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The Secret History of Cybersecurity Awareness Month (And its Not-So-Secret Future)

by proxurve | Oct 12, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Security

Have you ever wondered where all those weird holidays come from? Like, who got to decide that April 23 was National Talk Like Shakespeare Day? Or that Squirrel Appreciation Day would fall on January 21? Or that the last Friday of every April would be National Hairball...

The 7 Ghosts of Cybersecurity

by proxurve | Oct 12, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Security

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but it is also well known, among the vernacular of the younger generation, as Spooky Season. Most people are more concerned with ghosts, ghouls, and goblins than they are with the dangers lurking in the dark corners of the...

Beware of unemployment scams

by proxurve | Mar 8, 2021 | Cybersecurity

The pandemic creates many opportunities for online scams, including targeting those who are unemployed. Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), identity theft is on the rise as scammers seek to access lucrative...

Hacker alert: Beware of public wi-fi

by proxurve | Jun 18, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Security

Public wi-fi is an easy way to conduct business in any location, but the convenience of access is a great opportunity for hackers. Criminals have mastered the art of breaking into public wi-fi to collect data to use, sell, or even destroy your business. Troy Holwerda,...

Create a BYOD policy to protect company data

by proxurve | Jun 18, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Security

More companies are starting to embrace BYOD, also known as Bring Your Own Device programs. This initiative is expected to be valued at $366.95 billion by as early as 2022. According to Gartner, 30 percent of IT organizations will expand BYOD to other...

Outsmart hackers: Protect your password

by proxurve | Jun 18, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Security, Uncategorized

Passwords are the gateway to your company’s important documents, which makes it critical to protect them from hackers. As more businesses continue to work remotely, it’s important for CIOs to enforce password updates to keep company information secure....