Watch Out For Valentine’s Day Cyber Threats Hearts, Chocolates, and Viruses? Valentine’s Day cyber threats are just as common as jewelry, dining, and gifts. February 14th is a seasonal opportunity for spammers and scammers alike to lure innocent people into opening their phishing emails or downloading infected files. And, if just one user clicks on…
National Clean Out Your Computer Day It’s National Clean Out Your Computer Day! This day serves as a reminder to all business owners to make sure they are taking good care of one of their greatest assets: your company’s technology. Here are 6 tips to optimize the performance of your office computers. 1. Physically clean…
Oversee the Security Hazards of Seasonal and Temporary Employees Various industries have seasonal spikes that require additional employees to fulfill company needs. Discover how to alleviate IT security risks before onboarding seasonal and part-time workers. CPAs and Accounting firms often observe a spike in business around tax time. E-commerce retailers may also see an influx…
What is Social Engineering? Social engineers can gain information through emails, pop-ups, and public Wi-Fi networks. Most people are familiar with the terms phishing and malware, but do you know those are a part of a larger scheme called social engineering? This isn’t something new, it has been around for many years to manipulate a…
Small Business Cybercrime Risk Did you know the illicit trading of personal data was worth $3.88 billion last year? Cybercrime is a growing industry known for its innovation. It goes far beyond the image many of us have of some hacker kid in his basement. Many who engage in this activity are professionals and work…
Winter Springs, Fla., January 10, 2019 — Intersection Technology Solutions, a Central Florida-based technology firm, has been accepted into the UCF Business Incubation Program and will be relocating their offices to the Winter Springs Business Incubator this month. “It is a privilege to be selected amongst so many businesses in our community,” says Erica Martinez-Rose,…
With Ransomware, The ONLY Cure Is Prevention It just keeps showing up in the news. Ransomware seems to just not come to an end. If you haven’t heard, ransomware is a particularly nasty virus that freezes access to your data and then demands a ransom, usually in bitcoin. The worst thing about it is that…
11 Reasons To Consider Managed Services In 2019 As you prepare your IT budget for 2019, it’s important to be honest and accurate about your current IT spending. Ask yourself the following questions: Has it been slowly increasing month over month? Do you see high spikes and do not know why? Did you receive IT…
Is Your Website Mobile Optimized? Smaller firms often struggle just to keep up with maintaining a website. Worrying about a scaled down version for mobile users seems like just too much trouble. Today’s blog is all about why this matters to you and why should you bother with a mobile version. A bit of background:…
6 Password Best Practices That You Should Be Doing, Now According to this year’s Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report, 81 percent of hacking-related data breaches involved either stolen or weak passwords. Password management is extremely critical as cybercriminals are always improving their strategies. Here are six password best practices that will help businesses strengthen their security…