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Are Identity Theft Services Like LifeLock Worth It?

Americans were victims of identity theft 13 million times in 2019, losing $16.9 billion, Javelin Strategy & Research found. The crimes involved included credit-card fraud, misuse of Social Security numbers and full-on impersonation. Account takeovers were up 72% over the previous year, and openings of fraudulent checking and savings accounts [...]

The Cost of Sophistication – Phishing 2021

According to a recent IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, small businesses have been hit especially hard by data breaches. Their losses average over $2.5 million, which can be significant for a company making $50 million or less in annual revenue and make survival after the breach difficult. [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Share Securely with Citrix ShareFile and Echoworx

The issue of internet security has never been more prevalent than it is today. With frequent online security breaches being reported in the news, businesses have a reason to be concerned about the content they host, share and receive on the internet. Particularly, if you or your clients [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – The Importance of Patch Management

We'll end Week 3 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting the importance of Patch Management. Businesses of all sizes must contend with a constant stream of patches and updates to keep their IT infrastructure operational and secure. Despite the vital importance of making proactive updates to software and firmware, few [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Importance of Office 365 Backup

We'll begin Week 3 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting Office 365 Backup. Do you have control of your Office 365 data, access to all the items you need? The common reaction is, "yes, Microsoft takes care of it all". The misconception that Microsoft fully backups your data on [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Affordable Threat Detection

Closing out Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting Perch, a community defense platform that allows small and midsize businesses to consume and automate whatever intelligence sources they choose – all without purchasing expensive security tools or increasing staff. It works with all of your existing endpoint protection [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Employee Training

Kicking off Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting the best way for employees to protect themselves and the company against cyber attacks and threats, Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Despite firewalls and other security software, employees (email) are still the most common entry points for phishers. Through training, staff can [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – 2FA

We are closing out Week 1 (10/5-10/9) of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting a free tool that drastically reduces your chance of becoming a victim of fraud, data loss and identity theft. Adding just a few extra seconds to your day, 2-Factor Authentication is one of the best ways to [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Week 1

Welcome to Week 1 of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! This week (10/5-10/9) we are focusing on steps you can easily implement to Secure your Online Accounts (Password Manager and 2FA). Please review the video and free resources below to better protect your online assets! Week 1 Video - Using [...]

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Let’s Celebrate!

We're kicking off our favorite month of the year, October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! The recent shift in work situations presents a number of new challenges when it comes to securing your environment.  Every week throughout the month, we will provide free videos, resources, tools and more to [...]

Smart Security Habits – Physical Safeguards

With digital hacking incidents on the rise, many IT professionals have lost focus on the tried-and-true method of attacking physical security.  Criminals know security professionals put most of their eggs in the cyber basket and will often resort to the old-fashioned break-and-enter attack from inside.  Recently, a flaw was [...]

Smart Workstation Security Habits – End of Day

Now more than ever, adopting everyday practices to secure your workstation should be a priority.  One of the questions we frequently get asked is, what should I be doing with my workstation at the end of the day? What Should You Do? We highly recommend users sign out of [...]

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