AI Security: Are Language-Processing Tools A Threat?

Large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing (NLP) are taking the business world by storm. Subsets of artificial intelligence (AI) frameworks, these language-based operations power applications like ChatGPT and customer service solutions such as chatbots. Data shows the growing power of these intelligent options: ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer application in history just two…Continue Reading


What Is Multifactor Authentication (MFA)?

Authentication is the process of verifying user identities before granting them access to secure accounts, software applications, or network services. Usernames and secured passwords are the most familiar form of authentication: Employees or customers provide their registered username and chosen password to gain access. The problem? If passwords are stolen, bad actors can easily gain…Continue Reading


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How to Prepare Your Business Before a Hurricane Hits

With Hurricane Dorian expected to make landfall on Florida’s Atlantic coast late Monday/early Tuesday, many Floridians are preparing to buy supplies and review their evacuation plans. What should businesses do to prepare? Being prepared will not only save you time and money but could also save your business. From initial planning and crisis management to…Continue Reading


Financial Institutions and Cloud Computing

Securing critical data in the cloud during this wave of file-less cyber attacks can pose serious security risks when moving from a traditional enterprise data center into a cloud environment. Even in private clouds, financial organizations face intensified risks from having multiple data sets and applications sharing on the same physical services. Banks, credit unions…Continue Reading


Six Overlooked Best Practices That Threaten Enterprises

Six Overlooked Practices That Threaten Enterprises

No company is safe from human error. Statistics indicate that every year, over one billion records of data are compromised due to common mishaps. More than 90 million IT-related accidents are reported in the US alone. It gets worse; A whopping average of $15 million in damages relentlessly plague even the most prestigious and security…Continue Reading


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Today Is Computer Security Day

Security is such an important factor of every day life that an annual day of recognition for has been established. Given the state of security and the advent of hackers and cybercrime in recent history, one would think that this occasion had been established as a direct response. The fact is, Computer Security Day is…Continue Reading


9 Steps To Protect Your Data When Traveling

9 Steps to Protect Your Data When Traveling

The Holidays are now upon us and many will traveling. Whether it is to visit relatives, a secondary corporate location or client site across the country, travel may be part of your plans. In this day and age and considering the Internet Of Things and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), the practice of taking extra…Continue Reading


5 Steps to Network Security and Compliance

Network Security and Compliance Best Practices

Small businesses are often at a greater risk for cyber threats because they typically have smaller budgets and do not have the revenue to afford their own information technology departments to deal with these threats. In addition, 87 percent of small business owners do not believe they are at risk for an attack. As a…Continue Reading


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Hurricane Preparedness for Businesses Part 2: 5 Critical Steps to Ready Your Infrastructure Before A Storm

In Part 1, we discussed putting together a hurricane plan for your personnel and ensuring that you keep an open line of communication with emergency services organizations, local businesses, and vendors. Here in Part 2, we will take a look at hurricane preparedness from a business IT perspective. It is imperative that you also develop…Continue Reading


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How to Prepare Your Business for a Hurricane – Part 1

Until last year, Florida had not been directly hit by a hurricane since 2005. Yet, in 2004, the state was directly hit a record four times, which had never happened, dating back to 1850. Odds are Florida is due for another hurricane strike. In fact, according to the latest forecasts released by Colorado State University,…Continue Reading