Two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) is critical for securing your cloud-based or remotely accessible systems by adding a second verification step (two-step) in the logon/authentication process. The security of two-step verification lies in its layered approach. Compromising multiple authentication factors presents a significant challenge for attackers. Even if an attacker manages to learn …
Learn how phishing works and how to prevent it. So, what is phishing? Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, …
What is a trusted computer? Strict definitions aside, a trusted computer is one that is provided, configured, and managed for a specific purpose. In a business, it’s a critical tool provided at great expense to access the systems and information you need to do your job effectively and securely based on company policies. Often this …
Are your Zoom calls frozen, choppy, grainy, or stuttered? Do you spend the first few minutes of every call just trying to make it work? Zoom and other video conferencing technologies are the new lifeline to communicate with your customers, partners, and team. When it’s not working well, people feel frustrated and out of the loop. The …
This is a very strange headline to write. In addition to the devastating images on the news, there is also cyber warfare happening between Russia and Ukraine, and among those involved militarily, politically, socially, or financially. We’re fielding requests and questions from our customers and thought a few notes around this may be useful. Nation …
To protect your business, be sure to understand what business continuity really means. Business continuity means more than one thing. It’s more than just IT — in a major disaster, continuity also means ensuring that employees are protected and can resume work from an alternate location if an office is destroyed or inaccessible but data and …