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What is Ransomware, and How Can You Avoid it?

Not that long ago, the CryptoLocker ransomware virus was all over the news, infecting over 250,000 computers in its first 100 days of release (at least that’s the number reported— the real numbers are probably MUCH higher). The threat was fairly straightforward: ...

How to Protect Your Home Wireless Network

Most of us have wireless networks set up in our homes. Unlike the Wi-Fi we use while physically at work, many of us are lax about creating secure wireless networks while at home – leaving a backdoor open to hackers.

The Dangers of Dropbox, and other File Sync Apps

When employees work from home, they need access to important company files. It’s easy to look at consumer-grade, cloud file sharing solutions like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive to assist, especially now ...

The Risks of Working from Home

2020 has been a year full of surprises and lots of change. Organizations becoming 100% remote workforces within a matter of ...

How Bad Can A Pop-Up Be?

What’s a pop-up? A small internet window that “pops” up on your screen can be useful, annoying or dangerous – often used by companies to get your attention. If you’re a frequent online shopper, you may receive pop-ups that suggest ...

Strong Passwords and How to Generate Them

Thanks to powerful brute-force-attack software readily available online, hackers can try tens of millions of possible password combinations per second. For example, ...

Not sure if an email is legitimate or not? See how you can spot Phishing from a mile away!

A phishing e-mail is a bogus e-mail that is carefully designed to look like a legitimate request (or attached file!) from a site ...

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