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I’m sure you’ve seen those commercials on TV where an overly excited pitchman extols the virtues of a great new widget.
You know, the one that’s guaranteed to make your life better “or we’ll give you your money back!“?
Whether it’s the awesome “liquid rubber in a can”, the amazing “twist-o-matic kitchen utensil” or some other “this widget will so change your life” thingy, the pitches are usually pretty much the same: [Read more…]
First of all, I want to thank everyone who has been keeping up with my daily Tech Tips and “Pictures of the Day” on Facebook and Twitter.
I’m truly honored that you are willing to take time out of your busy day to check out the things I have to share. Thank you all so much!
After long and careful consideration I have decided it’s time to stop posting the links to my tips and daily pictures on social media and share them via my email newsletter instead. Here’s why…
Germany’s Friedrich-Alexander University conducted a study to determine how many Facebook users click on links without knowing the people who posted them.
To say the least, the results are shocking.
The study found that approximately 40% of all Facebook users click on links that were posted by people they don’t even know, let alone trust.
What’s more, they also found that a whopping 56% of email users click on links in emails from unknown senders, the vast majority of which are likely phishing emails sent by hackers and online crooks. [Read more…]
As you probably know, hackers are breaking into web services and online accounts virtually every day.
And unfortunately, the methods they’re using to do it are getting ever more sophisticated all the time.
That’s why you need to do everything you can to lock down your own accounts as much as possible.
An organization is only as secure as its IT infrastructure – and almost every business has weaknesses in its infrastructure that leave it woefully vulnerable to attack.
Often, eliminating these vulnerabilities isn’t easy; a truly secure IT infrastructure requires diligence as well as knowledge and skill.
Still, understanding current vulnerabilities is the first step to improving security, so without further ado, here are four infrastructure vulnerabilities that almost every organization suffers from: [Read more…]