2019 Is Almost Over. Have You Done Your Technology Health Check?
To keep their IT systems healthy and secure in 2020, companies should perform an IT Housekeeping “Health Check” — with appropriate follow up and remediation if anything is amiss. Here’s our list of technology health check routines.
Continue ReadingExpanded Phishing Complicates Security for Smaller Businesses
Security – it’s one of the most critical and least well-funded functions in most small businesses. From a financial standpoint, security seems more like a bottomless pit than a line item in the budget. In…
Continue ReadingEmail Attacks Keep Coming — What You Need to Know; What You Can Do
Targeted attacks via email takeover are currently the most common and successful form of cyberattack. Some 44% of firms have fallen victim to one. In May, Carmichael Consulting warned its clients of an aggressive, advanced…
Continue ReadingEmail Scammers Are at It Again. What You Need to Know
If you use email on a regular basis (and who doesn’t), you have probably heard about phishing or spoofed email campaigns, where the sender pretends to be a business associate, your bank, or even a…
Continue ReadingThe Apple “Root User” Bug: An Unwelcome Gift that Can Keep on Giving
Mac Alert The new macOS High Sierra update (from 10.13 to 10.13.1) will reintroduce a bug for which Apple has already issued an automatic fix. That means users must reboot their computers to reapply the…
Continue ReadingUrgent Alert: Windows and Apple Support Hoaxes Present Serious Threats
Carmichael Support Tip If you receive any emails or see any dialog boxes or screen pop-ups urging you to call a support line, take the following action: Windows: Press Ctrl-Alt-Del and open the Task Manager….
Continue ReadingSmall Business Lessons from the Equifax Hack
In September 2017, Equifax announced that its databases had been breached, and hundreds of millions of personal records had been stolen. Even worse, the hack had occurred months earlier. Experts wondered how such a major…
Continue ReadingUsing Company Bandwidth for Personal Reasons Is Stealing—and Dangerous
Most employees understand that stealing from their office is not acceptable, but often it’s the definition of “stealing” that causes problems. For example, if a spare pen or pencil from someone’s desk ends up in…
Continue ReadingSecuring Data in a Remote Access World
Employees with remote access to corporate networks continue to increase organizational vulnerability to cyberattacks. The proliferation of “bring your own device” (BYOD) equipment that includes personal smartphones, laptops and tablets, only increase organizational vulnerability. In…
Continue ReadingPrevent Email-borne Threats Before They Hit the Network
Every day, humans receive more than 205 billion emails. By 2019, that number is expected to grow to 246 billion. On average, each business professional sends and receives 120 emails every day. Not all of…
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