Tech giant HP announced its 2021 forecast for computer threats. An increase in cyberthreats such as human-made ransomware, message hijacking, unintentional insider threats, corporate email corruption, and “whaling” attacks are predicted for the rest of the year. Here are specific...
As business owners, reading about an IT hack or stolen company and customer data gives us a queasy feeling in our stomachs. We wonder if our networks are secure. If our employees know what to do to protect information because the policies are clear. And then too quickly we shake it off and go...
Malware writers have been trying to trick people into installing their malicious software by disguising it as a legitimate software update for some time now. Often these attempts are poor and easy to see as fraudulent, but sometimes the disguises are so good they trick even the savviest of...
An IT security assessment identifies and mitigates cyber threats to your company by evaluating five key components of your IT ecosystem. Your Network A network security assessment involves examining your IT network and network connections, such as virtual private networks, hosting, etc....
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...
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...
