Have you been noticing an abundance of suspicious looking emails flooding your inbox over the past few months? You aren’t alone! In the age of COVID-19, InfoSecurity Magazine reports that phishing scams have soared by over 600% since the end of February. Unfortunately, many of these scammers prey on fear and uncertainty in order to […]
Read More →How to Stay Safe Online During the COVID-19 Outbreak
on March 20, 2020in Blog, Securitytags: corona, covid-19, email scams, phishing, scams, Virus, wifi

The COVID-19 outbreak has taken the world by surprise. In these unprecedented times, it is important to know who you can trust. Unfortunately, there are some people who are looking to benefit off of the grief and anxiety of others. COVID-19 scams are running rampant right now. We’ve outlined how to stay safe online during […]
Read More →Why You Need an SSL Certificate on Your Website
on July 19, 2019in Blog, Securitytags: encryption, Hacking, not secure, Security, ssl certificate

Have you ever visited a website and been greeted by a warning stating that the site is “Not Secure” or something similar? It is definitely off-putting to visitors when this happens. If you are a site owner and notice your site doing this, it is actually pretty easy to fix. All you need to do […]
Read More →Microsoft Scam Calls are Still Rampant
on June 5, 2019in Blog, Securitytags: Microsoft scam, tech scam, tech support

Microsoft scam calls have been around for a while, but they’re still detrimental. In 2018 alone, it’s estimated that tech support scammers managed to take a whopping $55 million out of the bank accounts of over 140,000 innocent people. These scammers call you out of the blue to catch you off guard. This is why […]
Read More →Windows 7 End of Life Approaches
on May 31, 2019in Blog, Security, Techtags: Security, Upgrade, Windows

The Windows 7 end of life date is quickly approaching. If you’re still behind, you should mark your calendar. Microsoft is ending extended support for this popular OS on January 14, 2020. After this date, they will stop patching security holes. Users who do not upgrade will be exposed to an ever increasing number of […]
Read More →Common Email Scams to Lookout For
on January 10, 2019in Blog, Securitytags: Hacking, phishing, scamming, Spam, spamming

As technology progresses, we’re finding new ways to do things better. One downside of this is, that also means scammers are finding new ways to do things better. Here is some spam to look out for. Sextortion Email Scam One scam that was popular last year had the scammer proclaiming that an amount of money […]
Read More →10 Steps: Protect Your Website From Hackers
on March 1, 2017in Securitytags: api vulnerability, brute force attack, cloud flare, cloudbleed, website backup, website hack, xml-rpc

A little bit of insurance advice for websites. So you’ve spent a couple thousand dollars on a really nice website with all the bells and whistles, your organization has put in dozens of hours tweaking it to be just right but what have you done to protect your website from hackers? Just like with a […]
Read More →Feel Secure with Website Maintenance
on February 15, 2017in Securitytags: Election 2016 Hack, REST-API, website maintenance

Last week we celebrated Safer Internet Day. For many people it was just a hashtag holiday. For us website professionals it was a reminder of just what our jobs entail: keeping websites up to date and keeping up with security standards to avoid being part of the latest breach. Let this sink in – 2 out […]
Read More →Email is Not Secure
on July 6, 2016in Securitytags: clinton email, Dropbox, email secure, email security, lastpass, send secure emails

Email Is Not Secure Naturally. Lately we’ve been hearing about email servers and scandals involved with email in the news. Some people have commented: “So what? Email is secure.” But it’s not, there are steps you must take to make your email secure! We have had clients ask us to email them passwords or other important […]
Read More →LinkedIn and QuickTime Vulnerable
on June 1, 2016in Securitytags: keepass, lastpass, LinkedIn, Passwords, quicktime

Feeling vulnerable today? You will after reading this blog post recently shared during a radio interview on The Union Edge: Labor’s Talk Radio show. LinkedIn Breach Announced LinkedIn recently announced that they had been made aware of a data hack that happened back in 2012. Stolen information included email addresses, passwords, and member ID numbers. […]
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