It’s another tax season, and while most companies scramble to file their Internal Revenue Service (IRS) returns, scammers will be looking to capitalize on the chaos. Con artists use this time to elicit sensitive information from individuals and businesses, using the IRS as their preferred moniker. Falling victim to a…
Technology is the primary enabler of the modern economy. The rise of the internet with all its bells and whistles lead to an information revolution. Today’s companies and individuals have more access to information on-demand than ever before, but this comes with a host of risks. “Attack surface” isn’t a…
Managers are always pushing their employees to do more with less. The best managers will continuously look for opportunities to streamline bloated processes and reduce operational overheads. Unfortunately, managers are just as likely to become too busy with everyday issues and may no longer have the bandwidth to carry out…
While teachers struggle to maintain grade point averages, and administrators need to ensure the timely processing of submissions and documents, finding new ways to increase efficiency may prove difficult. To ensure the school achieves its annual targets, leveraging the right stack of education technology can help with workflow automation and…
While technology can significantly improve the quality of education a school provides to its students, it also creates additional risks. An area often overlooked when the school year is underway is network security. New threats emerge almost daily, making a school’s information management system particularly vulnerable if it doesn’t regularly…
It’s a new decade, and web presence has grown and changes significantly over the last ten years. More people prefer to engage with prospective companies online or conduct their own research before engaging with a company. To be effective in the new digital climate, businesses should regularly review their web…
Whether or not the police should wear body cameras is a perennial topic that surfaces alongside almost every police-civilian encounter that makes it onto the news. The public is overwhelmingly in favor of their required use, believing them effective in curbing officer misbehavior. A study by the Cato Institute found…
If the number of high-profile breaches last year is any indication, cybercriminals are getting craftier. In 2019, the cybersecurity world saw the rise of new types of phishing attacks, plus brazen attempts to access networks through a variety of clever, new techniques. Cybercriminals stop at nothing to steal the most…
Anyone who has been paying attention to the latest cybersecurity news might have noticed a big story breaking in early December. Two Russian hackers were indicted in what is considered to be the largest cybercrime spree in history. Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev are the leaders of Evil Corp, a…
We’ve known for years now that Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) will reach its end of life in January 2020. Well that time has finally come, and many people are still clinging to the beloved OS. Windows 7 was the most popular operating system after Windows XP, known…