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Cyber Security Tip of the Week

You’re working at your computer when all of the sudden – BAM! – you get a pop-up notification that your PC is infected with a virus and you must "click here" to run a scan or install antivirus software.

Cyber Security Tip of the Week
Thanks to powerful brute-force-attack software readily available online, hackers can try tens of millions of possible password combinations per second. For example, hacking software can guess a five-character password in under three hours.

Weekly Security Tip

If you plan on catching up on some work from home AND you’re using a personal device such as a smartphone or personal laptop – DON’T! Unless your personal device is covered under our CyberGuard plan, you could accidentally introduce a virus to the company’s network.

Special Cyber Security Tip
Is identity theft just a problem for people who submit information online?
You can be a victim of identity theft even if you never use a computer. Malicious people may be able to obtain personal information (such as credit card numbers, phone numbers, account numbers, and addresses) by stealing your wallet, overhearing a phone conversation, rummaging through your trash (a practice known as dumpster diving), or picking up a receipt at a restaurant that has your account number on it.

Security Tip of the Week:

Did you know your COMPANY’S bank account doesn’t enjoy the same protections as a personal bank account? For example, if a hacker takes money from your business account, the bank is NOT responsible for getting your money back.

LinkedIn is one of the best social media sites for generating QUALITY leads and new clients. Although it may not deliver a flood of business, if you’re going to spend time on social media, you’ll want to put your focus on LinkedIn, especially if you’re selling business-to-business services.

Backup your backup

One of the most attractive features of cloud technology for the average user is the ability to store documents, files, photos and everything else of importance in a cloud-based repository. This has become such a normal and reliable part of existence for many that the notion of losing stored files is almost inconceivable – until it happens.

Our Home – Moving All Things Into The Cloud
The promise of a smart home had excited the imagination of the movie makers long ago. If you have seen any TV shows in the nineties or before, the interpretation presented itself to us as a computerized personal assistant or a robot housekeeper.

BOOM! You just stepped into Doc Brown's DeLorean and flew back to 1993. Welcome to the world before your smartphone, a world where VCR, Walkman and Polaroid ruled supreme.

If anything this image shows just how far technology has come in such a short time.

Antivirus software has to be the single best thing a user can install to protect themselves. Sure there are spam filters, routers and web filters but what happens when these devices don’t stop a virus from coming through? You can never have enough protection from viruses such as malware, Trojan horses and worms.