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Safeguarding Against Ransomware Attacks

Nov 21, 2023 | ransomware, Uncategorized

In today's digital age, businesses face an ever-increasing threat from cybercriminals, and one of the most prevalent and damaging forms of cyberattack is ransomware. Ransomware attacks can cripple an organization, leading to data breaches, financial losses, and...

Consult your MSP for Malware Protection

Nov 13, 2023 | malware, ransomware

Cyberattacks for nefarious purposes is nothing new. Stealing data, disrupting business, and just causing general mayhem has been going on for as long as there has been a digital world to attack. Ransomware, however, seems to stand out as a particularly unique and...

AI in Marketing

Nov 8, 2023 | AI

It seems like suddenly everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). It's all over the news now, and there is much discussion about both its benefits and risks. It may seem like it's all new, but AI is not a toggle switch that was suddenly turned on one day...

AI Solutions for Your Business

Oct 30, 2023 | AI

Artificial Intelligence encompasses a myriad of components and is a complex tool. It offers so many benefits, but can also easily be misconfigured leading to unintended consequences. Remember, the term 'artificial' is key! AI is based on programmatic algorithms that...

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Powerful Ally and Formidable Adversary

Oct 25, 2023 | cybersecurity

As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’ll talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI) which is exploding in popularity. It’s critical that we understand its role as both a powerful ally and a formidable adversary in the realm of cybersecurity. It’s quite easy and...

SLAM: Identify phishing emails and texts

Oct 12, 2023 | cybersecurity, phishing

The SLAM Method is an easy acronym to help remember what to look for to identify messages that could lead you down a what’s not quite a primrose path. Phishing emails, or smishing in the case of SMS or text messages, are crafted messages designed to mislead the...

MFA: One More Layer of Security

Oct 5, 2023 | cybersecurity, MFA, multi factor authentication, multifactor authentication

During this month of Cybersecurity Awareness, we want to take a moment to discuss an essential aspect of our cybersecurity strategy—Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). What is Multi-Factor Authentication? MFA adds a layer of protection to your security by allowing...

Passwords: Still a Foundational Element of Security

Sep 29, 2023 | cybersecurity, password, passwords

While there seems to be a push on by some of the big players like Microsoft, Apple and Google to go “passwordless”, the reality is that we still need passwords in most areas of our lives; whether personal or business. Passwords seem to be one of the most annoying...

Credential Stuffing

Sep 18, 2023 | cybercrime, multifactor authentication, password

Credential stuffing is one of the latest tactics that cybercriminals are employing to exploit vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to your personal information. Let’s take a look at what it is, and how you can fight back. What is Credential Stuffing?...

Internet and Technology for All

Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized

Sometimes we all need a bit of help and with the start of school, maybe your family needs better internet and more computers, but it’s all quite pricey—especially if you’re talking multiples. Fortunately, there are resources to help. There is a federal program which,...