Ransomware: A heated topic earlier this year in 2017, still as relevant today. What does ransomware do? Ransomware is a special type of malware specifically designed to encrypt and hold your data for a price – typically payable in Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, or other types of anonymous forms of payment. Once this malware strikes, typically in the form of an email attachment, word document, or excel spreadsheet, ransomware works to make sure you can never see your files / folders again unless you pay the ransom. There are many ways to stop this attack from happening in the first place. We’ll give you 3 free ways to help prevent ransomware right now, so you can take a nice breather.   First, ransomware typically comes in the form of an email. If the sender looks su [...]

Security or Accessibility? The question everyone loves to ask, but a problem no one is willing to solve. It’s time to start taking action on security. 2.5 million Americans this year were affected by a data breach from Equifax. Verizon left one of their servers open and unprotected, exposing thousands of client data records including addresses, phone numbers, and even account pins. Over 1 billion Yahoo accounts were stolen.   I wish i could say this wasn’t true. But it is: And truth be told, data breaches and identity theft will get much worse before this situation gets better. Going into 2018, we have much more online than we did the year prior, and while technol [...]