Big Data is Making Big Waves in the Digital World
The definition of big data isn’t a difficult one to infer: It’s large sets of data that can be analyzed for trends, patterns, and pitfalls to help companies make better decisions for their [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted Free Mobile Business Apps? Evaluate Them First
There are over 270 million smartphone users in the United States. Of those that work in an office, over 80% use their personal devices for work. Additionally, half of all firms provide support [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted On the Line: Avoid Phishing Attacks at Home and at Work
Your email is more dangerous than you think. One wrong move, and you’ll be snagged by phishing attacks. Hook, line, and sinker. One of the most common tricks that cyber criminals have up their [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted Hacking for Good: White Hat Hackers
Oftentimes, the word “hacker” is considered synonymous with shady characters that use technology to bring harm to others, but the definition of the word actually includes anyone who is able to [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted Biometrics Cyber Security: Is a Fingerprint Enough?
Facial recognition software. Fingerprint readers. Retinal scanning. What once seemed like technology reserved for sci-fi movies like Robocop (1987, facial recognition software) and 2001: A Space [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted Breaking News from WatchGuard: Trending Security Threats
WatchGuard’s Threat Lab works tirelessly to evaluate and analyze the latest in digital security threats. Using “data from WatchGuard’s Firebox Feed, internal and partner threat intelligence, and [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted LANs, MANs, and WANs: Understanding Your Network Systems
When it comes to understanding your network, you must start with a basic understanding of the different layers that can exist within one network. Doing so ensures that your data and information [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted Auth Point for Multi-factor Authentication and Data Protection
We use passwords constantly. From our phone pins to our network logins, we are constantly keeping up with an ever-expanding list of secret phrases and number combinations that are supposed to [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted The Five Types of Firewall Architecture
In its most basic sense, a firewall exists to prevent unwanted access to your computer network. Firewalls isolate your computer from the network with a layer of code that inspects all incoming [...]
By Kyle Vinar
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Posted Disaster Recovery Verification: Is Your Data Safe?
Disasters often strike without warning, leaving catastrophic damage in their wake. They come in predictable and unpredictable ways, whether it’s a tornado or a direct hacking attack. Predictable [...]
