Five Tips For Ensuring Cybersecurity When Online Shopping
Believe it or not – we’re on our way to the holiday season, full steam ahead! Whether or not you find yourself giving gifts at this time of year, you probably do a bit of online shopping. Who doesn’t? Black Friday sales have begun creeping earlier and earlier every year, and retailers capitalize on workers sitting at their desks the Monday after Thanksgiving by putting on some pretty enticing Cyber…
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The Danger of Phishing
Phishing – you’ve probably heard of it. It’s one of the most common types of cyber attacks and users are constantly warned about its dangers. It’s so prevalent, in fact, that many cloud email providers (think Gmail and Yahoo!) provide an alert within any suspicious looking message that it may be a Phishing attempt. Commonly, users are warned about the dangers of clicking links in emails from senders they don’t…
ContinuedDo You Have A Written Security Policy?
One of the myths among small business owners is that if a business moves its data to the cloud, you don’t need to worry about maintaining PCI Compliance; this is totally untrue. Even if your data is handled by a third party provider and in the cloud, you are still responsible for maintaining a security policy document and abide by PCI requirements. According to the PCI Council (American Express, Visa, MC,…
ContinuedRansomware and the Cryptolocker Threat
In the last few months there has been a lot of national attention on data breaches and infrastructure hacks that are affecting millions of people around the country. In addition to those hacks and breaches, another type of virus/data collection malware – Ransomware – has been making its rounds on the Internet, and it’s posing quite a problem for many individuals and companies. What Is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type…
ContinuedPreventative Maintenance Is Right For Every Company
There are two approaches to maintaining your IT infrastructure – cross your fingers and hope it all works out, and then shell out for assistance when a virus takes over or a computer crashes; or invest in resources that will keep everything running smoothly. Many medium to large sized companies have an IT department in place or have hired a company (like TSI!) to take care of their IT issues…
ContinuedCyber Readiness – What Is It And Why You Need It
At the World Economic Forum in January John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, predicted that 2015 would be the worst year yet for cyber-attacks, following a year that saw attacks on Sony, Target, Home Depot, JP Morgan, and other large companies. In the wake of those major hacks, and Mr. Chambers’ bold prediction, the term “Cyber Readiness” has been bandied about the media and offices alike. It’s aiming to be…
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Cyber Security Policy Starter Kit:
10 Critical Policies That Every Company Should Have in Place
