Last year, cyberattacks were up 33 percent over the previous year. That's a whopping 5,183 data breaches for a total of 7.9 billion exposed records, according to Risk Based Security research. Medical services, retailers and public entities were most affected. The biggest cyber security stories of...
If a stranger walked up to you on the street and said, "Here, eat this." Would you? Of course you wouldn’t. You have no idea what it is or where it came from. You’re smarter than that. It happens that the same scenario is playing out on computers everyday. Software updates are popping up and...
What you need to know about your anti-virus software to protect your business. There are way too many companies that either don't keep their anti-virus software up to date or assume the latest version protects their data from malware and hackers. There are far too many companies that wait to...
We posted a new virus alert recently about a particular family of viruses going around called Cryptolocker. The virus is still going strong so we thought we should give you a little more information. It’s good to know (and share), unless you have an extra $100 to $300 worth of ransom money to...
We want to alert you about a new strain of malware going around called Cryptolocker. This malware encrypts the files on your computer so that you are no longer able to open them, and generates a pop-up message demanding that users pay a ransom in order to be able to access them again. This...
You know how important it is to lock your front door when you leave the house. But do you lock down your business-critical information the same way? Ensuring your network security and other factors are up to scratch to ensure you are adequately protecting your business data is vital, because if you...
