Cyber Security

How often should small business cyber security be checked?   At a minimum, most small businesses should be checking it annually.  If your company has compliance requirements, it should be checked quarterly or even more frequently.  If your infrastructure or software changes frequently, is complicated, or if you are a popular target for an attack, like…

When you are dealing with IT service issues, jargon can be intimidating. Here are some basic IT and cyber security terms and concepts to help you move on and not be surprised the next time something happens. Malware: For a long time, the phrase “computer virus” was misappropriated as a term to define every type…

In 2015, LastPass announced that its online systems had been compromised and cyber criminals were able to access certain user information. For password vaults, this is big news because LastPass is a very popular vault that many people use to store all of their passwords. LastPass is one of the four solutions that we at…

Some small- and mid-sized businesses feel that they fly under the cyber-criminal radar. Sadly, the opposite is true. Cyber security for small businesses is more important than ever as they are prime targets of cyber criminals. Given the frequency, complexity and increasing number of threats, a multi-level, agile and cutting-edge cyber security strategy is the…

Chances are your CEO isn’t a fraud. But, the email in your inbox that looks like it is from your CEO really might be.  The FBI calls this cyber threat, “business email compromise.” Some others call it “CEO fraud.” A single incident can cost a small company tens of thousands of dollars. As cyber security…