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The Latest Badge For Girl Scouts: Cybersecurity!

Mar 20, 2018

Although I never thought I would find myself writing about the Girl Scouts on a blog about cybersecurity and managed IT services, I’m actually quite excited to say that I have a good reason to do so. This fall, the Girl Scouts of America will debut ...

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Financial Cyber Threat Sharing Group Phished

Mar 14, 2018

With cybercrime on the rise and no intention of hackers stopping their efforts, you would think companies would be taking obsessive and excessive precaution when it comes to their cyber security. Yet, here we go again…almost. On February 28 the ...

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Malware Attack Vulnerabilities of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses

Feb 28, 2018

The primary concern with cybersecurity threats for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) is that they enable malicious users to access confidential or sensitive data. Businesses and users around the world face a variety of attacks each day that ...

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How to Overcome Ransomware

How to Overcome Ransomware

Feb 27, 2018

It’s the message that no IT professional, business owner or end user ever wants to see. Your computer screen lights up with a message warning that all of your invaluable files and data have been encrypted. And, unless you pay a ransom, the message ...

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The Importance of Cyber Liability Insurance

Feb 06, 2018

I think it’s pretty safe to assume that virtually every business has at least one computer. In fact, it’s safe to say that nearly every employee at every computer company has a computer. These technological marvels help to make a number of daily ...

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Data Encryption Best Practices for Los Angeles RIAs

Feb 02, 2018

Is your Los Angeles investment advisor firm protecting sensitive client information with data encryption? For investment firms, data protection is more than a company-mandated directive: it’s the law. Failure to protect sensitive information can ...

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The iOS Bug That Freezes Your iPhone with a Message

Jan 31, 2018

The once-believed to be “unhackable” Apple iPhone has another cybersecurity gap that can lead to phones freezing and restarting — all from receiving a simple text message According to a Mashable article, software developer Abraham Masri discovered a ...

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WannaCry Ransomware: How It Affected So Many Businesses

Jan 30, 2018

It’s the worst nightmare for any IT professional. Your company’s system is hit by a ransomware that you don’t see coming. The screen-sized message covers your screen so you can’t type or operate the system. The cryptoviral infection holds your ...

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6 Data and Technology Trends to Look For in 2018

Jan 24, 2018

Here we are at the start of a new year. It’s a time when the year is essentially still a blank slate and full of potential for exciting new data and technology trends in 2018. It may even be the year that Tesla finally delivers its Model 3 electric ...

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GDPR Compliance: A Checklist of What You Need to Know

Jan 23, 2018

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a form of data privacy regulation that was agreed upon by the European Parliament and Council in April 2016, will come into effect and replace the existing Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC ...

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Why You Need a Secure Network

Jan 18, 2018

After what was a record-setting year of cyber attacks and cyber crime, two of the most common questions I’m answering these days are: 1) “We have a firewall, so my network’s secure, right?” or 2) “You guys are monitoring my network, so it’s secure, ...

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