What are people talking about when they say “disaster” recovery? There is so much aggressive marketing on this topic that all you can think about are the most overly dramatic examples: hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, or floods. The oversimplification of the...

Cloud-basedcomputing growth continues to expand as businesses reduce costs and improve efficiency with their IT infrastructure. With the benefits of scalability, flexibility, and enhanced security and performance, cloud technology continues to provide businesses with...

With more organizations transitioning to remote working, employees are now, more than ever, vulnerable to cyber-attacks and breaches. While it is easy to offer guaranteed cyber protection in the office, remote workers might not have the resources to secure their...

In addition to tablets, cell phones, and laptops, any smart toys or games children may have that connect to the Internet could lead to their activities being tracked and their data compromised. Worse yet, kids could become vulnerable to online predators....

Ransomware holds your files hostage until you pay a fee to regain access. Ransomware attacks against organizations are becoming increasingly common and expensive to recover from. Every time someone pays a ransom demand, it's an incentive for criminals to expand their...

Whether you are a home user or running your own small business, how you store your data is important. It does not matter if your computer contains private client information or precious family memories; you need to care for those files properly and make sure you...

No matter how large or small the business, preparing for the unexpected is absolutely critical. You never know when a fire, flood or other emergency will disrupt your day to day operations, and you need to be prepared should the unexpected come calling. Big businesses...

Wardrivers are local attackers who drive down business or residential neighborhoods looking for open-access Wi-Fi connections. With access to your local network, an attacker could extract data from your devices or eavesdrop on traffic, which gives an attacker access...

For any enterprise network, a firewall must be installed in various infrastructure locations to protect from attackers. Firewalls receive and analyze traffic based on layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The OSI model is an industry standard that...

A stereotypical malware attack uses malicious macros or executables to deliver a payload onto a device. Anti-malware systems stop these files from executing by first scanning them and then quarantining them if anti-malware detects malicious binaries. Attackers are...