What Is Smishing? Phishing attacks have been on the rise recently, as criminals increasingly target unsuspecting victims through email and other online platforms. A new phishing attack is emerging using mobile phones as the platform. Smishing is a form of phishing that uses text messages or SMS as the delivery method. The criminal executes the attack with the intent to gather personal informatio...
Keep ReadingWhat Small Businesses Need To Consider When Outsourcing The Security Of Their Business Network Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, but they face unique challenges regarding cybersecurity. Unlike large corporations, small businesses often lack the resources and expertise to defend themselves effectively against increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. As a result, small businesses ...
Keep ReadingHow Small Businesses Can Protect Themselves From Ransomware It’s a common misconception that small businesses aren’t typical victims of cyber attacks or data breaches. Sophisticated cyber-attacks often target small businesses because they lack resources and knowledge regarding cybersecurity. One particularly damaging type of malware is known as ransomware. Ransomware is malware that encrypts...
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Keep ReadingHow Long Has It Been Since Your IT Environment Was Evaluated by a Cybersecurity Professional? -- Cyber, Computer, Network Security Solutions We see it all the time. Company leaders want to move their workflow to the next level of productivity but aren’t quite sure what that means for their cybersecurity posture. That’s okay. You don’t have to be an expert in cyber, computer, and networ...
Keep ReadingLog4Shell - Update #2 Security Advisory Nickname: Log4Shell Security Advisory Name: CVE-2021-44228 Security Advisory Update Number: 2 Security Advisory Link(s): http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2021-44228, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228 Security Advisory Severity: CRITICAL What has changed since the last update? A new 2.16.0+ version o...
Keep ReadingSecurity Advisory Nickname: Log4Shell Security Advisory Name: CVE-2021-44228 Security Advisory Link(s): http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2021-44228, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228 Security Advisory Severity: CRITICAL First of all, what is this CVE-2021-44228 all about? A serious vulnerability has been found in Log4j which is a logging tool, Java library, i...
Keep ReadingAre You Sure Your Microsoft 365 Data Is Backed Up? Just because you use Microsoft 365 — a service that automatically handles many different vital tasks according to industry best practices — doesn’t necessarily mean your data is backed up the way it should be. Do you know if your Microsoft 365 data is backed up? All of it? Your first thought is probably, "yes, of course it is"… but ...
Keep ReadingALERT: You Could Be Infected With Ransomware Right Now — Does Your Toronto IT Company Use Kaseya VSA? You need to find out if your Toronto IT company uses Kaseya’s VSA platform right away — if they do, your business could be infected with ransomware. Get in touch with your Toronto IT company right now and find out. This past weekend, a ransomware attack on Kaseya’s remote monitoring VS...
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Keep ReadingMalicious Apps Are Putting Microsoft 365 Users At Risk Phishers have discovered a new way to get around cybersecurity defenses with malicious apps designed for Microsoft 365. Do you know how to protect against this new attack vector? Cybercriminals are forever on the hunt for new tools and methods to help them breach secure accounts, access sensitive data, and do damage to users like you. T...
Keep ReadingMicrosoft Excel: Getting Started With Pivot Tables Using pivot tables in Microsoft Excel can help you become more organized when dealing with your organization’s data. Pivot tables make the analysis, storage, and comprehension of data much easier, allowing you to better understand your business. In this video, we discuss how to use pivot tables if you are not yet familiar with them. Und...
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