Low Cost and Effective Ways to Secure a Network Christmas has come and gone.  Are you content? The highly requested and briefly treasured gifts that were unwrapped on the 25th are already collecting dust on the shelves.  Your family (like mine) possibly missed the...

THE REAL DANGERS OF USING A SMARTPHONE (And How to Avoid Them) As parents, we all must make the inevitable choice as to when the appropriate age to purchase a cell phone for our kids may be. For me, that was the decision I wrestled with much of the summer. My oldest,...

IDENTITY THEFT: What Are YOU Worth On The Dark Web? (Hint: It's More than You Think!) Does anyone else’s brain have certain topics that it zones out on?  I am not sure why, but remembering to renew my driver’s license on time is a real struggle for me.  Maybe it’s the...

Malware Definitions and Information Adware Adware usually acts without a user’s authorization or knowledge. While adware is not always malicious, it typically tracks a user’s Internet activity and sends information, such as email addresses, to advertisers. Many free...

Can Cyber-Security Software Do It All? What Responsibilities Rest With the Users? If you’ve been following my column for some time, you know that we’re a big-time soccer family. (If you don’t like the game of soccer or don’t have children who play soccer, I encourage...

Staying Safe from RDP Brute Force Attacks. Best Practices to Protect Your Organization One game we like to play while taking in the sights and sounds of interstate driving is the old classic: “What am I?” It is a simple game to play: a family member simply thinks of a...