Insider Threats Are Getting More Dangerous! Here’s How To Stop Them

by Marco Hernandez | December 9, 2022 | cybersecurity, phishing, tips and tricks, work from home | 0 Comments

One of the most difficult types of attacks to detect are those performed by insiders. An “insider” would be anyone that has legitimate access to your company network and data. This would be via a login or other authorized connection. Because insiders have authorized...

Small Business Are Attacked By Hackers 3X More Than Larger Ones

by Marco Hernandez | October 18, 2022 | cybersecurity, phishing | 0 Comments

Have you felt more secure from cyberattacks because you have a smaller business? Maybe you thought that you couldn’t possibly have anything that a hacker could want? Didn’t think they even knew about your small business. Well, a new report by cybersecurity firm...

What are the best ways to give an older PC new life?

by Marco Hernandez | June 27, 2022 | tips and tricks, windows | 0 Comments

Purchasing a new computer is a big investment. Many small businesses and home PC owners end up struggling with older systems because they want to get as many years out of them as possible. Have you found yourself banging on your keyboard in frustration? Have you tried...

What is “threat modeling” and why should you care?

Jun 4, 2021 | cybersecurity

We live in interconnected and complicated times and the word “hack” has become a new normal in daily conversations. People are more and more concerned about hackers, data loss and cyber security in general. Many of our clients ask, “how can we make sure we’re not...

Running a WordPress website? Make sure you keep it updated!

Jun 4, 2021 | wordpress

WordPress, the world-famous content management system that powers around 34% of all websites in the world, is a constant (and sometimes easy) target for hackers. Vulnerabilities like the SQL-Injection (detected by security analyst Anthony Ferrara) present a serious...

Planning on making your home “smart”? Make sure you keep it safe too!

Jun 4, 2021 | cybersecurity, tips and tricks

I love tech and anything shiny and cool, but that doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice cybersecurity for convenience. There is a single constant on all the home automation technologies and that is they ALL want you to connect their devices to the web using your wi-fi…...

If you take credit card payments, you need to know about PCI Compliance

Jun 4, 2021 | cybersecurity, tips and tricks

For the past 5 years or so, we have seen an increase on the number of service requests about something called PCI. In a nutshell: client gets email from PCI/his-her bank or merchant provider, client thinks it’s spam, client defaults compliance without knowing it. What...

Got a brand-new computer? Here’s some considerations before moving all your data

Jun 4, 2021 | tips and tricks

This is an edited version of an old post I wrote years ago. Despite the fact laptop prices have not came down (it’s quite the opposite), many clients called me early December asking for suggestions on what kind of computer they should get – 100% are getting laptops, a...