Tag Archives: Cyber Security
Q&A Monday: Defense Against Ransomware
There has been a lot in the news about ransomware, what can I do to protect myself?
Q&A Monday: Security Question Safety?
Question: With all the talk about making a password secure, I noticed that someone with enough knowledge of me would be able to reset my password using the security questions. These questions are similar across almost every site that I visit and a friend or determined enough hacker could easily guess the answers, any idea on…
Computer Download Saftey
Technology has made strives to make the internet as cross platform as possible, meaning regardless if it a Windows, Apple or Mobile device most sites work across all these platforms with minimal or no downloads. Yet, we still can’t get completely away from the downloads, whether it is games or specialized applications for watching videos…
Simple Tips to a Secure Password
For many of us out there creating a secure password isn’t always easy, it’s hard to memorize one of those complex passwords (i.e. @<6v’)T[~5). I want to give you some good tips (and things to avoid) in order to make your password more secure. The most common thing people do, and I was once guilty…
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (10th Year)
October marks the 10th Annual Cyber Security Awareness Month. This month is set aside as an opportunity to engage both public and private sector companies and more importantly the general public to create a safe, secure, and resilient cyber environment.
Importance of Security Awareness
Whether you know it or not, companies spends millions of dollars trying to make their network safe from hackers. Billions of dollars and a lot of lost time are the cost that companies have to share when their systems are breached. The problem becomes that most companies only address half of the solution, you can pour…