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BLOCKCHAIN: SAVIOR OF THE WORLD OR TECHNOLOGICAL RUBBISH?
IT and finance expert Dave Kinsey has released a startling new book about Blockchain and its impact on society. January 10, 2019 | Phoenix, Arizona - Among the revelations in Kinsey's new book is evidence suggesting that at least one Russian Cypherpunk was involved in...
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What you need to know about applications permissions
In April of this year, Mark Zuckerberg was in a congressional hearing hot seat, answering questions about Facebook and data privacy. One of the many items discussed was what happened with Cambridge Analytica, the political data firm used by the Trump 2016 campaign. In...
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Becoming a Human Firewall
Security is All About the People Hackers are constantly working to exploit new vulnerabilities in the software that you use. The biggest threat to your firm, however, remains the same as it has always been: your employees. 77% of IT professionals surveyed in a recent...
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How to Decide if Outsourcing IT Support Services is Right for Your Business
Nearly 70% of U.S. small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) work with an IT service provider for some or all of their IT needs (according to a 2016 survey by Clutch). There are many considerations for deciding what to outsource. Virtually every business manages some...
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Vetting Your Vendors: How to manage the human element in cyber risk
People make mistakes and it seems we do not learn our lessons. The stakes are high when securing data. Once you’ve “let the genie out of the bottle,” and experienced a data breach, there’s no undoing it. Once this has happened, the best you can do is mitigate the...
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Security Awareness Tips for your Business
A recent study of 330 global IT professionals, sponsored by Sophos, found that 77% of IT professionals received regular reports of phishing attacks from the end-users they support. While anyone in the office may be the target, the study indicates that Accounting and...
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