Technology Advisor Blog

Before social media and the responsibility of maintaining multiple accounts, folks tended to keep their passwords written down on paper, stored in what they considered a safe place, or saved into their phone. These are dangerous cybersecurity risks being practiced and they need to be addressed promptly.
The problem is passwords are often weak, reused or exposed in personal data breaches that are out of your control. In the last decade, we have been introduced to Password Managers and following right after, Multi-Factor Authentications (MFA). Both provide thorough measures to protect users’ information and safety. As an effect, this shield has caused bad actors to get creative and find other tactics to infiltrate your systems.
We’re going to go over what MFA is and why it matters to implement for your small business and in personal life or really, anywhere it’s available!

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Tags: security protection, Monitoring, small business technology advice., cybersecurity, Privacy, security awareness training, cybersecurity training, managed IT services in Boston, Multi-Factor Authentication, MFA

Have you ever been hooked to a phishing attempt? Did you know that phishing is involved in 70% of breaches? Whether it’s an email, phone call, or text message, these are some of the common ways bad actors use to obtain your personal and financial information for malicious gain. Phishing emails were introduced into our lives decade(s) ago and have grown increasingly creative and sophisticated with native language use and perfect grammar.

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Tags: small business, phishing, Cybersecurity, email scams, cybersecurity, ransomware, data security, spoofing, Security Awareness, email spoofing

Before AI consumed our media on a daily basis, spoofing would often impersonate important figures in our lives with the malicious intent of sending misinformation for money and spreading malware. Now with AI, it has become even harder to identify these attempts to protect our friends and loved ones from the headache known as cybercrime.

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Tags: computer security, cybersecurity, ransomware, cybersecurity, spoofing, cybersecurity training, Caller ID Scam