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Understanding email security: Safeguarding your digital communication. Fifty years after its invention and 30 years after its use became widespread, email remains an indispensable tool for communication. According to recent research, more than 350 billion email messages are sent every day—that’s nearly 40 per person, per day, for all 8 billion people on the planet. However, the widespread use of email also makes this form of communication a prime target for cybercriminals seeking to exploit vulnerabilities for malicious purposes. Email inboxes contain so much sensitive information that they’ve become prime threat vectors for phishing attacks, ransomware infections, malware distribution, and data breaches.   That’s why email security is so essential. Its effectiveness, however, can vary widely—especially depending on the type of email service you use. And when the conversation about email security progresses from practical application to technical strategy, it can become one of...

  Identifying Vulnerabilities and Risks to Keep Your Company Safe The cybersecurity landscape changes every day. New data hacks and information breaches impact millions of unsuspecting consumers. Fresh viruses and ransomware strains infiltrate our inboxes. Malicious web ads and fake security updates redirect everyday clicks to suspicious websites. Passwords are stolen, login credentials are compromised, and data backups are lost—and many of us never think twice about it, convinced that we’ll never be affected. Why do so many well-meaning people make so many cybersecurity mistakes, over and over again? Because most of us don’t know we’re exposing ourselves to digital danger—or we don’t understand the consequences of such actions. Until, of course, things go wrong and everyone asks, “How the heck did that happen?” That’s what makes cybersecurity assessments so important. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cybersecurity assessments as tools “used to iden...

  Text-Based Scheme Tries to Sneak Malicious Links Onto Mobile Devices Cybersecurity experts are raising alarms about “smishing,” a unique form of phishing that attempts to deliver malicious links or infected applications to cell phones via text or SMS messages. The challenge with these types of cyberattacks is that a text or SMS message cannot be authenticated beyond the phone number it’s sent from. Hackers have started using illicit tools that allow them to send legitimate-looking SMS messages from spoofed or stolen telephone numbers. A recent text-based scheme targeting Android devices purports to be from a delivery company like UPS or FedEx. When unsuspecting users click the supposed package tracking link included in the message, it automatically installs a malicious application that can steal banking credentials and other personal information. Adding to the challenge is the fact that text messages aren’t nearly as easy to track and prevent as, say, malicious emails. URL (Unifo...

In this extreme connected and digitally driven world, businesses are required to be available online round-the-clock for their constant growth and development. The business operation can quickly grind if a network fails, a server goes down or a website won’t load. To manage this complexity is nearly impossible for an internal information technology (IT) team. Thus, modern businesses are relying on IT support services to manage and monitor all the digital tools. Due to these reasons managed IT services were created! Let understand, what are Managed IT Services ? How can modern businesses leverage them to become more secure and capable by Managed IT ?    What are Managed IT Services? When a businessman offloads all IT operations to a service provider, is known as a Managed IT Service Provider . The managed IT service provider is responsible for round-the-clock managing, monitoring and problem solution for IT systems within an organization.   Simply, we can co...

  Strengthen Login Credentials and Keep Your Business Safe We’ve all been there before: you’re trying to log in to an important email account or online application, but a forgotten password locks you out. You’re redirected to a change password page, but before you can enter a new one, you have to enter the old one (that you can’t remember). Passwords have held this essential yet exasperating position for decades. But only recently has password management become so critical—and so frustrating. Every time you create a strong self-generated password, it gets jumbled up with hundreds of other letters and ch@ract3r! combinations you’ve used in the past. Every time another app prompts you to update your login credentials, today’s catchy expression becomes tomorrow’s forgotten phrase. These security measures are essential, though. The challenge comes from balancing the need for effortless user access with the enhanced cybersecurity protection that today’s businesses require. How Bad Is th...