Techspert’s Digital Digest
Are Your Business Tools Ticking Time Bombs For A Cyber-Attack?
In June a popular file-sharing software amongst big-name companies likes Shell, Siemens Energy, Sony, several large law firms, a number of US federal agencies such as the Department of Health and more was hacked by Russia-linked cybercrime group Cl0p. Security...
Scalability Unleashed: Leveraging Cloud Technology for Business Growth
As a business owner, you know that continuous, steady growth is an essential part of success. When you’re ready to get serious about scaling your organization, several vital activities must happen. Documented workflows and processes, streamlined hiring, onboarding and...
Why Are Small Businesses Prime Targets for Cybercriminals? And What To Do About It.
You’ve all heard the stats – small businesses are the #1 target for cybercriminals because they’re easy targets, with a recent article in Security Magazine reporting that nearly two-thirds (63%) of small businesses have experienced a cyber-attack and 58% an actual...
Avoiding a Digital Titanic: The Dangers of Willful Negligence in Cyber Protection
On a recent interview about the Titan sub catastrophe, director of the movie Titanic James Cameron, who has made 33 successful dives to the Titanic wreckage site, pointed out that this tragedy is eerily similar to the...
Is It Illegal To Track Your Employees’ Activities When They’re Working From Home?
Along with the surge of people working from home or in hybrid situations over the last few years, there has also been an increase in employers looking for ways to monitor their employees’ work activities to ensure they actually ARE working when remote. This is no...
The Shocking Facts About The New FTC Safeguards Rule That Affect Nearly EVERY Small Business Operating Today
As former President Ronald Regan once said, the scariest words you’ll ever hear are “We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.” In this case, the government is trying to help by forcing nearly all businesses to implement and maintain a strong cyber security...
Techspert’s Holiday Schedule
Happy 4th! - Stay Alert In observance of our great July 4th national holiday, Techspert will be closing early on Monday, July 3rd at 2pm and returning to the Matrix on Wednesday July 5th for business as usual! Happy 4th of July! I’d love for that to...
Building a Security Culture
Creating a security culture in your organization should be part of the overall culture within your workplace. Having a security culture in your organization encourages everyone in the organization to take an active part in maintaining cyber security in the...
Don’t Be Fooled!
*** TDS Newsflash *** Don't Be Fooled ! I want to give a prime example of a specific type of phishing email that may have you pondering, “There’s no link in the email so probably not phishing, and I don’t want to be charged for something I don’t use so I should give...
Scam of the Week: Text Phishing !
*** TDS Newsflash *** Scam of the Week: Text Phishing ! <<from our friends at SANS ISC InfoSEC, by Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D. , Dean of Research, SANS.edu: Many companies have extensive security tools to monitor employee computers. But these precautions often...
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