by Patrick Mattson | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog, SMB IT Security
A common assumption is, if you have experienced a breach – specifically a ransomware attack – it will not happen again. Pay them and they will move on… Not so. In fact, businesses who have been attacked have an 80% chance of being attacked again!...
by Patrick Mattson | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, SMB IT Security, Uncategorized
Undoubtedly, you have received one of those annoying emails from your bank or social media account alerting you of a compromise… What happens next is extremely frustrating – the bank cancels your card…you wait a week to get a new one…or if it was...
by Patrick Mattson | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, SMB IT Security, Uncategorized
IF YOU ARE RUNNING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SECURITY – from different vendors – it is time to consolidate. Here is why: Small-medium size businesses do not have gigantic security budgets or big security departments…if you are one of them, you know how hard...
by Patrick Mattson | Jan 3, 2021 | Best Practices, Blog, SMB IT Security, Tip of the week
If you have been using the Internet for a long time you will remember websites having flashy pictures and videos, this occurred because of Adobe Flash Player. Flash Player was used on a lot of sites, so many that Google included it in Chrome, but soon it will be a...
by Patrick Mattson | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog, SMB IT Security
Do you know your company’s security plan from start to finish? Have you actively participated in a test-run of your RECOVERY PLAN in the event of an attack? Cyberattacks are more prevalent and sophisticated than ever before. As the threat landscape multiplies in...
by Patrick Mattson | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, SMB IT Security
TikTok – you know, the big craze for weird dance videos…How much of your data is sitting on TikTok servers right now? Maybe none. How about your kid’s data? Did you know your kids are a big target for hackers? Microsoft may be buying...