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We’re continuing to explore the topic of passwords and how they help keep your business data and systems secure in this next blog on when and how you should update your passwords. An alert pops up on your computer: It’s time to change your password again. Sigh. Fine. You’ll just change from password4! to password5! and— Not so fast. Regular...

We have been thinking a lot about client security lately. When we came across this blog series about passwords, we knew we had to share it with all our clients. It’s all too easy to think passwords are a nuisance—when really they’re essential to keeping your data and your business safe. If you use the same password for multiple systems—online...

Any loopholes in managing company data can have serious consequences. Take, for example, Morgan Stanley which had to pay up financier Ronald Perelman a whopping $1.45 billion, in part because the global giant could not produce all the critical email communication during the trial’s disclosure phase. Whether yours is a small, medium-sized, or large business, you must put the necessary...

The U.S. multinational computer software company Adobe has suffered a serious security breach earlier this month that exposed user records’ database belonging to the company’s popular Creative Cloud service. With an estimated 15 million subscribers, Adobe Creative Cloud or Adobe CC is a subscription service that gives users access to the company’s full suite of popular creative software for desktop...

Cisco has disclosed 13 big security vulnerabilities in its most recent software security advisory for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE. The company said that all administrators should review their devices to determine which version of this software they are using. Running an outdated version could mean their devices are exposed to some of these vulnerabilities, said Cisco. According to Cisco, these...

A new form of malware, dubbed ‘Tarmac’ is making its appearance on Mac devices. What is Tarmac malware? How does it work? Tarmac is a ‘malvertisements’ or malicious ads discovered by security researchers. Tarmac malware is also known as OSX. Tarmac is actually a companion of Shlayer, an older program. The two viruses work together to infect MacOS users with spam advertisements....

Another day, another revelation of a critical unpatched zero-day vulnerability, this time in the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, Android. What’s more? The Android zero-day vulnerability has also been found to be exploited in the wild by the Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group—infamous for selling zero-day exploits to governments—or one of its customers, to gain control of their...

Some of the most commonly asked questionsI asked are around tradational on premise Active Directory and Azure AD services and the differences between all the flavours available to them when adopting a hybrid posture. More specifically, what are the difference between: Azure Active Directory (AAD) Azure Active Directory Domain Services (AADDS) Active Directory (AD) It’s essential to understand the differences when you’re looking...

As IT consultants we are often asked to assist our clients with Acceptable use Policies.  IT is very unlikely that any two usage policies will be identical, as companies have different requirements, however it helps to have a sample policy to start as a base and then adapt as required.  I have provided very simple yet effective Internet and Email...

Summary This article describes how to use the “Automatic Replies (Out of Office)” and “Out of Office Assistant”. Note This feature is only available with an Exchange account that used by many organizations. Home users typically do not have the Exchange account. To enable Automatic Replies feature for non-Exchange account, please go to this section: How to enable Automatic Replies...

Despite back-to-back reports of malicious apps, Google’s Play Store still harbors lots of such applications. Once again, researchers have discovered a bunch of such applications, including gaming and photo apps, that delivered malware to users’ devices. Malicious Gaming and Photo Apps Reportedly, Dr.Web team has discovered another batch of malicious applications flooding the Google Play Store. In their study, they...

As a trusted IT and Security advisor for our clients, we constantly watch the security and vendor landscape, looking for the latest best practices, threats and updates from our partners.  Identity driven security has become essential in todays online world.  I have highlighted some of the key aspects of Identity driven security, how Microsoft has adopted the approach and why...