Are You Prepared to Go Paperless?
When it comes to efficiency and ergonomics, there is no doubt that digital records are more amenable than paper ones. Digital records are easy to search, store, secure and backup to say the least. When …
Almost Half Of Top Ranking Websites Are Vulnerable
Menlo Security just released their third annual "State of the Web" report and it's not pretty. The headline finding is that 42% of the top 100,000 sites as ranked by Alexa are more dangerous than …
Apple And Google No Longer World’s Top Brands
The latest Brand Finance Global 500 report out and contains some surprises this year. In the battle of the Brands, two companies have long topped the list: Apple and Google. This year, there's a new …
5 Ways Your Employees Will Invite Hackers Into Your Network
Whether they’re criminals or heroes, hackers in the movies are always portrayed as a glamorous group. When it comes down to the wire, these are the individuals who crack into the ominous megacorporation or hostile …
Ransomware Affected Over 50 Percent Of Surveyed Companies
Sophos has released the results of their annual "State of Endpoint Security Today", and it doesn't paint a pretty picture. A full 54% of companies surveyed reported having been hit by a ransomware attack in …
Microsoft is Adding Much Needed Feature To Windows Defender
Microsoft is getting tough on so-called "registry cleaners", and it's about time. The company recently announced a planned change to Windows Defender (the anti-malware program that comes standard with every Windows installation). The change will …
Malware Makers Testing Vulnerability Of Meltdown And Spectre
Security researchers from around the web are reporting finding an increasing number of instances of proof of concept (PoC) code that incorporates the recently discovered Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. If you somehow missed those earlier …
If your Point Of Sale Uses Oracle, Update Now
Oracle is currently the third-largest provider of POS (Point of Sale) software on the market today, which means that there's a fairly good chance you're using an Oracle POS system. If you are, there's trouble …
Preventing Issues is Easier with Remote Monitoring and Management
Do you know who manages and maintains your business’ technology? In most cases, it will be either a small in-house IT department or technical individual, but often times small businesses simply don’t have the assets …
Fitness Trackers Could Be A National Security Risk
If ever there were two phrases that didn't seem to go together, they would probably be "Fitness trackers" and "National Security Risk."Â The very idea that a simple fitness tracker could pose such a risk …