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CEO Woes: Cyber security and the bottom line
There are two types of CEOs and directors in the future: Those who are aware of the latest cyber security threats, and Those who no longer have a business to run. Keeping a company afloat is, conceivably, the number one concern of a Chief Executive Officer. Business...
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How Can Office 365 Enhance the Productivity of Your Business
Office365 took the market by storm, and many businesses are already making use of its basic functions such as cloud-based office documents and emails. However, what many people do not know is that there is so much to Office365 than what meets the eye, making it very...
read moreLatest Security Vulnerabilities – DEC 2018
.NET Framework - Denial of Service Vulnerability Description: A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Framework improperly handles special web requests. Threat: Denial of service against the .NET Framework web application. The vulnerability can be exploited...
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Q&A: Questioning your Answers
Questionnaires and knowledge-sharing websites like SurveyMonkey and Answers.com are ubiquitous throughout the web. They aren’t at the forefront of our minds when we think about data security, often under the guise of fun questionnaires on social media sites. It is...
read moreLatest Security Alerts – Dec 2018
Microsoft December updates Microsoft has released updates to mitigate several vulnerabilities within its systems that allow an attacker to access personal information. The list of affected products are as follows: Adobe Flash Player Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge...
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Keeping Your IT Systems Functional: 5 Things You Need to Do Before This Christmas Break
Christmas holidays are just around the corner, and everyone is looking forward to the festivities. Most schools just closed for the holidays and chances are, you are also planning to take a well-deserved vacation as well. For many businesses, early planning saves them...
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The Big Game: December Ransomware Alert
A new type of ransomware was discovered known as SamSam and MSIL/Samas.A that targets bigger corporations capable of paying larger amounts of money to recover their data. Ransomware is a form of malicious software that infects computers and networks, encrypting the...
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Protecting Your Identity
Back in the day, criminals stole your information by accessing your wallet, phone tapping, or even sifting through your rubbish. Their intent was to impersonate you and make purchases on your behalf. Today, the shift has taken us online. Everyone likes to find a...
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Advert or Adversity? Fraudulent Ads Alert
Fake versions of adverts were found in late November, with the goal of infecting computers with malware. Known as Boaxxe/Miuref and Kovter, the ads were seen on web pages and emails, directing a user to counterfeit online stores that run malicious code. Here are...
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Turn Yourself On: Multi-Factor Authentication
The days of feeling safe with changing your password regularly are so 2014. If you haven’t started using two-factor (2FA) or multi-factor authentication for your devices, then consider yourself the proverbial sitting duck. These days, hacking techniques, phishing...
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