Cybersecurity
How Does a PIN on Your Computer Actually Work?
When you sign in to your Windows computer, you may have noticed that Microsoft encourages the use of a PIN instead of a password. Many people assume a...
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Cybersecurity
Why Prevention Should Be Your Top Cybersecurity Priority
When most people think about cybersecurity, they think about what happens after an attack: While recovery is important, the most successful organizations focus on something else: Preventing attacks...
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The Best Way to Keep Yourself Safe Online: A Practical Guide for Everyday Internet Users
Every day, criminals attempt to steal passwords, compromise accounts, infect devices, and trick people into revealing personal information. While cyber threats continue to evolve, the reality is that...
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Microsoft Copilot Learning Resources
Here are some links to official Microsoft resources to explore and learn Copilot. Getting Started: Email and Inbox: Meetings: Documents and Presentations: Research and Knowledge Discovery: Automating Recurring...
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How Cybercriminals Are Hiding Phishing Pages Inside Your Browser Using Blob URLs
Most people have learned to look for suspicious websites when spotting phishing attempts. For years, cybersecurity advice focused on checking: Unfortunately, cybercriminals continue to evolve. One increasingly sophisticated...
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Identity-Based Attacks: The Growing Cybersecurity Threat Every Business Should Understand
For years, cybersecurity focused heavily on protecting computers, servers, and networks. Today, attackers are increasingly targeting something much more valuable: identities. An identity-based attack occurs when a cybercriminal...
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The 10 Best Things You Can Do to Stay Safe Online
Every day, cybercriminals target individuals and businesses through phishing emails, stolen passwords, fake websites, malware, and social engineering scams. The good news is that you do not need...
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What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Why Does Your Business Need It?
Passwords have protected online accounts for decades, but cybercriminals have become very good at stealing them. Whether through phishing emails, malware, password reuse, or data breaches, a compromised...
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What Are Passkeys? The Future of Secure Sign-In
Passwords have been the standard way to sign in to online accounts for decades. Unfortunately, passwords have also become one of the weakest links in cybersecurity. Every year,...
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Why Backups Alone Will Not Stop Ransomware
Ransomware has become one of the most damaging cyber threats facing businesses today. When most organizations think about ransomware protection, the first thing that comes to mind is...
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