5 Ways to Safeguard Small Business Data |
Recently, I was talking to someone in our office about the problems that come with using older versions of Office. He automatically mentioned that various employees using different versions under a single network can make it difficult to make a complete update on everyone's computer at once. Then, I questioned if there were security issues with having older versions of Office. He had completely forgot that you are more vulnerable from doing this. Sometimes we forget that there are simple ways to keep our data safe, such as safeguarding our data by using the newest version of Office. Continue reading » |
How to create an effective cyber hygiene program |
used with permission from the Microsoft Secure Blog by Ann Johnson, Vice-President, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group |
As noted in the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Incident Report, 63% of confirmed breaches involved leveraging weak, default or stolen passwords, 30% of phishing messages were opened in 2015, and 12% of targets clicked on the malicious attachment or link. Given this, organizations of all types can make significant gains in their security posture by educating their user base on best practices for digital engagement and cyber hygiene.
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