One lock works for a shed. Is it enough for a business? Most leaders carry the same quiet question: if something goes wrong, would anyone know fast enough, and could the business recover without chaos? That uncertainty is the real problem. The villain is not “cyber risk.” It is the real-world attackers who do not…Continue Reading
Tax refund scams 2026 is not just a consumer story. For a business owner, office manager, controller, or operations lead, one fake refund text can turn into a password reset scramble, a payroll scare, or a shared mailbox problem before anyone realizes what happened. The IRS Dirty Dozen tax scam warning says businesses, taxpayers, and…Continue Reading
(Spoiler: Yes. And Not Just Any Antivirus.) The landscape of cyber threats has evolved a lot faster than your coffee machine or your office Wi-Fi password. It’s 2025, and while antivirus software isn’t new, how we use it—and how well it protects us—has changed dramatically. If the last time you updated, your antivirus came from…Continue Reading
When you’re trying to figure out how to prevent hacking, there’s no room for shortcuts. Whether you’re managing IT for a growing business or juggling security needs with a lean in-house team, hacking threats are constant. Phishing, viruses, ransomware, brute-force attacks, insider threats—they don’t discriminate based on company size. In fact, hackers love small businesses…Continue Reading
Cyber threats are on the rise, and businesses of all sizes must take proactive steps to protect themselves from financial and even reputational harm and damage. Cyber liability insurance is a crucial safety net. Unfortunately, many business owners don’t fully understand what it covers or how to get the best policy for their needs. And…Continue Reading
Does your organization have best practices for how to use technology which include installing patches, computer based training and pushing out anti-virus updates? Does your firm have a threat detection strategy? Perhaps your firm utilizes a layered security approach and because you have never experienced a breach you are at peace with the security of…Continue Reading
On November 23, 2017, a new RansomWare outbreak called Scarab, first discovered in June by Michael Gillespie, was being distributed to approximately 12.5 million email addresses in the first hours alone. The virus was sent to domains that were primarily .com addresses. It also found its way to other top level domain extensions like .co.uk,…Continue Reading
Password security is increasingly becoming a major concern for people and businesses on a personal and professional level. Keeping your systems, devices and networks secure with strong passwords is an absolute must today. There is a good reason why Netflix warns users to change their passwords. When successful giants like LinkedIn, Google, eHarmony, Yahoo and…Continue Reading
CIO Technology Solutions is actively monitoring the announcement of the recently discovered Microsoft computer security exploit, WannaCry. This ransomware infection of specific vulnerable Microsoft windows systems has infected thousands worldwide, and we are taking necessary precautions to mitigate any potential risks. The specific delivery vectors are still being investigated. However, there are several potential sources…Continue Reading
Being hacked is a concern for most of us nowadays. You can’t skim a newspaper without seeing some security breach, not to mention it was a major point of contention during election time. Were elections at risk from foreign hackers? Were emails read? We’ll save the political arguments for another time, but data security is…Continue Reading