Remote Work Cybersecurity Risks: Safeguarding Your Business in the Digital Era
With the new normal brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic came the remote work boom. Teleworking brings with it benefits like improved productivity and flexibility. However, it also presents cybersecurity risks.
Let's discuss common remote work threats and go over steps you can take to secure your business.
Windows Update Ransomware
When you see a Windows update, you anticipate a security improvement, not a threat. However, a sneaky extortion scam disguised as a Windows update page has recently appeared.
Its danger lies in encrypting files on your computer. The scammers then demand payment to return your files. This extortion scam is known as Big Head ransomware. Currently, it is aimed at U.S. consumers.
Using Dashboards to Monitor Your Business Performance
Keeping track of your business success is a lot easier with dashboards. This business intelligence reporting tool helps you see your critical business metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). With dashboards, you can make smarter decisions for your business. Let’s discuss how dashboards can bring a huge boost to your business.
How Regular IT Maintenance Boosts Your Business Productivity
Running a business involves taking care of a lot of moving parts. One area you might think about only sometimes is your computer hardware, which includes your servers and other parts and accessories of your computers. It is essential to take good care of your computer hardware. Regular maintenance can help your business run smoother, catch issues early, and improve system performance.
Collaboration Tools for Improved Productivity and Teamwork
The modern workforce has shifted significantly over the past decade. Previously, employees commuted to physical offices where they worked in person. More recently, many positions transformed into work-from-home opportunities that allow employees to work from almost anywhere with internet access.
Remote work comes with its own challenges, like encouraging collaboration and securing staff productivity. Collaboration tools for improved productivity and teamwork provide fantastic opportunities to streamline the remote experience.
Strengthening Cybersecurity Defenses in Real-Time
Cyberattacks are a big business problem and can occur when you least expect them. Strengthening cybersecurity defenses in real-time offers a modern way to protect your business and its digital assets.
How to Create an Effective Disaster Recovery Plan for Your Business
A solid disaster recovery plan for businesses is essential in today’s tech-focused world. Without one, companies risk their reputation, customers’ personal information, and profits in the wake of an unpredictable event that takes servers and systems offline.
Although business owners aren’t at fault for disastrous occurrences, their customers and employees expect them to anticipate these challenges well before they happen. Develop a plan that protects and restores any compromised data before disaster strikes.
Using Digital Whiteboards for Teamwork
Collaborating with a team that’s spread out can be a challenge. One way to address it is by using digital whiteboards. These are virtual platforms where teams can work together, brainstorm, and organize ideas wherever they are. If your remote team is looking for a space to innovate together, digital whiteboards are useful.
SCAM OF THE WEEK: You’ve Been Served by a Cybercriminal
Recently, the Better Business Bureau issued a warning that cybercriminals have been posing as process servers. Process servers are people who deliver legal documents. Cybercriminals are impersonating them to try to steal your sensitive information.
In this scam, cybercriminals will call from a restricted number and impersonate a process server. They’ll claim that there is a lawsuit against you over unpaid bills and that you’ll have more legal troubles if you don’t act quickly.
Protect Your Business: Getting to Know the Top Software Threats
MITRE, a leading organization in the field of security, recently shared its list of top software threats for 2023. The top spots remain occupied by the same software bugs as last year.
Hackers Fool Multi-Factor Authentication
In the world of cybersecurity, change is the only constant. For many business owners, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been the go-to option for extra security. But hackers today are more ingenious, working around the old systems that used to stop them. New tricks are emerging to get business data and customers’ sensitive information. MFA remains an essential to online security, but hackers are figuring out ways to bypass it.
Why Your Business Needs a Knowledge Management System
What if you could download and store industry-related knowledge from each employee at your business? A knowledge management system (KMS) does just that. It streamlines the way businesses organize and share their collective knowledge for current and new employees to easily access and utilize while carrying out their responsibilities.
Old OS, New Risks: The Implications of Firefox’s 115 Update for Businesses
When running a business, you have to keep your technology up-to-date. That includes the programs running on your computers. Mozilla Firefox has a new update called Firefox 115. This update doesn't support older operating systems like Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and some macOS versions. You could face big risks online if your business still uses these old operating systems.
Navigating the Future of Work: How Technology Is Changing the Workplace
Over the last few years, there have been drastic shifts in how people work. Technology and the COVID-19 pandemic are the two main drivers of these changes. Businesses now face the challenge of keeping up with technological developments and providing work flexibility.
Apple’s Latest iOS 16.5.1 Updates Security Flaws
Running a business involves keeping your devices and digital assets secure. Fresh concerns have emerged with the recent discovery of two significant vulnerabilities in Apple's software. These vulnerabilities were exploited in Apple devices with software older than iOS 15.7.
The Benefits and Challenges of Building a Remote Workforce for Your Business
While in the past, employees arrived at their offices in person, working from home has become increasingly popular since 2020. But is building a remote workforce a worthy investment for businesses? Like other endeavors, it has its challenges and rewards.
Since digital infrastructure allows people to connect globally, businesses could hire top talent and improve flexibility with a remote team. Find out more about pros and cons of remote workforces.
SCAM OF THE WEEK: Phishing with Images
Cybercriminals use images in phishing emails to impersonate real organizations. By using images like official logos and promotional materials, cybercriminals hope to trick you into thinking the email is legitimate.
In a recent scam, cybercriminals have been spoofing Delta Airlines to try to steal sensitive information. The body of the email consists of one large image. The image includes Delta's logo, a photograph of one of their planes, and an image of a gift card. The email has a message promising a gift card if you act fast and click the image. After clicking the image, you’ll be redirected to a malicious website with a login page. If you enter your login credentials, cybercriminals will have access to your sensitive information.
A New Chapter in Business Automation with Machine Learning
Think of machines that can learn and adapt to any situation. Thanks to researchers from MIT and Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, this is now possible. They have created a new method that lets machines learn in two ways: by copying their teacher and trying things independently. This dual method helps machines learn faster and better.
Chrome Patches to Fix Security Issues
Keeping the technology you use updated is more than just good practice. It is an essential step towards protecting your business. This is precisely the case with the recent Google Chrome 114 patch.
Changing the Game in Wireless Computing: A New Approach to Faster Processing
Imagine wireless devices functioning together as a team to solve complex problems more quickly. These devices can talk to each other using signals like radio waves, sound, or light without wires. They can also store and process information in the same place, making the process faster and more efficient. This amazing technology is called parallel in-memory (PIM) wireless computing.