Never use your browser’s password manager
Microsoft Edge is introducing a new and improved password management feature. But we think you should avoid it. ...
Microsoft Edge is introducing a new and improved password management feature. But we think you should avoid it. ...
The Biden-Harris Administration has issued guidance for all US businesses to follow in order to stay protected from cyber-attacks. ...
Did you know two thirds of remote workers don’t report accidental damage to their work laptop, because they’re scared of getting into trouble? ...
If you have a contact form on your business’s website, you’ll be used to getting emails with a subject line that says "A web form was submitted." There’s a new technique that cyber criminals are employing to launch ransomware attacks. And you need to...
The average office worker sends and receives around 121 emails every day. And while that sounds like a lot, what’s more shocking is that 3 billion phishing emails are sent each day. They account for 1% of all email traffic. What’s a phishing email? It’s...
While the cyber security of your business should always be a high priority, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means that businesses may be at an increased risk of cyber-attack. Although there is no direct threat at present, the West is placing a range of sanctions on...
5 steps to improve your ransomware resilience Ransomware is the most terrifying data security threat your business has ever faced. Imagine all your staff trying to login one morning. But all of them get a bright red screen saying your data has been locked away, and you...
Microsoft’s recently revealed that more than 35.7 billion malicious emails were sent to its customers last year. Fortunately for us, the tech giant blocked 1,000 of these malicious emails every second of 2021. That’s about 31.5 million seconds....
If you’re the type of person who installs security updates on all of your devices as soon as they become available, don’t start polishing your halo just yet. Microsoft’s just released a piece of information which might explain why your Windows machine is STILL out-of-date…...
How to keep your business’s data safe during the Work From Home revolution Working From Home and hybrid working are here to stay. And that means as businesses, we need to get a grip on security in our staff’s homes as much as we do in...
Last month there were rumors that a password manager called LastPass had some of its customers’ master passwords compromised. LastPass denies this and states that the recent attacks are a result of shared passwords gleaned from breaches of other services, or perhaps warnings sent in error. Do...
There’s a cyber-crime called phishing. You’ve probably heard about it by now. It’s a major pain. Criminals send hundreds of thousands of emails per day pretending to be someone they’re not. And they’re just hoping that one of your people will click a link that’s...
We hope you had a nice break over Christmas and the New Year. Even if it was just a few days, that break can really help you clear your mind about where to take your business in 2022. The start of a new year is a...
The following is a true IT Horror Story based upon actual events and is distributed for educational purposes....
We’ve seen an influx of fraudulent phishing “please review” emails this week coming to our own staff so it serves as a good reminder to inform you of these threats that masquerade as legitimate emails....
Traditional backup methods, such as tape, disk, or online only, are no longer sufficient. In fact, leading edge business owners are finding them unacceptable, due to their inability to recover data quickly and mitigate downtime....
You are sitting at a neighborhood bistro waiting on a friend. They are running late, and so you decide to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi and surf the net on your phone. As you scroll through your emails, you remember you need to pay...
The purpose of this virus alert is to inform and educate you, as well as encourage you to remain vigilant against malware. We continue to experience isolated incidents of CryptoLocker and its variants, a type of virus known as “ransomware”....
We are issuing this security notice to alert our customers to a fraudulent wire transfer technique that some of our customers have encountered this week. The technique is called spear phishing and relies upon email messages posing as urgent communications from senior officers to lower...
Welcome to the first installment of the new SisAdmin blog! Keep an eye on this space in the coming months for lots of useful information to help your technology work for you....
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