The Accountant’s Laptop Died the Week Before the Deadline It’s Tuesday morning, five days before a major tax deadline. An accountant sits down at the laptop that holds every client file, every spreadsheet, and every piece of work completed over the past three months. The screen stays black. They try again. Nothing. The next hour […]
It’s easy to shrug off the idea of downtime as something that might happen once in a blue moon. But when it does hit, even a single hour can snowball into thousands of dollars lost, not just in missed income, but also in wasted time, lost trust, and a scramble to recover. Let’s walk through […]
Tackle These Four False Assumptions about Cyber Attackers There’s one big assumption about cyber attackers that we regularly refute: “It can’t happen to me.” At this point, most businesses do recognize the serious nature of the cyberattack threat. Yet other assumptions about cyberattackers may also make your business vulnerable. Educate your employees about these four […]
Pros and Cons of Employee-Monitoring Employee-monitoring is a phrase that generates discomfort. It sounds very Orwellian, or as if you’ll have all sorts of cameras on your people as if they’re in a reality TV show. When thinking of installing software on work computers, consider both pros and cons. The pandemic sent many people home […]
Don’t Give Up on Password Managers Seeing a major password manager breached, it’s hard not to throw up your hands and say, “it’s helpless.” Still, don’t give up on all password managers. Used properly, they are still better than a password spreadsheet or sticky notes of your credentials. Plus, it’s definitely smarter than reusing the […]
Tech Tips Everyone Should Know There are billions of computers in the world today. In fact, 286 million computers shipped globally in 2022, and that was a 16% drop! Those figures make it obvious how many of us have access to computers, yet that doesn’t mean we all know the simple shortcuts available to us. […]
Don’t Fall for Deepfake Voice Scams Deepfake has gone mainstream. You’ve probably seen a movie or TV show with a character complaining about images or videos that look real. You should also be wary of deepfake voice scams. Deepfake is a mashup of the words deep learning and fake. The technology uses artificial intelligence and […]
Are All Downloads on Mobile App Stores Safe? Mobile apps let us play, teach us, give us social media or music, and more. No wonder there were more than 142 billion downloads in 2022! Going to Google or Apple’s mobile stores to find the app you want feels safe, but even these heavy hitters can’t […]
Are Your Backups Safe? Backups are the go-to to keep you safe in the event of ransomware or data threats. But the bad guys expect your business to backup. The question is, are you keeping your backups safe? Ransomware attacks remain prevalent. Having a backup strategy can help you avoid paying the ransom to retrieve […]
Is ChatGPT Safe for Businesses to Use? We may not have hovercraft yet, but ChatGPT offers futuristic innovation to businesses. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence language model designed to generate human-like responses. The increasingly popular AI-powered platform has a wide range of applications. Weigh its advantages against the security implications, though. ChatGPT responds to questions […]