Recently I was working on some equipment and servers for a client and I thought to myself "I wonder what this Server is really worth"? The replacement cost of the server hardware is relatively cheap - $15,000 perhaps? But what's the true worth of the...
Budgeting is an essential factor in running any business. Allocating where your money goes allows you to make forecasts so you can stay on track. A 12-month budget can be updated monthly with actual expenditures and revenues to keep you on target. If you are...
It's National Computer Security Day November 30th is National Computer Security Day! Did you know that the first Computer Security Day was held in 1988 and was started by the Association for Computer Security to raise awareness concerning computer security issues? It’s been a long time...
Big news this week as Webroot released their 2018 security report. Cryptomining Dethrones Ransomware as #1 Threat Phishing: the Unrelenting Attack Phishing and targeted social engineering attacks continue on the rise: Webroot saw phishing attempts increase by more than 60% from January to June in 2018. Figure 2: Websites most...
The Facebook Breach Affected 50 Million Users Facebook recently announced a major data breach took place on Friday the 28th of September, in which an estimated 50 million personal accounts were put at risk by a flaw in the social network’s code. It allowed hackers to...
The threat of Ransomware attacks is getting worse. According to experts, there has been an increase in the volume of attacks as well as how much attackers are asking for, often up to $1 million from small to medium-sized businesses. Businesses in developed countries like...
Image Credit About a week ago, reports from the FBI of a new type of malware surfaced. This new malware is now known as VPNFilter, and targets routers, rather than pc’s or servers. Routers, as you may or may not know, are a network hub or gateway...
Today I received this PowerPoint tip from our Office 365 Adoption. Office 365 Adoption is a Office 365 Add-on service that costs $2/mo. per user and it's goal is to help educate your users on how to maximize and get the most use out of...
There is a very high likelihood that you have heard in the news over the past couple weeks about the CPU Processor Flaws that have been uncovered called "Spectre" and "Meltdown". Quick overview: Spectre and Meltdown are vulnerabilities in modern chip design that could allow attackers...
New Cyber Security Threats Coming Your Way 2018 has arrived and with it are new possibilities and opportunities. We know that 2017 was a year that cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high. Phishing scams and ransomware like Wannacry wreaked havoc on businesses all over the...