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Prevent Ransomware

The #1 Thing You Can Do to Prevent Ransomware Did you know that the #1 threat to all organizations is internal employees? The people you trust to run your organization are the very same ones putting it at risk: downloading software they ...

Scareware Pop-Ups

If This Type of Alert Pops Up, DON'T Click On It! You’re working at your computer when suddenly – BAM! – you get a pop-up notification that your PC is infected with a virus and you must “click here” to ...

Choosing Strong Passwords

The #1 Way a Hacker Will Get You Is... A weak password is still the #1 way hackers break into your network. In fact, 81% of the total number of breaches last year utilized weak or stolen passwords! Here’s what ...

Prevent Tracking With DuckDuckGo

Don't Let Yourself Be Tracked Online To limit the data gathered on you when surfing the web, trade in your current search engine for DuckDuckGo. Unlike Google and Bing, DuckDuckGo doesn’t track you online, your history and searches, linking them ...

Work From Home With Caution

Working From Home? DON'T DO THIS! If you are working from home and you’re using a personal device such as a smartphone or personal laptop to log in to company-owned cloud applications – stop! Unless your personal device is covered ...

Bank Fraud

The Shocking Truth About Bank Fraud Did you know Converging Networks Group, Inc.’s bank account doesn’t always have the same protections as a personal bank account when it comes to fraud? If a hacker takes money from your business account, ...

Antivirus is Not Enough

Why Antivirus is Not Enough Anymore Most people think that if they have antivirus on their computer they are safe from hackers. Here’s the truth: you are never 100% safe from hackers, and with antivirus alone you are a sitting ...

Password Storage Best Practice

Don't Store Passwords in Your Browser Storing passwords (and credit cards) in your browser is not ideal for two reasons. First, anyone who snoops around your computer can log in to accounts you have. Second, Chrome is not a highly ...

Spotting Phishing Emails

How to Spot a Phishing Email A phishing e-mail is a bogus e-mail that is carefully designed to look like a legitimate request (or attached file) from a site you trust in an effort to get you to willingly give ...

Compromised Email Accounts

Was Your Email Hacked? E-mail account takeover represents 38% of the fraud happening online, but how do you know you are a victim? Here are five telltale signs: Weird e-mails: Suddenly you start getting reply e-mails from people you know ...

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