2 Factor Authentication
News of a another data breach seems to be in the news every week. Security is more and more important in our always-connected world. One thing you can do to help increase your own security is the use of 2 factor authentication. 2 factor authentication is a technique where more then a password is required to access a service. An example of 2 factor authentication in the analog world would be when you use your…
Change Your Password Strategy
image credit In the wake of the Heartbleed bug, IT professionals are quickly patching their services to ensure this loophole has been closed. Also security professionals are advising people to change their passwords on any site or service that may have been compromised by Heartbleed. This is the perfect time to come up with a better password strategy. I recently checked and found that I have several hundred sites that I have a password for.…
How CryptoLocker changes the way we backup
Recently a new type of ‘Ransomware’ has started to appear, It’s called CryptoLocker and it needs to be taken very seriously. CryptoLocker is a form of “Ransomware” These programs take over your computer and will return tho control to you when you pay money. In the past these types of programs were successfully removed fairly easy and your files were still intact. CryptoLocker has changed things. (more…)