Have any of these scenarios happened to you? An employee loses their laptop or tablet, or has it stolen while working at a coffee shop or stepping out of their car at a convenience store. An employee or one of their children downloads a "neat game" on the internet...
A couple of years ago, I rented a U-Haul to move some furniture. This past week, I got an email that U-Haul's databases was hacked and my personal information including driver's license data was stolen. I'm currently following up with U-Haul about the scope and impact...
Tim Horton's is a national brand in Canada. Millions of people buy their coffee, donuts, and muffins from "Timmys" every day. But last week, Tim Hortons was in the news for abusing customer information. Using the corporate app downloaded by millions of people, Tim...
We looked long and hard at firewall options for our clients. Many were just too expensive to make sense for small and medium businesses. Many were more about hype than substance; if they had spent as much on their product as on their videos and marketing material,...
Here's a 4 minute video to explain what firewalls do and why they could make sense for you...
Your corporate insurance broker might have recommended penetration testing, or "Pen Testing", as a cybersecurity strategy for your business. What is "Pen Testing"? To answer that question, think of your computer systems as a large building. Buildings have doorways....
On December 9, cybercriminals began using a newly identified weakness in a commonly used system library called Log4J. You probably haven't heard of Log4J, nor should you. It is a library used to output log files so developers can solve problems. But the real problem...
A Tale of Two Messages I sent out two identical messages that arrived in the receiver's mailbox. The first (the one on the left) ended up in the recipient's Junk E-mail folder. When the recipient opened it using Gmail on an Android phone, they saw a very concerning...
SE Labs is a UK Based independent testing company. Its mission is to help "advance the effectiveness of computer security through innovative, detailed and intelligence-led testing, run with integrity." In early 2021, SE Labs tested 9 "Small Business Endpoint...
5 types of social scams your employees need to know about: phishing, baiting, quid pro quo, pretexting and tailgating. Define each with our helpful guide here. https://datto-content.amp.vg/web/htgkfwft4k6g
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Browser Fingerprinting will be a new term to many people. What is it? Browser fingerprinting identifies the computer and web browser you're using. It's a simple as that. A browser fingerprint isn't a cookie. You can control and delete your cookies. Browsers need to...