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Malvertising: When the Ad at the Top of Google Is the Threat

Picture this: it’s ten minutes before a client call and someone on your team realizes they need Zoom. They type "Zoom download" into Google, click the top result, and follow the prompts. The page looks right, the installer runs cleanly, and Zoom opens without a...

What Happens When You Give an App Your Contacts List

The tap that shares more than you realize You download a new app, open it for the first time, and a pop-up appears: "Allow this app to access your contacts?" Most people tap "Allow" without a second thought. The app seems to need it for something, and it takes less...

What “Data Residency” Means and Why Your Business Should Ask About It

Pick any cloud tool your business uses and ask a simple question: do you know where your data physically lives? Most business owners answer with something like, "in the cloud," which is not really an answer at all. That data sits on a physical server, in a real...

Why You Should Never Use Free Email Address

Why You Should Never Use A Free Email Address For Your Business The message is clear: email is king. Many clients and customers choose to communicate primarily by email and as you know, it gives a fantastic ROI in your marketing strategy…unless you’re using a free...

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Quickly Become A Google Fu Master… Here’s How

Quickly Become A Google Fu Master… Here’s How There’s one thing all teens can do better than adults – and it’s not Snapchat. They’ve become experts at quickly locating information on the internet. That’s Google Fu, the ability to use search engines to whip up answers...

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Should You REALLY Click That Upgrade?

Should You REALLY Click That Upgrade? That pop up just won't leave. It’s been hounding you to upgrade your software and clearly, it has zero intention of giving you a moment's rest. That software wants to be upgraded and it wants it now. With a grudging sigh, you...

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How to Stay Safe While Being Social

How to Stay Safe While Being Social People happily share their private information online, building robust libraries that can easily become a one-stop goldmine for fraudsters. It’s not exactly the intention everyone has when they sign up, as the whole point of...

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6 Quick Security Tips To Keep Your Business Safe

6 Quick Security Tips To Keep Your Business Safe Every employee shares one inescapable flaw that is putting your business at risk. They’re human. 59% of data breaches can be traced back to something an employee did (or didn’t do), which invited a cyber-attack. The...

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How To Spot A Tech Scam Before you Get Stung

How To Spot A Tech Scam Before You Get Stung If your computer had a virus, you’d want to know about it ASAP, right? Before your important files become corrupted, you lose your photos and your digital life is essentially destroyed. Even thinking about it is terrifying....

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