As the complexities and diverse risk profiles for protecting business IT security increase, cyber insurance coverage is becoming harder to obtain. Before IT security became as important as it is now, cyber insurance wasn’t something that many organizations...
With all that’s happening in the world right now, home is becoming the workplace for many of us. However, depending on your area of employment, that can present a number of problems. You’ll need a quiet place to work, strong phone signal, fast internet, as well as a...
Great Lakes Computer is always on top of the latest cyber attacks and there’s a new one to beware of – the fake Windows 10 update. Portrayed as a critical update, this ransomware will install an executable .NET file that will infect your computer and...
It’s time to get serious about thwarting phishing attempts. While these attacks are increasing in frequency, we can decrease their success rate with just an ounce of prevention. It doesn’t matter how new the approach is, the trick is the same....
Security is one of the biggest issues IT professionals deal with. Regardless of how perfectly constructed your network architecture is, if your security is weak, it’s all for naught. With all of the headlines about ransomware and major breaches, cybersecurity is...
We’ve talked a lot about ransomware this year. The WannaCry attack was certainly the most notable, recently. Ransomware is a nasty piece of code that takes your system hostage until you pay the hacker whatever they demand. Then, most people assume, you get the...