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TrickBot Malware Stealing Email Accounts
According to a recent report from Deep Instinct, the Trickbot Malware may have stolen as many as 250 million email accounts including some belonging to governments in the US, UK and Canada. The researchers are calling this new approach TrickBooster, and they say it...
HIPAA Basics For Providers
What's HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules protect the privacy and security of health information. The blog post below will help you understand the HIPAA Basics your business needs to...
What is a vCIO?
IT complexity is a growing challenge for all businesses, regardless of size. The reason is that IT is now integral to virtually every business process. Every company now needs a plan, devised by professionals, for support, security, data protection, business...
4 Things To Know About Securing Your Small Business
Greater Risks for Small Businesses Small businesses often experience a greater risk from hackers, malware and other security threats. We've all seen the headlines, things like 'Data Breach', 'Small vendor a key tool used in a bigger attack' and others. Small...
Automatic Printing of Attachments in Outlook
Outlook can be configured to automatically print attachments from incoming emails. To do that you need to add a script in Outlook by following the instructions below. Once you've performed all of these steps, Outlook will automatically print attachments from incoming...
Hundreds of US schools still vulnerable to WannaCry
Wondering why ransomware continues to be such a problem for state and local governments and other public institutions? Publicly accessible security-scan data shows that many public organizations have failed to do more than put a bandage over long-standing system...
Value of IT Security in Business
The Problem Business leaders do not always see the value when it comes to IT Security. They often do not see it as a competitive advantage either. Even though high-profile cases (hacks, ransomware attacks etc.) help, the vast majority continue to operate under the "it...
Protecting your business email account explained
Background Over the last year, cyber criminals have continued to increase their use of social engineering rather than automated exploits, scaling up people-centered threats and attacks that rely on human interaction. They have found new ways to exploit “the human...
Best Practices for Dealing With Phishing and Ransomware
Phishing and ransomware are serious problems that can steal and disable access to corporate finances, sensitive employee data, patient data, intellectual property, employee files and other valuable content. Both ransomware and phishing attacks and their variants are...
Business Password Security Checklist
Business Password Security Explained Protecting your business from data theft and malicious attacks doesn't have to be hard. Simply following the password security checklist (further down in this post) can greatly improve the security of your business at no cost to...
Millions Using 123456 As Password
Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study. An analysis by the UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached accounts. The study helped to uncover the gaps in...
Managed IT Providers Attacked
With the ever-increasing number of hacking attacks, it's important for all businesses to ensure their data is secure. That's even more important if you're a Managed IT Provider. Managed IT Providers have direct access to the infrastructure of many other companies....
The Cloud? Businesses Making The Move
Businesses moving to the cloud If you’re a business owner, you always want to cut down the costs and actively focus on growth, who doesn't? That’s why it makes a lot of sense to move your business to the cloud. In the past decade cloud computing has continually...
Importance of performing business network and security audits
Your company is always processing new information, contacting new clients and completing various tasks. But as time goes by, some tasks might end up bringing in security issues and other similar problems. This can be extremely problematic because you can end up losing money if your business info is stolen and sold by hackers. So it’s crucial to perform a business network and security audit from time to time.
Find Polycom VVX IP Address
Finding the IP address of your Polycom VVX phone may be needed for provisioning or troubleshooting your phone. You may find the IP address of your Polycom VVX phone by performing the following steps: Press the Home button Select the Settings option and hit OK Select...
How to Generate CSR with certreq on Server 2016
Trying to generate a CSR on your Windows Server 2016? There is no reason to install OPENSSL or install IIS just to generate a CSR, simply use the built in certreq.exe with an INF file to generate a CSR using the guide below. Create an INF file with the...
List of Companies Attacked with Ransomware
With the amount of ransomware attacks down this year, it’s important to know the list of companies attacked with ransomware this year and how to…
Ransomware Reports
Ransomware has been on a decline due to the increase in specifically targeted attack vectors as described in our List of Companies Attacked with Ransomware. Just because there is less ransomware going around doesn't mean your company should stop worrying about the...
Importance of SSL Certificates in Business
In this article, we will address the importance of SSL certificates in your business and how the lack of an SSL certificate can hurt your business and prevent users from being able to view your website.
Best Small Business Server
Business owners and key decision makers often wonder what the best server for a small business is. Most people would agree that choosing the right server for your small business can be a difficult process. We’re here to help you choose from a variety of options to...
Importance of Data Backup & Disaster Recovery
We live in an era of technology and development. Technology has been rapidly taking over every field of our life, especially the business industry. There are so hundreds, if not more, solutions available that can help your business move it's entire data online. By...
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