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The dangers of social media surveys
Danni
“…your first name, your mother’s maiden name and the street you grew up on to create your “new name.” Jane + Smith + Lillian Avenue = your dancer name. This isn’t carefree fun. These answers are often challenge questions to credit check programs, bank accounts, emails and many other things.”
7 Things You Can Do with VoIP Business Phone
Danni
What the heck is VoIP?
Quite simply, VoIP is Voice Over Internet Protocol, or Internet-based phone.
Years ago, VoIP had a reputation for being unreliable, but that is no longer the case due to the wide availability of high-speed internet. Most businesses successfully utilize VoIP – and love it!
Here are 7 things you can do with VoIP:
How to Keep Your Data OFF the Dark Web
Danni
You don’t have to use the Dark Web to encounter one of the most common issues with it: the sale of your private data (such as bank account numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers, birth dates, […]
6 Steps To Safely Connect To Public WiFi
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While working outside the office is great for a change of scenery-especially somewhere you can grab a cup of coffee and have some ambient background noise-it can actually be a HUGE danger to your business. […]
The ADA is hit by Ransomware
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American Dental Association (ADA) Ransomware Attack is an Imminent Threat for Small Dental Offices The American Dental Association was a victim of a Ransomware attack this weekend. A new hacker group called Black Basta claimed […]
Cybersecurity Toolkit
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When I was in my early 20’s, my dad gave me my first set of tools. Included in the little case were a few screwdrivers, a brand new tape measure, some crescent wrenches, a hammer […]
Resist Risky Ransomware
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Last week we looked at the 7 Ghosts of Cyber Security. One of these ghosts was Ransomware. No joke here when we say that Ransomware is a particularly nasty ‘ghost’ of Cybersecurity. I know you’ve […]
7 Ghosts of Cybersecurity
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Techniques and Tools to Help you Avoid Cyber Ghosts October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, AKA, Spooky Season. While I love a good haunted house and will likely be busting out a weathered and tattered copy […]
4 Rules to Setting A STRONG Password
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If you’re using the internet or logging in to any sort of program, you have passwords. You probably have a LOT of them too. The question is, are your passwords secure? Not ‘secure’, as in […]
How to Opt-Out of Amazon’s Bandwidth-Sharing Program (Sidewalk)
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We recently sent an e-mail to our friends and clients about a new program that Amazon just rolled out for the Ring and Echo/Alexa products, called “Sidewalk”. All devices are set to participate, unless you […]