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macOS Big Sur and the Art of Being Patient
Apple has released Big Sur, its latest operating system upgrade. Big Sur is the latest in a long line of updates that brings new and improved functionality to Mac users. Like any operating system upgrade, you have to ask yourself (or your IT professionals), do the...
4 Reasons Your Business Needs Cybersecurity Policies
There are many policies that businesses need, and cybersecurity policies are no different. Your company likely has security policies in place for your building and property. For the same reasons, your company also needs cybersecurity policies for your network, data,...
How To Protect Your Devices From Malware
You may already be familiar with antivirus software as you likely use it on your personal computer. Before choosing which antivirus software solution you use, it’s important to know how antivirus works, why you need it, and what threats it protects your devices from....
Don’t Take the Bait: How to Avoid a Phishing Attack
Scammers can use phishing attacks to trick you to share sensitive information, such as account access details and personal information. Typically, they want to gain money for this effort. Scammers use social engineering to take advantage of people by exploiting their...
77 Cybersecurity Tips to Implement This Week
You likely use internet-connected devices for work and play, so it’s important to implement cybersecurity measures for both. If you are in charge of an IT team at work, these tips will remind you of the best practices that your organization needs to follow. If you...
How to Safely Use Public WiFi
If you want to go online while at a coffee shop, library, hotel, airport, restaurant, or another public place, you will likely need to use public WiFi. Before you click “connect,” there are many safety precautions you can take to surf the web securely using public...
7 Steps to Get Employees Working Remotely: A Guide for CISOs
Overseeing your company’s information security programs is a challenging job, especially when your company is implementing work from home (WFH) policies and procedures. Adding remote workers to daily operations complicates cybersecurity and compliance issues, so we...
What Does the ‘New Normal’ Mean for Your Cybersecurity Posture?
What is your current cybersecurity posture? In other words, how is your organization currently defended against cyber attacks? Cybersecurity is an important topic for organizations at any time, but with the recent COVID-19 pandemic combined with the work from home...
Coronavirus and the Future of Work
It’s evident that the novel coronavirus has changed how we work. Largely, many of us continue business operations by working from home. While remote working has increased because of state-mandated stay-at-home orders, will the changes continue after the crisis ends?...
How to Zoom Safely: Zoom and Cybersecurity
Zoom has been under scrutiny recently for a variety of reasons. While Zoom has taken action to resolve these issues in a quick and transparent manner, it’s still best to be informed of the main problems and how to avoid them. Problems One of the main problems Zoom...
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