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Tips for Keeping Your Corporate Data Safe Sound

Protecting your company s confidential information is a more difficult task than ever as more firms and organizations continue to turn to digital and cloud data storage for solutions. Information storage, retrieval, and movement have never been easier thanks to modern technology, but protecting that

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Email Remains The Top Entry Point For Cyber Threats

Cybercriminals are becoming more active across a variety of platforms, increasing in complexity and frequency. Email is still the most popular target for cybercriminals, with malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks being the three most common types of cyber attacks. Email is where about 50% of mal

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PROPERLY HANDLING OLD DEVICES

WHY PROPER DESTRUCTION IS NECESSARY Technology is deeply embedded in our lives today, which arguably has pros and cons. Our devices store a lot of information, making going about our daily routines easy. However, some of that information is sensitive and personal. It is crucial to protect your sensi

Business & Tech Insights

THE IMPORTANCE OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Friday, July 29th is National System Administrators Day and we would like to spotlight our System Administrators and their importance. If you have ever spoken with our Help Desk Team, then you have first-hand experience with a System Administrator. They are to help determine solutions to technical i

Cybersecurity

How To Recognize And Avoid The Most Dangerous Malware

Malware is a constant threat to businesses large and small. According to NCC Group, a digital threat response company, ransomware attacks rose 92% in 2021 as compared to 2020 numbers. Cybercriminals targeted North America in more than half (53%) of all such attacks. And that’s just one piece of the

Cybersecurity

Efficiently Remove Malware From Your Website

Malware is all too common. About 5.6 billion instances of malware attacks occurred worldwide in 2020, according to Statista. Hackers and others with bad intentions build this malicious code to disrupt websites and create a variety of security issues. Hacked websites can cause all sorts of problems f

Cybersecurity

Best Practices for Data Security in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is more popular than ever with no signs of slowing down. According to the Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report, 60% of businesses moved their workflow to the cloud in 2020. While we can credit this transition to the pandemic, pushing business operations to a more flexible and acces

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UNDERSTANDING THE MANAGEMENT OF COOKIES

WHAT ARE COOKIES ANYWAY? Have you ever gone to a website that remembered the items you had left in your cart from the last time you visited? Or remember where you left off reading? You can thank Cookies for that. Cookies are tiny pieces of code that are collected and saved each time you visit [ ]

Compliance

GRC IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT

WHAT IS GRC GRC stands for Governance, Risk, and Compliance. It s best to understand each branch of the tripod before explaining why GRC is such a popular topic for organizations. Governance. According to the international standard of Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001), Governance is de

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Q1 2022 WRAP UP

One of the challenges that many businesses face is finding the right fit for talent, someone who embodies the same work ethic and values the company is built upon. We have been fortunate to find not one but four new team members that fulfill those requirements and we think you are going to like them

Cybersecurity

THE STATE OF EMAIL SECURITY REPORT 2022

Businesses today are continually faced with suggestions and ideas of how you can advance your organization. But having the data to support those notions is necessary to make an educated decision. Please keep reading to learn more about the data that can help make any security/IT decisions. The State