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In what may be the largest compromise of IT security in history, Russian hackers have amassed more than 1.2 billion passwords and user names, creating what may become havoc among IT security professionals and IT security vendors, according to an article in The New York Times. However, the real question here is how the hackers were able to accomplish such a massive breach of security and what can be done to prevent it. The New York Times article said the…

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Many of the recent data breaches have exposed passwords as a common denominator. And as you know, if someone gets hold of your password, then your account—and all the data in it—is vulnerable. But there’s an easy way to protect your critical accounts from hackers and other infiltrators: Set up a two-factor-verified authentication system. With a two-factor-verified system, knowing your password is only the first step. To get any further, hackers will need to know the second factor, which is…

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This list of security do’s and don’ts will help you safeguard your Mobile device and protect that valuable data. 1: Set up your lock screen This should be a no-brainer, but I’m always shocked to see how many mobile users neglect to set this up. Anyone who uses a smartphone or tablet for business knows better than to leave their data out in the open for anyone to snag. But if you don’t set a lock screen PIN/pattern/password, that’s exactly…

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A solid audio editor might not seem to belong at the top of your must-have list. It is, however, a tool that can go a long way toward helping you with your business. How? With an audio editor, you can add audio to your business website, create and edit a podcast to help promote your service or product, record and submit audio for radio ads, and more. But what software titles are available from the open source community? Believe it…

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Cryptolocker, a ransomware Trojan virus, encrypts a victim’s files and then demands payment for the key, and is indicative of the lengths nefarious types will go to for a few dollars of ill-gotten gains. Ransomware is on the rise and thanks to more than a few nefarious types and their victims, is proving to be an all too common way for electronic extortion to move into an enterprise. In many cases, it proves to be cheaper to pay for the…

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When you head out for a job, be sure you take this collection of handy go-anywhere troubleshooting tools. 1: Process Explorer Process Explorer (Figure A) is the tool to use when you really need information about a process and what file or folder that process has open. This tool is a tremendous help in discovering what application has a file or folder locked — especially when you can’t seem to eject an external drive. Figure A   Process Explorer consists…

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