With summer finally here and COVID-19 starting to ease up our quarantine lifestyle, people are traveling more for business and pleasure. Even if you don’t plan to do any work, you will likely take your smartphone or tablet to keep up with Facebook, take photos, or play music. Be sure to take a minute to […]
TIP: Creating strong passwords is the first step to defending against cyber attacks.
Creating strong passwords is the first step to defending against cyber attacks. But often, that means it is hard to remember. The key is to create a strong password that is easy to remember but hard to guess. Here are some tips to help you do that: 1 – Use a phrase that means something […]
TIP: Cyber Security Spring (or any time of year) Cleaning
Spring Cleaning can mean more than just organizing your closet, cleaning the windows in your house and washing the baseboards (throwback to my grandmother’s day). It should also mean cleaning up your devices. Just as you would throw away (or hopefully donate) your old clothes, furniture, or books that you no longer use, you should […]
TIP: Device Updates and Why is Matters NOW!
You may often hear us talk about updating your devices. But do you know why you should do device updates and how? As vulnerabilities are discovered, software developers will push out patches or updates that, when installed, will fix those vulnerabilities (i.e., patch the holes). However, it is up to you, the user, to install […]
TIP: Protect Yourself from Doxing
Doxing is one of those new terms that have evolved with the information age. It comes from a combination of the words “dropping” and “documents” (or “docs” for short) meaning to release information about someone. Basically, it’s just another form of cyber crime. Doxing is clearly something that can affect anyone because of the ease […]
Scan Safely: Essential Tips for QR Code Security
You’ve likely seen the black-and-white speckled squares more and more over the last few years. You scan them with a smartphone to access services or apps, but are you practicing good QR Code Security? But since the pandemic, restaurants and stores are using them more often in an effort to protect their customers and employees […]