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The $60 Million Holiday Scam That Could Hit Houston Businesses Next

How to Protect Your Company from Holiday Cyber Scams Before It’s Too Late It started with what seemed like a simple holiday errand. Last ...

Why Smart POS Systems Are a Lifeline for Small Shops

Small business owners wear many hats: manager, accountant, marketer, customer service representative, and more. What many don’t realize is that their Point-of-Sale (POS) system can make managing everything easier. Modern smart POS ...

Gmail Adds Encryption for Emails Beyond Your Organization

The FBI reports that phishing emails compromise hundreds of thousands of business accounts every year, and Google is responding with a security tool that can actually stem the tide of dangerous messages: ...

Businesses Paying Ransom Still Lose Their Data

Few things cause a business owner to panic like ransomware. And when systems freeze, files lock, and the business grinds to a halt, paying the ransom feels like the only way out. ...

Houseplants Might Be Behind Your Sluggish Wi-Fi

When Wi-Fi speeds lag in your office, the usual suspects come to mind: bandwidth limitations, network congestion, or aging infrastructure. However, Broadband Genie examined the common reasons for slow Wi-Fi and found ...

New Phishing Kit Turns PDFs Into Malware Traps

Cybercriminals have a new tool to exploit businesses by tricking them into revealing sensitive information. Unfortunately, this one targets a trusted file type that most of us use daily: PDFs. Security researchers ...

Shadow AI Is Undermining Business Control

Artificial intelligence has become part of the typical workday for most of us. From drafting reports to crunching numbers, AI tools eliminate some of the more tedious aspects of work. Who doesn’t ...

Celebrating the Men and Women Who Keep Our Digital World Safe

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to pause, look back, and celebrate the people ...

Are Your Employees Oversharing Company Data With ChatGPT?

Artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, are changing not only how we work but also how we think about risk. These tools can boost productivity and spark creativity, but they’ve also created ...

Why Third-Party Breaches Demand Urgent Cybersecurity Action

Most businesses think their security ends at their firewall. It doesn't. When you outsource critical functions, such as cloud infrastructure, payroll processing, or customer data management, you're handing sensitive information to another ...

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