Recently Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Oculus went offline simultaneously for six hours, and for the entirety of those 360 minutes, it seemed we were experiencing an apocalypse of sorts. A corollary of the outage was that our manifest reliance on the Internet and social media had become an increasing cause for concern...
Traditional passwords aren’t enough anymore. Here’s what else your business needs to stay secure
Biometrics and authentication apps are more secure alternatives to the traditional password.
The average person juggles 100 different passwords, according to security firm NordPass. Consider that for a moment: The login information your employees or your customers use is just one set of many several...
A small business guide to identifying & preventing payroll fraud
When you think about employee theft in your company, you likely consider acts such as employees stealing inventory or company or customer information through cyber fraud. But, there’s another way that they can siphon off cold, hard cash, and that’s through payroll fraud…
Putting off cybersecurity is putting you at much bigger risk than you realize
Many smaller businesses, especially startups with limited budgets, tend to treat information security as an afterthought, a bell-and-whistle to be added later when funds allow. This attitude may have been justified 20 or 30 years ago, but the modern landscape of cybercrime, data security, and privacy is making that impossible now…
How to set up a VPN for small businesses
After the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as more companies shifted to remote work, cybercriminals took advantage. The number of reported cybercrimes more than tripled compared to before the pandemic, according to the FBI.
Small businesses are attractive cyberattack targets. Many smaller…
How to practice cybersecurity mindfulness for your business
Learn how to protect your business from current cyberthreats.
In these uncertain times, the practice of mindfulness is gaining popularity. The term mindfulness is a meditation practice that emphasizes the importance of being fully present in the moment. If you're a business owner, the principles of mindfulness can apply to...
Is Working Remote or Working From an Office More Secure?
Pre-crisis, most assumed the reason we didn’t work from home en masse was because we didn’t know how to or that it would take too much investment. We now know that’s simply not true. A fully remote workforce is possible and probably has been for awhile. However, it does require a shift in IT structure,...