Let’s be honest, the cybersecurity marketplace is complex and confusing. Businesses are already struggling to make sense of security and defend themselves from modern attackers. It doesn’t help that they are also drowning in a sea of acronyms and jargon while doing it. MDR, EDR, NGAV, SIEM, the list goes on and it can feel like you’re staring at a bowl of alphabet soup.To help you make sense of today's complex security landscape, we've defined the key acronyms and capabilities that can be found in several of today's most crucial security categories.
on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Online Security, Business Tips, Data, IT Solutions, mobile security, Technology, Blog
Read moreIf there’s anything we’ve learned this year, it’s that anyone can be a hacker’s next target. We’ve seen attacks against hospitals, fuel pipelines, food suppliers, supply chain vendors—the list goes on and on. Cybersecurity is a topic that we always need to stay in the know! This is why we are offering our top four cybersecurity tips.
on Tuesday, 05 April 2022 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Online Security, The Internet, Data
Read moreIt's that alert on your desktop—the "upgrades available" indicator when you check your computer. Or when your smartphone tells you that it's going to update later while you're sleeping, and you defer it to another time. What if you miss an email or a text? You think to yourself; you don't need to do that update; your phone is working fine. Well, unfortunately, that thought is incorrect. You very much need that update.
on Tuesday, 12 October 2021 Posted in Data Security, Online Security, IT Support, Security, Data, mobile security, Technology, Blog
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Internet browsers are typically a desire due to habit. Once you become comfortable with one, selecting another seems like an unfathomable choice. Chances are you are currently satisfied with Google Chrome and use it unquestionably. Up until recently, Chrome was by far the best and most intuitive choice. Fortunately, with some recent updates, Microsoft Edge is the new browser in town, and it appears to be showing Chrome some real competition. Let’s look at what each browser option offers and what option may be best for your browsing needs.
on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Posted in Data Security, Online Security, The Internet, Business Tips, Data, IT Solutions, Technology, Productivity Tips
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The question is not whether you should have multifactor authentication (MFA); instead, what type? MFA is utterly essential when it comes to your business and personal data security. In the world of multifactor authentication, not all avenues are created equal. Although having something is better than nothing, in this case, that is not the attitude that you should have concerning your security. In 2016, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) proposed restricting the use of SMS or voice for MFA, and although they softened their approach, they still do not recommend this method of MFA. Microsoft recently began campaigning against using SMS or voice for MFA. Today we are going to look at why the big push and what avenue is best for MFA.
on Tuesday, 08 December 2020 Posted in Data Security, Online Security, IT Support, Business Tips, Security, Data, mobile security, Technology
Read moreIn regards to Multifactor Authentication, the question should not be if but instead what kind. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is vital to the security of your network. As Brian Sherman from Valeo was quoted, “Weaker MFA is better than no MFA.” However, if you can protect your data more thoroughly, then why wouldn’t you? Let’s take a look at the forms of MFA and how they will help keep your data safe.
on Tuesday, 17 November 2020 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Online Security, Business, Security, Data, IT Solutions, mobile security, Blog
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“If you don’t know where you’ve come from. You don’t know where you’re going.” This quote by Maya Angelou was not explicitly quoted regarding technology, although the relevancy is powerful. Technology progresses exponentially, and so to understand how far we have come, we need to understand where we began. This week, in 1956, the very first commercial hard drive was released. It was the IBM 350 Disk Storage Unit Model 1, and it was the size of two refrigerators. This ground-breaking technology weighed around a ton and could store about 4-5 megabytes of data. Today, a device the size of an old compact disk case can hold over 10 Terabytes of data. That is over 1,000,000 times the storage of the originally released hard drive. Although hard drives aren’t as vital as they used to be now that we have cloud storage, it is an essential piece of history to learn where we came from and where we are today.
on Wednesday, 09 September 2020 Posted in IT Consulting, Data, Technology
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