Top tips for changing your passwords An alert pops up on your computer: It’s time to change your password again. Sigh. Fine. You’ll just change from P@ssw0rd4! to P@ssw0rd5! and get back to work…. Not so fast.Regular password changes are meant to make sure that even if someone gets your login credentials, they won’t be
How strong are your passwords? If you use the same password for multiple systems—online shopping, email, your company’s cloud bookkeeping solution, etc.—you’re not alone. Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg did that. And in 2016 his LinkedIn credentials were compromised in a major breach. That gave hackers access to his Twitter account, too, because the passwords
Drive-by Downloads – What Are They, And How to Fight Back Drive-by downloads is a method used by hackers to distribute malicious software with the intent to compromise your computer. A drive-by download occurs when a user visits a legitimate but compromised website. When the user visits a website, the hackers malicious code exploits weaknesses or other
4 Easy Steps to Strengthen Your PasswordsIt takes just 11 hours for a hacker to crack a 6 character password. This time shrinks to just seconds if you’re guilty of using “123456???. But – throw in just 3 more letters and we’re talking upwards of 10 years.The sophistication of hacking has evolved, and no longer
How to resolve failing Windows 10 UpdatesIn today’s world, it is important that we keep our PCs up to date with the latest security patches. Cyber criminals commonly exploit components within the operating system to cause malicious harm to your data. With the introduction of Windows 10, Microsoft now distributes large cumulative updates to your machine,
9 Points To Protect Yourself From Online Identity Theft?By definition, identity theft is any kind of deception, scam, or crime that results in the loss of personal data, including the loss of user names, passwords, banking information, credit card numbers, Social Security Numbers and health ID’s, that is then used without your permission to commit
How to Keep Your OneNotes SafeOneNote is one of the best ways to keep yourself organized. You can use it to record meetings, manage to-do lists, file client information, and even keep copies of highly sensitive documents. However, if you are using it for highly sensitive documents, you need to take some precautions due to the
Hardware Failure. Are you prepared for it? Hardware Failure in any computer will occur at some point in time. So how do you protect yourself from one of these events? Firstly try to keep your Servers in an environment that is clean. Running Computer equipment in areas that are dirty or dusty will increase the risk
Ransomware is an ever growing threat to Businesses causing major havoc to IT systems. Attacks such as Wannacry and Petya has caused companies ranging from small to Large global companies to close their doors. Learn how to protect your business from such attacks.
Shift in Hacking Intentions Increases Threat Earlier this year, Gemalto released its twice yearly Breach level Index, a database that records all publically-reported global breaches. The report found that 1,673 data breaches led to 707 million data records being compromised worldwide during 2015. More shocking, the report found a shift in the areas most targeted by
