If you receive an email purportedly from Microsoft about storage space, don’t click any links in the message. Most likely, it’s a scam. If you click a link and enter your Microsoft password, you’ve almost certainly handed your password over to a hacker. If this...
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Will Your Insurance Company Pay Your Breach Claim If You Didn’t Have Cyber Security Training?
As businesses and nonprofits become increasingly dependent on technology, the threat of cyber attacks is everywhere. In response, many businesses have wisely turned to cyber insurance to help protect themselves from the financial and reputational damage that a cyber...
If You’re Still Using Office 2013, You Should Upgrade
As of April 11, 2023, Microsoft will no longer support Office 2013. This means there will no longer be security updates for this version of the Office software. Continuing to use Office 2013 risks exposing your company to security risks or compliance violations. It's...
BEWARE: Apple Maps Registration is NOT Affiliated with Apple!!
If you receive an email soliciting registration for Apple Maps, know that the company sending this email has nothing to do with Apple. It’s a scam to get you to pay for something you can do yourself (or have an intern do) – register your business with Apple Maps. The...
A Surprising Save Thanks to Backup for Microsoft 365
I use the Notes feature of Microsoft 365 in Outlook all the time. I love how easy it is to throw large amounts of ideas and information into a note on the fly, to be dealt with later. I don't have to remember a file path to where I'm saving, or even choose a specific...
Cyber Security Insurance Alone Will Not Protect You From Hackers
Ransomware claims have increased over 300 percent in the past year. Cyber security insurance is going to become more expenses and harder to get as insurers try to protect themselves from big losses. Are you using multi factor authentication? If not, you might not be...
Annual Data Breach Report: Phishing, Ransomware and Malware Up From Last Year
Verizon's 2021 Data Breach Report found that hacking activity has increased in 2021. The report indicates that social engineering attacks and password hacks continue to grow in popularity among hackers. Ask us how we can help protect your employees from these...
From the Times: Global Chip Shortage Is Making Industries Sweat
Due to the critical chip shortage caused by the pandemic, we advise placing your new hardware orders as early as possible. Rising chip prices mean we should all expect to pay more for servers, desktops and laptops for the foreseeable future....
From Krebs on Security – Whistleblower: Ubiquiti Breach “Catastrophic”
When the devices you manufacture are cloud-managed, the last thing you want is for your customers’ login credentials to be breached. The second to last thing you want is to lie about the breach. As the article notes,” If you have Ubiquiti devices installed and haven’t...
Free Guide from Duo Security: How to Secure Remote Access
Our partner Duo MFA offers this guide on how to secure remote access for your users: The Essential Guide to Securing Remote Access The guide explains How the work-from-home explosion that started in early 2020 is driving the need to secure remote access Specific types...