Author: Steve Haviland

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Is Your Online Shopping App Invading Your Privacy?

Written by Steve Haviland on July 25, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

Online shopping has become a common activity for many people. It’s convenient, easy, and allows us to buy items from the comfort of our homes. But with the rise of online shopping, there are concerns about privacy and security.Not all shopping apps are created equally. Often people get excited and install an app without checking privacy practices. Apps can collect more data from your smartphone than you realize. Whether you use your phone for personal use, business use, or both, your data...

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How to Use Threat Modeling to Reduce Your Cybersecurity Risk

Written by Steve Haviland on July 20, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

As cyber threats continue to increase, businesses must take proactive steps. They need to protect their sensitive data and assets from cybercriminals. Threats to data security are persistent and they come from many different places.Today’s offices are digitally sophisticated. Just about every activity relies on some type of technology and data sharing. Hackers can breach these systems from several entry points. This includes computers, smartphones, cloud applications, and network infrastructure.It’s...

Business Email Compromise Jumped 81% Last Year! Learn How to Fight It

Written by Steve Haviland on July 15, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

In recent years, electronic mail (email for short) has become an essential part of our daily lives. Many people use it for various purposes, including business transactions. With the increasing dependence on digital technology, cybercrime has grown. A significant cyber threat facing businesses today is Business Email Compromise (BEC).Why is it important to pay particular attention to BEC attacks? Because they’ve been on the rise. BEC attacks jumped 81% in 2022, and as many as 98% of employees...

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10 Tips to Help Small Businesses Get Ready for the Unexpected

Written by Steve Haviland on July 10, 2023. Posted in Business Continuity.

What would you do if your business suffered a ransomware attack tomorrow? Do you have a contingency plan in case of a tornado, hurricane, or earthquake? The unexpected can happen anytime, and small businesses can get hit particularly hard.Small businesses are the backbone of many economies. They are critical for job creation, innovation, and community development. But running a small business comes with significant risks. This includes financial uncertainty, market volatility, and natural disasters.60%...

9 NSA Best Practices for Securing Your Home Network

Written by Steve Haviland on July 5, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

In today’s world, technology is ubiquitous, and connectivity is a must. Securing your home network has become more critical than ever. A secure home network is essential for protecting your personal data from hackers.From phishing to smishing (SMS phishing), it’s getting harder to avoid a breach. Individuals often have fewer safeguards in place at home than at work. Yet many are working from home, which puts both personal and company data at risk.About 46% of businesses saw at least one...

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What Is Push-Bombing & How Can You Prevent It?

Written by Steve Haviland on June 30, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

Cloud account takeover has become a major problem for organizations. Think about how much work your company does that requires a username and password. Employees end up having to log into many different systems or cloud apps.Hackers use various methods to get those login credentials. The goal is to gain access to business data as a user. As well as launch sophisticated attacks, and send insider phishing emails.How bad has the problem of account breaches become? Between 2019 and 2021, account takeover...

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Is It Time to Ditch the Passwords for More Secure Passkeys?

Written by Steve Haviland on June 25, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

Passwords are the most used method of authentication, but they are also one of the weakest. Passwords are often easy to guess or steal. Also, many people use the same password across several accounts. This makes them vulnerable to cyber-attacks.The sheer volume of passwords that people need to remember is large. This leads to habits that make it easier for criminals to breach passwords. Such as creating weak passwords and storing passwords in a non-secure way.61% of all data breaches involve stolen...

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How to Create Insightful Dashboards in Microsoft Power BI

Written by Steve Haviland on June 20, 2023. Posted in Microsoft.

Data visualization is a powerful tool for communicating complex data. It presents it in a simple, easily understandable format. But it is not enough to simply create a graph or chart and call it a day. To truly make use of information, it is important to create insightful reports. Reports that effectively communicate the story behind the data.Insightful reports help decision-makers understand key trends and patterns. As well as identify areas of opportunity and make informed decisions. If analytics...

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Best Ways to Use ChatGPT at Your Business (Without Things Getting Out of Hand)

Written by Steve Haviland on June 15, 2023. Posted in New Technology.

It’s hard to turn around online these days without running into ChatGPT. Both Bing and Google are levering this advanced artificial intelligence language model. And you can expect it to show up in more business and personal tools that you use every day.ChatGPT has revolutionized the way businesses interact with their customers. It has also affected how they get things done. Teams are using it for everything from emails to generating ideas for product names.The tool’s personalized and informative...

7 Smart Ways to Secure Your Wireless Printer & Keep Your Home Network Safe

Written by Steve Haviland on June 10, 2023. Posted in Cybersecurity.

Many people worry about someone hacking their computer. But they’re not really thinking about their wireless printer getting breached. It’s a tool that most individuals use sporadically. For example, when you want to print out tax forms or mailing labels.Printers tend to be out of sight, out of mind. That is until you need to print something and run out of ink. Well, they’re not out of the mind of hackers. In fact, unsecured printers are a classic way for criminals to gain access to a home network.To...