January 16th, 2018 by admin
Hot off the tail of the massive 2017 Equifax breach that exposed personal information of 143 million customers, businesses are on high alert concerning IT security in 2018. While the IT security industry has been successful in mitigating and cracking...
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Tags: Android, consulting services, DDoS, Internet of Things, iOS, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, ransomware, security threats
Posted in: Cyber and Data Security
August 15th, 2017 by admin
According to a 2017 published study by Advisen and Experian, one of the biggest threats facing small businesses comes from within, such as overconfidence in the organization's ability to protect itself and recover from cyber security attacks. While businesses...
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Tags: Internet of Things, mobile devices, phishing, ransomware, security threats
Posted in: Cyber and Data Security
July 25th, 2017 by admin
In June 2017, WikiLeaks released secret documents that exposed the tools the CIA uses to infiltrate public and private networks through routers. These documents have shined a light on how easy it is for someone to hack a router.
This begs the question,...
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Tags: Internet of Things, passwords, security threats, software updates
Posted in: Cyber and Data Security, Hardware and Software
November 1st, 2016 by admin
As you probably know already, the United States experienced its largest Internet blackout in history on October 21, 2016, when Dyn—a service that handles website domain name routing—got hit with a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack...
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Tags: DDoS, Internet of Things, malware, passwords, security threats
Posted in: Cyber and Data Security
September 21st, 2016 by admin
IoT devices have incredible potential to make your office more efficient. Previously we’ve discussed the caveats IoT devices bring to the workplace a few times, but today we’re going to focus on how these devices can increase productivity.
It’s easy...
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Tags: cost savings, Internet of Things, productivity, Wi-Fi
Posted in: Hardware and Software
March 15th, 2016 by admin
Hackers can take advantage of a newer technology prevalent throughout your business to break into your network and compromise security: Internet of Things devices. Your business may have never considered that the handy new Smart Thermostats throughout...
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Tags: Internet of Things, malware, managed IT services, security threats, software updates
Posted in: Cyber and Data Security, Hardware and Software
March 12th, 2015 by admin
We've talked recently about the potential dangers of the rapidly expanding Internet of Things, or IoT. As we discussed, the IoT consists of embedded sensors collecting data from dozens of devices in your daily life—your car, your health and fitness equipment,...
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Tags: Internet of Things, managed IT services, security threats
Posted in: Hardware and Software
January 28th, 2015 by admin
Internet of Things (IoT) devices provide a powerful way to utilize technology to enhance everyday machines in your home or office, from wrist fitness bands to refrigerators to thermostats. The ability to monitor your home security cameras while you’re...
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Tags: firewall, Internet of Things, managed IT services, security threats
Posted in: Cyber and Data Security