Technology Insights

Passwords need help. Initially, it was thought that a long password was the key. Then, it was a forced march to change your password every 30- to 90-days.

Ransomware is a form of malicious software (malware) that steals sensitive information and locks up devices until a fee is paid, usually by the victim. Hackers typically use “ransomware” as a way to extort payment from people and companies. Ransomware typically arrives as an e-mail attachment, often disguised as a legitimate file that infects an entire computer network. From there, it can do anything from changing an admin password to locking the computer’s files, preventing access to email, and disabling business applications. That can happen right after a ransomware attack, or any time a user inadvertently downloads an attachment that contains a malware file. It’s important to look for the use of a command in the ransom note as well as the encryption method.

Whether you run a small business or a large enterprise, cloud collaboration is something you have been musing about or doing for the last couple of years. After all, what can possibly be the problem when tech giants like IBM, Microsoft, Google and Amazon (just to name a few) are behind this?

It might surprise you to learn a large cyberattack source are the officers of your company. This is especially true when they travel internationally.

The typical hotel and conference center leverages a multitude of technology applications and platforms. They incorporate several automation processes, from Point of Sale (POS)terminals that handle food and beverage orders to a mobile app that provides real-time response to their guests every need. The applications may or may not be fully integrated.

In an era with billions of social media users who share everything from what they are eating to where they are going, cyber attackers have found a new way to penetrate these channels: a method commonly referred to as spear phishing. This blog post will explore what it is, how individuals are fooled by it and how we can help.