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Beware of This Ransomware Strain and Its Dangers for Cloud E-mail.

We recently came across some chilling news. A white hat hacker developed a working “Ransomcloud” strain, that encrypts cloud e-mail accounts like those in Office 365, and it does this in real time. This strain uses a smart social engineering tactic to trick you into giving the bad guys access to your cloud e-mail account. […]

It’s Data Privacy Day… Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

If you’re not doing everything in your power to protect your data, you’re leaving your most valuable business asset open to cybercriminals! January 28th, 2018 is Data Privacy Day, an international effort led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) annually for the purpose of raising awareness about the importance of safeguarding data. Data Privacy […]

Best Tips for Using Public WI-FI Safely During Mardi Gras

With Mardi Gras fast approaching, there will be a million people in New Orleans all looking for fun times, and good Internet connections. (Okay, maybe not all one million of them — but enough to keep you on your toes.) Using public WiFi safely during Mardi Gras will require using your common sense and following some […]