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Plain-English technology and security guidance from the InfoStream team.
January 17, 2019
We regularly see the bad people getting into peoples “stuff”. While there are tons of ways they can attempt to get in, we definitely see a handful of popular and common attacks that stand out. They tend to go through seasons where a few types of attacks get very popular because they work and the […]
January 16, 2019
If you made a New Year’s resolution it may interest you to know that there’s probably an app for that. Are you already well into the download frenzy to keep track of your new goals? You need to know that you should be making safety a priority. Your resolution may evolve around getting fit. If […]
December 19, 2018
Guess what is the biggest vulnerability in your entire, sophisticated, computer network? It’s not the firewall. It’s not the Wi-Fi. It’s not even missed patches, passwords or protocols. It’s the people in front of the keyboards! Yup… employees are the biggest threat! Imagine your network is like Fort Knox. Armed guards, massive concrete barriers, 18” […]
There is something I do that makes me feel like James Bond, 007 himself when it comes to security and secret codes. That’s Two Factor Authentication or 2FA. OK, yes, I’m a nerd but still, it’s pretty cool and it REALLY improves your security! Two Factor (sometimes called Multifactor) means logging into a system with […]
Yes, you really are! Right here in Palm Beach County, we see countless scams and attempted attacks being blocked every… single… day. And we are seeing a lot more targeted attacks. That means they pick people just like you and actively go after them. Trying to trick them, harvest passwords off the dark web, look […]
Source: WPTV The data of up to 500 million people who have stayed at Starwood Hotels, could have been compromised. Unauthorized access, within the Starwood Network, has been taking place since 2014 according to Marriott. On Friday, the company said that credit card numbers and expiration of some guests, may have been taken. This means […]
Absolutely NOTHING should distract you from protecting your personal information. We’ve just had Thanksgiving week and that means one thing for sure: people were distracted. Priorities like traveling, buying the turkey, and tackling Black Friday may put protecting one’s personal data on a back burner. However, experts are warning about the potential dangers of logging […]
November 19, 2018
We see it all the time… That one person in the office, maybe even the boss, who got roped into being “The computer guy”. Maybe they can’t get their “real” job done because they are constantly being pulled away to help with problems. Or worse, they like the IT work so much they willingly keep […]
November 16, 2018
Never before has security been as important as it is right now. We are seeing a huge uptake in actual breaches right here in our area. The bad guys are getting much better and the good guys are simply falling further behind. The financial damages, the loss of reputation, company operations being completely blocked and […]
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