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Many small- and medium-sized business (SMB) don’t have the resources to have a full-time Chief Information Officer (CIO). An IT consultant can fill this need with a virtual CIO (vCIO), providing the high-level vision and guidance needed in businesses today.…

Layering security methods reinforces the ability of organizations to prevent cyber threats from penetrating security perimeters. The idea behind the efficacy of layered security is that any individual defense mechanism, no matter how healthy and robust it seems, may be…

Despite warnings from the United States Department of Homeland Security about two unpatched security holes in Apple’s QuickTime for Windows, it is estimated that at least half of all Window computer owners will not hear about the call to delete…

One of the most common types of cyber attacks that both businesses and personal users have to contend with today’s is called a “phishing” attack. In An attacker will pose as a legitimate company or other business contact in an…

You Might Want to Think Again   With flash-based storage devices like USB thumb drives becoming more affordable with each passing day, it’s common to find one – or many – laying around offices, classrooms and more. If you’re the…

Regardless of whether you’re a home user, a business user, or even head of your company’s IT department, very few computer issues cause more worry than malicious software. The most troubling of these in recent years has been ransomware like…

In today’s world, small- and medium-sized companies — and even large corporations — are losing literally billions of dollars because of Internet scammers. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation states that more than $2.3 billion has been stolen from businesses…

The recent and ongoing surge in ransomware extortion has prompted both the United States and Canadian governments to warn of the risks of this dangerous, newer threat. A joint statement was released from both the United States Department of Homeland…