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Young employees have different attitudes to cyber crime

Young employees have different attitudes to cyber crime

by Stephen Kennen | Feb 2, 2023 | Network Security, Tech Tips

If you employ anyone aged between 16 and 19, you need to pay special attention to the cyber security training you’re giving your team. A new study has revealed that a host of worrying online behavior has become almost normalized among many young people. And much of...
Take action to avoid a devious new phishing scam

Take action to avoid a devious new phishing scam

by Stephen Kennen | Jan 26, 2023 | Network Security, Tech Tips

Another day, another scam. And this is a sneaky one. Cyber criminals are getting smarter. This recent malware threat is unusually smart. It impersonates a highly trusted brand name to get a foot in the door. Targets receive a convincing looking email that appears to...
What the LastPass Breach Means to You & Your Organization 

What the LastPass Breach Means to You & Your Organization 

by Stephen Kennen | Jan 23, 2023 | Network Security, Tech Tips

A few weeks back, the popular password manager LastPass announced that they had experienced a major security breach. (And shortly before we published this article, the cybersecurity service LifeLock suffered a similar breach.)   Whether you’re using LastPass for...
Windows is the prime target for cyber criminals

Windows is the prime target for cyber criminals

by Stephen Kennen | Dec 29, 2022 | General, Managed IT, Network Security

With its huge dominance in the workplace, Microsoft’s Windows has become the prime target for cyber criminals. They’re looking to access your information, disrupt your business, or hold your data to ransom. Tens of millions of attempted malware attacks were discovered...
Be Proactive: You Need a Plan for Disruption 

Be Proactive: You Need a Plan for Disruption 

by Stephen Kennen | Nov 24, 2022 | Business Continuity, General, Managed IT, Network Security, Tech Tips

This is the first in our series of articles in which we examine how taking a proactive approach to your technology – and your business in general – makes your organization more secure, more sustainable, and more profitable.   Technology is essential to the...
My Data Has Been Stolen. Should I Pay a Ransom to Get it Back?

My Data Has Been Stolen. Should I Pay a Ransom to Get it Back?

by Stephen Kennen | Oct 27, 2022 | General, Managed IT, Network Security

It’s a scenario that has become all-too-common in recent years:  Your business is attacked by malicious hackers, and you wake up one morning to discover that critical data has been stolen from your business.   You’re contacted by the hackers and told that the only way...
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