Easy Tips for Businesses and Consumers on Data Privacy Day
Data Privacy Day, which takes place annually on January 28th, is a global effort to educate consumers and organizations about the importance of privacy, promote easy ways to protect personal information, and illustrate to organizations that good data privacy is good business. Consumers are very concerned about how the companies they do business with are…
Read MoreProtect Your Company Against “Notification” Phishing Schemes
Cloud-based office productivity solutions, including Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), enable remote workers to communicate, collaborate, and work from anywhere. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are using these productivity apps to breach organizational networks. One of the attacks currently making the rounds is a phishing scheme that leverages the automated notifications that Microsoft apps send to employees whenever…
Read MoreIs Incognito Mode Safe?
Every day, millions of people use Google Chrome, which accounts for 67% of the worldwide browser market. Out of those millions of people, a fair portion use incognito mode in an attempt to maintain their privacy and stay safe on the web. But incognito mode isn’t as safe as you might think. While it does offer…
Read More5 Tips for Protecting your Online Shopping Security
Online shopping has been overtaking brick-and-mortar retail for years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has put the shift to ecommerce into overdrive. As cases resurge in many areas, consumers are increasingly turning to online gift-buying as a safer alternative to crowded stores. However, while virtual aisles hold no threats of COVID-19 spread, cyberthreats loom large, particularly…
Read MoreHow Often Should You Change Your Passwords?
How often should you change your passwords? We all know we should be changing our passwords, but how often is “often” enough? Some people never change their passwords, and even worse, recycle the same (or similar) passwords for almost all of their online accounts. This is a dangerous practice that can lead to security breaches,…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between an MSP and a CSP?
MSP stands for Managed Services Provider. That can mean different things to different people because the breadth of services can vary from one MSP to the next MSP. A Cloud Services Provider (CSP) is a third-party company which offers a cloud-based platform, infrastructure, and application or storage services. Businesses of all sizes are embracing cloud…
Read MoreTop 3 Ways to Protect Your Insurance Agency against Cyber Crime
You have personal, identifiable information on your policyholders, and other data that’s very valuable to hackers. If you don’t have proactive security measures in place to protect your IT network, it’s only a matter of time before it will be attacked. Here’s what you need to protect your insurance agency: Get Real Security – the…
Read MoreProtect Your Atlanta Small Business Against Cyber Crime
Businesses often take the privacy and security of email for granted. But if there’s only one thing you take away from this information, it should be that email is the prime target for hackers and data thieves. There are hundreds of threats out there at any moment, and each of them have the potential to steal information,…
Read MoreAdvanced Tips to Spot Email Threats for Small Business Owners
Businesses often take the privacy and security of email for granted. But if there’s only one thing you take away from this information, it should be that email is the prime target for hackers and data thieves. There are hundreds of threats out there at any moment, and each of them have the potential to steal information,…
Read MoreEmail Security Can Save Your Small Business Big Money
Businesses often take the privacy and security of email for granted. But if there’s only one thing you take away from this information, it should be that email is the prime target for hackers and data thieves. There are hundreds of threats out there at any moment, and each of them have the potential to steal information,…
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