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IRS ISSUES PHISHING ALERT

By Krystal Triumph | Apr 8, 2019

The IRS is reporting that this year the phishing pond of choice is the executive suite. W-2 email phishing scam – when your CEO is not your CEO The IRS is reporting that this year the phishing pond of choice…

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END OF LIFE WOES, HOW WINDOWS 7 AND 2008 CAN PUT YOUR BUSINESS AT RISK

By Krystal Triumph | Apr 4, 2019
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How to stay off the hook of those phishy emails

By Krystal Triumph | Sep 24, 2018

Despite obvious errors, email scammers still manage to reel in victims. Given the comical levels of poor grammar and spelling in many phishing emails, one might say those taking the bait are falling hook, line, and stinker. “We wanted Automatically,”…

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Is Your IT Partner Providing These Top 7 Services?

By Krystal Triumph | Jan 5, 2018

If you are thinking about outsourcing your IT services, it’s essential to make sure that the services you get are according to the needs and requirements of your business. Outsourcing IT services is an excellent choice for businesses and is…

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Don’t Take Email Security For Granted

By Krystal Triumph | Feb 27, 2017

Despite the growing use of instant messaging and other collaboration tools, email continues to be the de facto standard for business communication. In fact, email sees greater use than the phone and even personal meetings in many organizations. Because of…

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Cloud Security Is a Shared Responsibility

By Krystal Triumph | Feb 13, 2017

The cloud is not merely a widely accepted computing model — it’s the basis for nearly every transformative technology on the horizon. The cloud will be a key enabler for looming trends such as the Internet of Things, quantum computing,…

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Protect Yourself from Ransomware

By Krystal Triumph | Jan 30, 2017

Although ransomware has reached epidemic proportions, few small businesses have any sort of plan for how to deal with such attacks. In fact, most think they are too small to even be a target for ransomware. That could prove to…

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NIST Offers Cybersecurity Guide for Small Businesses

By Krystal Triumph | Nov 21, 2016

Small businesses may think they won’t become victims of a cyberattack, but odds are they will. In fact, 43 percent of cyberattacks specifically targeted small businesses in 2015, up from just 18 percent in 2011. That’s because many small businesses…

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Data Shakedown

By Krystal Triumph | Oct 25, 2016

Ransomware attacks becoming more frequent and more sophisticated, and aimed at manufacturing companies. Security researchers and law enforcement officials say the spread of ransomware attacks has reached epidemic proportions, with organizations of all sizes in both the public and private…

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Relieving Password Headaches

By Krystal Triumph | Oct 25, 2016

Atlantic-IT.net provides tools and techniques for making passwords easier to manage while improving security. Last Friday, the accounting system required Dave to change his password since it had been more than 90 days since his last reset. Dave was rushed,…

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