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Cyber Security and Small Business - The dilemma

 Cyber Security and Small Business - The dilemma With technological advances and presence of pandemic, businesses are learning to find better ways and alternative ways to carry on the business, grow the business and connect with their current and potential clients. One of most sought solution is online presence in digital internet world. With more and more businesses are going online or at least creating online presence to get more exposure and reach, they are unaware that these newly created two connection can bring smiles as well as sorrows.  Internet is just not about sales, marketing, happiness, fun, cat videos but also has dark side - spams, scam, virus, malware, DDoS, Phishing, Pharming, hacking, bots, worms, ransomware and more. With so many tech genius lurking to make easy money by finding victims, a business is often a desirable target. They can exploit the vulnerabilities and take advantage of your network directly or indirectly but affecting or denying access to int...

Common Cyber Threats

With changing technology, everyday new kinds of threats showing up in different forms. The most common threats to be aware of HACKING :  Any unauthorized access to a computer by using different tools or techniques or software(malware). An intruder finds weaknesses (or pre-existing bugs) in your security settings and exploit them in order to access your information. Often installs a Trojan horse, providing a back door for hackers to enter and search for your information. MALWARE :   Mal icious Soft ware (Malware)  is one of the more common ways to infiltrate or damage your computer  such as computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, and adware. Also uses intimidate you with scareware, which provides false information like security or virus issues. These malware can alter or delete files or reformat the hard drive of your computer causing you to lose all your information or steal sensitive information. Also, it can take control of your computer and all the ...

Cyber Security 101 - Basic principles

CYBER SECURITY 101 With changes in technology and everyone connected digitally often create a havoc thought of privacy and security, often termed as Cyber Security. Do's and Don'ts  -  Wants and Needs, often dictates our choices of selection. But before we go deeper in discussion , let's talk Security at basic level to better understand it. Here are basic principles which can help understand security  for better designed solutions for physical or  cyber security needs. 1) Security Vs Convenience   : It's usual that higher the level of security is create lower the convenience level it creates for user in order to safely go through all layers of security. Ease to access means limited security for user as well as intruder. Choosing the balance wisely with needs and requirements is essential. 2) Security is continuous process : Issues can be fixed and resolved to mitigate the risk but there's always be new avenues of exposure and it's impossible to...