The time of year that many of us dread is fast approaching: tax season. The IRS opened up the 2020 filing season for individual filers on January 27, 2020, with the last possible day you can file is April 15, 2020. Unfortunately, tax fraud still exists, as it was the third most popular form […]
These days, much of our business is conducted online. As convenient as it is, cybercrime has quickly become today’s fastest-growing form of criminal activity. It is estimated that by the end of this year, the estimated number of passwords used by humans and machines worldwide would grow to 300 billion. Cybersecurity continues to be an […]
With 2020 just around the corner, we begin to reflect on the year we’ve had and look forward to the year to come. A whole new year and a whole new decade! It’s almost hard to believe. This time of year, we often begin to set goals to try and make the new year a […]
We live in a day and age where working from home is not only globally accepted, it has increasingly become the new norm. A 2018 international workplace study surveyed more than 18,000 business professionals across 96 countries and found that 70 percent of employees are working at least one day a week outside of the […]
With Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities on the way, many people look forward to visiting family or taking a much-needed vacation. Holiday travel brings forth several cyber-security risks, especially if you are in a foreign country. As October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, what better time to outline some tips to prevent cyber-attacks while travelling? […]
It’s readily assumed that companies who deal with financial, legal, or medical documents must get rid of that information in a safe way. Every form you fill out at a doctor’s visit and every bank signature, after it’s processed and recorded, must then be destroyed. You might be surprised to learn that there are just […]
Unfortunately, fraud takes place more often than we’d like to admit, and unless we as business owners are taking the necessary precautions to stay protected, we can quickly become a target with little to no warning. A misconception that many small business owners have adopted is that because of their size, they are considered unimportant […]
Every industry and business regardless of size, has a legal obligation to properly manage the security of sensitive information. What does this refer to exactly? Business owners have a legal responsibility to protect sensitive information surrounding personal details of another company or individual. With that said, if you work in the legal sector, you need […]
When you think of data security, what comes to mind first? Because of how prominent computer and smartphone use has become in day-to-day and working life, many people first think about the security of their electronic data. While physical data security is equally as vital, the natural tendency to look towards electronic data is well-founded; […]
Let’s face it, offices can get messy after a busy month, week and even day. Unless we stay on top of organizing and de-cluttering, it’s easy to let it slide during work duties. Unfortunately; when this is ignored, it results in more than just a “messy and demotivating” feeling. It can actually lead to security […]
