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August 1, 2014 by Vertical Axion
You hear your IT guys toss these terms around all the time. It can be dizzying. They all amount to the same thing, don’t they? The answer to that question is both yes and no. Broadly speaking, yes; they all infect your computer and cause damage in various forms, but there are subtle differences that […]
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July 28, 2014 by Vertical Axion
The signs are everywhere, and they are disturbing. Now more than ever before in history, everything you do is being watched, recorded and stored for later. It seems that not a week goes by that some new affront is revealed. The attacks on privacy are constant and unrelenting, and worse, they are being carried out […]
July 27, 2014 by Vertical Axion
You’ve probably heard the term before. Such and so company got hit with a Denial of Service (DOS) attack, but do you know what that actually means? If not, this will give you a quick overview. First, The Bad News There’s no defense against a Denial of Service attack. None at all. The best you […]
July 25, 2014 by Vertical Axion
If you hear the phrase ‘Two-Step Verification’ and roll your eyes, thinking to yourself that someone has just figured out yet another way to waste your time and make it harder than ever to get into your accounts, think again. There are some really good reasons for adopting that approach to account security. It’s not […]
July 23, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Social media has become such a big, important aspect of our daily digital lives that people are inclined to panic when they get locked out of one of their cherished accounts. Twitter’s policy is to lock your account after too many failed password attempts, and if you’re a business owner, this can mean bad things […]
July 19, 2014 by Vertical Axion
With all the news from the NSA in recent months, and all the reports of that agency spying on pretty much everyone, friend and foe alike, concern for privacy has become more pronounced than ever. It’s always been important, of course, it’s just that these days, there’s a very real, tangible reason to take it […]
July 9, 2014 by Vertical Axion
The unfortunate truth is that there are some fairly bad guys out there, lurking in the corners of cyber space. They spend all their free time trying to dream up new ways of getting you to give them access to your banking or credit card information so they can rip you off. Fortunately, many of […]
July 5, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Disaster recovery isn’t one of those things you usually spend a lot of time thinking about. In fact, for more business owners than would probably admit it, about the first time you gave serious thought to the notion of disaster recovery was the time you actually needed to recover from a disaster, and of course, […]
June 24, 2014 by Vertical Axion
As an owner, you like to think you’re providing a safe environment for your employees to operate in and work from, but are you really doing everything you should be? Here’s a checklist of things you should use to ensure that your working environment is as safe as you can make it, and don’t worry, […]
June 19, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Cryptolocker cost thousands of people millions of dollars before antivirus software finally began to eliminate the number of attacks. Weeks after Cryptolocker began to lose a grip on the digital threat world, Cryptowall hit the streets. If you didn’t get to meet Cryptolocker proper, consider yourself lucky; the only thing you could do was completely […]
May 26, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Attention Target shoppers, we regret to inform you that up to 40 million of you may have had your credit card information stolen, and up to 70 million may have had some, or all of your personal information compromised. Oops. Have a nice day. Five Months After The Target Data Breach – Lessons Learned Despite […]
May 22, 2014 by Vertical Axion
E-Commerce and auction giant eBay confirmed yesterday that the website did indeed take a hit from hackers, and that the database that contains user passwords and usernames was compromised. At the moment, eBay believes that no financial information was accessed. This means that any payment methods, including eBay-owned PayPal services, should be secure. Still, the […]
May 16, 2014 by Vertical Axion
You’ve probably got a good idea who should be looking at your data, the question is, who actually is looking at your data? One would hope that the two lists were close to, if not exactly identical, but what if they’re not, and how could you possibly know? Depending on the line of work you’re […]
April 30, 2014 by Vertical Axion
It seems like bugs are a common occurrence in cyberspace recently and the latest affects the world’s most popular web browser, Internet Explorer. Software giant Microsoft recently confirmed that a previously unknown, unpatched flaw exists in their flagship web browser. The flaw has been termed ‘Operation Clandestine Fox’ and it potentially allows attackers to install […]
April 29, 2014 by Vertical Axion
It has been claimed that over 30,000 websites are hacked every day, and there’s little reason to believe that it will stop increasing any time soon. Fortunately, network security has been both maturing and improving since the commercialization of the internet really took hold, so there are many things you can do to keep your […]
April 11, 2014 by Vertical Axion
You’ve probably been hearing about it. There’s a bug…a security hole on the internet in the secure socket layer called “Heartbleed.” You may not understand some of the words I just typed. You may not think it matters, but this one matters. This one matters very much indeed. Read on and I’ll tell you why: […]
April 10, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Although widely known in IT circles for the last couple years, the “death of XP” [as it’s been dubbed] yesterday still caught most computers users unaware. Moreover, the words “XP is Dead” is scaring the bejezus out of people. We are going to take a few minutes and break down what it means for you, […]
March 27, 2014 by Vertical Axion
I’ve been working with a user this week that has to send and receive encrypted emails and it occurred to me that ALL our email customers have this ability though most of you might not know it. I thought I’d take a moment to show you the feature and how to use it. Most of […]
