Surfing the Web Just Got a Little Safer with Google’s Safe Browsing Alerts

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Last week Google announced they will soon be marking websites that don’t use HTTPS encryption with a red X in the Chrome toolbar. Their goal is to make it clearer to users which sites don’t protect data. This week, Google has taken a step further and has launched their Safe Browsing technology that will warn
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How SMBs Can Stay Ahead of New Cybersecurity Threats in 2016

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As we begin 2016, cybersecurity continues to be one of the biggest concerns for businesses. Hacking has unfortunately become the new normal and as IoT and mobile platforms skyrocket, so do threats to business. Our friends at TechRepublic have posted an article on how SMBs can stay ahead of new threats in 2016 and we thought
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Think You Might Have Received a Spoofed Email? Here’s How to Tell

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This morning I received an email from our CEO, Ilene Rosoff asking me to let her know if I was available to process a wire transfer to a vendor. At first glance, everything about the email appeared to be legitimate. Ilene’s email address and image appeared in the header as it usually does, it addressed
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Have Your Accounts Been Hacked?

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Last week, hackers stole data from VTech servers compromising the account information of 200,000 kids and 5 million parents. This was on the heels of an Experian breach, affecting 15 million T-Mobile customers. With all of these fast and furious breaches occurring, how can you tell if you are a victim? The good news is
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7 Ways Hackers Can Use Wi-Fi Against You

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Wi-Fi — oh so convenient, yet oh so dangerous. Here are seven ways you could be giving away your identity through a Wi-Fi connection and what to do instead. Using free hotspots They seem to be everywhere, and their numbers are expected to quadruple over the next four years. But many of them are untrustworthy,
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