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Tag Archives: Security
Disabling AutoRun Helps Prevent Malware
The AutoRun feature in Windows for thumb and other portable storage devices is a double-edged sword. While making file management and access for portable storage much easier and faster, it also enables certain types of malware to access and install themselves onto your system. One of the most common entry points of malware and viruses [...]
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Prevent Malware by Disabling AutoRun
USB thumb drives – along with other portable storage devices – are an easy way to share files between users. However, if you haven’t disabled the AutoRun feature, you also run the risk of letting certain viruses and malware penetrate your system much easier. One of the most common entry points of malware and viruses [...]
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Balancing Freedom and Security
Security experts are predicting a rise in the use of personal gadgets to access company data – which means that you will have less control over what kind of data goes in and out of your IT system. The best way to rectify this is by having a concrete and comprehensive IT policy that secures [...]
Security Policy for Personal Devices: A Must
With mobile devices becoming more accessible, many are finding it more comfortable and more productive to use these devices not only for personal purposes, but also for work. This may seem to be a good thing initially, but it also means that you have less control over the way these devices access your IT system. [...]
The Threat of Employee-Owned Devices
Employees using their own mobile devices for work may seem like a good idea at first – it’s less expense for you, the employer, and they can also make employees more productive. However, it also means that you are allowing potentially unsecure devices to access your company’s data. The solution? An effective IT security policy [...]
Security: For Businesses Big AND Small
A survey by StaySafeOnline.org shows some disturbing results – that a large number of small business, while largely dependent on their computer systems, do not see themselves as threatened by hackers and online thieves. This results in a significant percentage of them having poor or mediocre security. StaySafeOnline.org, a website of the National Cyber Security [...]
Small Firms Need Security Too
Despite the real threat of hacking and online thievery, a lot of small businesses do not consider themselves affected by it, says a report by StaySafeOnline.org. While dependent on their computer systems for data storage, few realize that all it takes is one breach to destroy a cultivated relationship with clients and the company’s own [...]
Security and Small Businesses
Fact: all it takes is one security breach to destroy a company. But few – especially small businesses – seem to realize it, according to a recent survey released by StaySafeOnline.org. Results show that few small businesses see themselves as a target of online thieves or hackers, resulting in many having only token security policies [...]
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Make Big Targets for Cyber-Attacks
Security experts are discovering an emerging trend in cyber-crime these days as more and more SMBs become attractive targets for cyber-thieves because of their inadequate security measures. Reports have shown that cyber-criminals can siphon off as much as $70 million worth of accumulated resources. There is a misconception among many SMBs that they are small [...]
Malware Prevention 101: Disable AutoRun