Living and working in Florida, the threat of a hurricane is part of our daily life from June through the end of November. Hurricane Irma impacted the entire state just a week ago and many of us are still dealing with power outages, gas shortages, and property damage. As with...
Wipe Your Hard Drive Clean in Five Simple Steps
Whether you are donating, recycling or giving your old PC to a friend, simply deleting the files on your hard drive isn't sufficient. Even if a file doesn't show up after you delete it, the file data can still be retrieved with a data recovery program. Here's how to delete...
New Password Guidelines Make Your Accounts Easier to Secure
New password guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggest the way we've been making passwords isn't as secure as we think. The original set of guidelines was written back in 2003 by Bill Burr, who now regrets much of his advice. His suggestions became the basis for...
Is Your Printer Your Weak Security Link?
When you think about where security threats are within the office, you probably think immediately about your computers or maybe personal phones used by employees. However, your office printer has presented security risks for decades. "Since the inception of LaserJet printers in the late 1980s, the printers have faced security...
How to Make Your Employees Care about Cybersecurity: 10 Tips
People are the largest security vulnerability in any organization. Here's some expert advice on how to make cybersecurity training more effective and protect your business. Employees are a company's greatest asset, but also its greatest security risk. "If we look at security breaches over the last five to seven years,...