IT Support Team

What can YOU do to help your IT service support team?

A good IT support business doesn’t just help your company with installing and maintaining tech – although that’s clearly part of its role. The best IT service support providers will work with you proactively, helping your business to achieve operational efficiency and a true competitive advantage. However, that needs to be a cooperative, two-way process, … Continued

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Strengthen online security

Tips to strengthen online security

It’s not so long ago that “online security” meant keeping your PC or laptop safe from hackers and other IT security risks. That still applies, but today you’re also more likely to be accessing the Internet on the move on a smartphone or tablet, and are as likely to be using a dedicated app as … Continued

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Protection from cyber criminals

How to defend yourself against cybercriminals

Instances of penetration of companies’ network security by a cybercriminal are on the rise, and business leaders are increasingly concerned about it. PwC’s 2015 US State of Cybercrime Survey, which quizzed 500 US executives, security experts, and others from the public and private sectors, revealed that 76% of respondents were “more concerned about cybersecurity threats” … Continued

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cyber security

Consumer Reports to consider cyber security in product reviews

Cyber security is a vital consideration for all manner of businesses, from financial services providers to manufacturers of consumer goods. As wireless connectivity makes its way into more and more everyday products – from automobiles to household appliances – it becomes all the more important for manufacturers to ensure that sufficient IT security measures are … Continued

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cyber crime

Company Network Security: New Cybersecurity Certification Launched to Address Behavioral Analytics

In a bid to combat the increasing risk of cyber-attacks and help maintain company network security, a ground-breaking, vendor-neutral certification – CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CSA+) has been launched. The certification is the first of its kind to bring behavioral analytics to the forefront of cyber threat detection, rather than focusing solely on the technical aspects … Continued

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DDOS Attack

Network Security: Heightened DDoS Threat Posed by Mirai and Other Botnets

Company Network Security systems are facing a heightened DDoS threat from Mirai and other botnets. Recently, IoT devices – such as printers, routers, video cameras, and smart TVs – have been used to create large scale botnets. These networks of devices infected with self-propagating malware, allowing them to carry out crippling distributed denial-of-service attacks. How … Continued

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Avalanche – The importance of the best virus protection and Microsoft Malware removal

On December 1st 2016, the United States Department of Homeland Security, working in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a global Technical Alert in response to Avalanche – a crimeware-as-a-service network that has been used to steal from hundreds of millions of victims around the globe. So what exactly is Avalanche, how … Continued

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What to do after a data breach?

Be prepared. Data breach could happen to any company, at any time, therefore having a plan of action is the best tactic. It’s sad to say that these breaches are continuing to happen year over year with no decrease in the impact of their severity on the consumers. Most companies won’t even realize that they … Continued

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