkers and employees… which is why everyone will need to be wary of a particular business email compromise scam that has seen an uptick this year. Some Background Let’s face it - business owners, managers,...
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An IT provider can do a lot for your business, but it can exceed your organization’s expectations in more ways than one. A growing business, however, often runs into issues that need to be addressed regarding its technology. We’ll outline some of the major benefits that technology management from an IT provider can offer for a growing business. Keeping Data...
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While a technology exploit or vulnerability is never a good thing, hearing one described as “zero-day” adds another level of sinister malice to the term. However, it is still important to understand what is meant by zero-day, which is why we are going to review that term below. First, it is important that we understand what a vulnerability is, so...
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 is a great operating system that many users are finding to be extremely helpful for their everyday needs, but even the most rabid Windows fan will tell you that the constant updates are irritating and disruptive at best. While they do bring with them new features and updates--particularly the large updates that happen twice a year--they do...
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Security threats are unfortunately common in the business world of today, and these threats are only getting more sophisticated. In response, more businesses and companies are turning to security professionals to help protect them. We’ll dive into some of the tools that a managed security service provider leverages, and how it can incorporate into a business’ IT strategy. In 2017,...
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