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Protect Your Business with Passwordless Authentication

By Amanda Herstek July 16, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

"123456," "letmein," and "password" remain all too common passwords. It’s difficult to believe, but people still use simple, obvious passwords. They even repeat them across sites to avoid having to…

How Your Business Could Benefit from a vCIO

By Amanda Herstek July 5, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity, Guides

Businesses often hire a managed service provider (MSP) for tech support. But if that’s all you’re getting from your MSP, you could be missing out. You might gain by adding…

What VPNs Can and Can’t Do

By Amanda Herstek June 27, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are becoming more common. Many people use VPNs to establish an encrypted connection over a public network or to add privacy and security. Think of a…

Password Autofill: Convenience Compromising Security?

By Amanda Herstek June 8, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

“What’s that password again? Wait, I changed it … Harrumph. I don’t remember!” We’ve all been there, sometimes many times a day. Password autofill on our Web browsers felt like the sun…

What is Zero-Click Malware?

By Amanda Herstek May 30, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

You know not to open an email attachment from someone you don’t know. You also avoid downloading unexpected files or questionable popups when you go online. But did you know…

Businesses Beware OF Fake Meeting Requests

By Amanda Herstek March 29, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

Hi, Important that we meet discuss speerfishing attacks over business comunicatons. We need to make plan about this IMMEDIATELY. Please click on the link [uurl.callender.com] to make an appointment with…

Common Cybersecurity Myths Debunked

By Amanda Herstek March 29, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

In many areas of our lives there are myths that we accept as fact. Some of these are actually quite dangerous: believing that lightning never strikes in the same place…

Tackle These Four False Assumptions about Cyber Attackers

By Amanda Herstek March 29, 2023Articles, Cybersecurity

There’s one big assumption about cyber attackers that we regularly refute: “It can’t happen to me.” At this point, most businesses do recognize the serious nature of the cyberattack threat.…