Cybersecurity
Building the Right Cybersecurity Stack for Your Organization
Cybersecurity is a concern for every business, regardless of size or location. You may not be sure what it means to be secure, or what cybersecurity should look like for you. If your organization hasn’t done much with their technology in recent years, you may have larger security risks than you realize, so we’re laying… Read More
Cybersecurity
The Importance of HTTPS for Your Website
Many people think that if your website doesn’t handle sensitive communications, you don’t need to have it secured with HTTPS – this is false! Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is necessary for protecting your users and the integrity of your website regardless of its purpose. It has also become a requirement in many web… Read More
Cybersecurity
Be aware of phishing scams: think before you click!
Over the past few months, we’ve seen many email scams affect our clients and community. Please be extra cautious when opening emails from people you know, both in and outside your organization. Without proper end-user security awareness, your organization can be at risk of an attack. I wanted to share some common phishing attacks we… Read More
Technology Planning
The top 5 reasons to start 2018 with an IT security strategy
2017 was filled with privacy and security fiascos. To start 2018 with a simple, effective, IT security strategy is an excellent New Years resolution and gives your Executive Director peace of mind. Better yet, your peers will tell you this was the best and most fun IT security budget they ever spent. This list is… Read More
Tech Tips
Why Mesh Networking Matters
By Eric Harris, IT Director Imagine your home is destroyed in a flood. Your family finds temporary shelter, where you try to access critical information online. But there’s no Internet connection, and you’re stranded. Enter the wireless mesh network. This tech trend offers more than connectivity; it may be our best hope for communicating… Read More
Cybersecurity, Tech News
New Ransomware Threat Emerges as a Scanned Document
Cyberheist news says: Here is the latest tactic in the cat-and-mouse game between cybercrime and security software vendors. The bad guys have come up with new a ransomware phishing attack, tricking users to open what appears to be a document scanned from an internal Konica Minolta C224e. This is a variant of the Locky… Read More
Cybersecurity
Survey of 2600 IT Pros: “Password Procedures Still Are A Cyber Security Fail”
Cyberheist News says: After the NIST passwords bombshell, KnowBe4 surveyed 2,600 IT professionals to find out how they were managing passwords The answers show that IT Pros are generally receptive to the proposed pass phrase concept suggested by NIST. NIST Special Publication 800-63B, “Digital Identity Guidelines,” states: “Many attacks associated with the use of passwords are not… Read More
Nonprofit Tips
Nonprofit Cybersecurity Cheat Sheet
Ransomware…Spoofing…Spear-Phishing…. With cybersecurity in the headlines every day, it’s important to know what the terms mean to better educate yourself and your users. We’ve made a cheat sheet of cybersecurity jargon that you need to know. Authentication: A process, such as a login and password combination, used to identify a user, process, or device prior… Read More
Nonprofit Tips
Protecting Your Nonprofit in the Wake of Cybersecurity Attacks
Damaging cybersecurity attacks have become an increasingly regular occurrence in business. If you remember, in 2013, Target Corp. notified 70 million customers that hackers infiltrated their computer systems and had stolen customer’s personal data. In 2016, Yahoo Inc. was impacted when hackers had stolen the account information of 500 million users. In January of this… Read More
Tech News
Don’t Click on that Random Google Docs Invite
As you may have heard, email users have been receiving unsolicited emails with a fake Google Docs link inside. If you receive it, simply delete it. Google has provided an update on this attack this morning: “We realize people are concerned about their Google accounts, and we’re now able to give a fuller explanation after further investigation. We… Read More
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