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Information travels at a mile a minute, or so they say. If your business is not using email, you might as well admit that you are working in the Stone Age and realize you are missing out on opportunities. News sources predict there will be 19 billion email users by 2019 worldwide. While your business […]

From the smallest of smart devices to the largest of servers, every piece of technology which is connected to the internet is exposed to the dangers of being hacked. Join our free webinar to learn how you can secure your network with the help of the GFI Software Security family.

Selling a home or leasing a space is built on relationships. Any compromise of sensitive data could lead to big problems for both clients and the professionals that they trusted to keep their data safe.

Here we go again. It’s August 14, and after last month’s buggy patches – with numerous known issues, particularly regarding .NET, Windows 7 and 8.1 – it’s not surprising that many IT pros are feeling at least a little wary but what might be in store this time. There were enough problems that Woody Leonhard […]

SamSam ransomware is not like any other. Last Tuesday, Sophos released an extensive report about how this meticulous malware sneaks up on unsuspecting victims and infiltrates their systems.  Since 2015, SamSam creators have earned USD 5.9 million, and that number continues to rise.

Keeping content safe no matter where it “lives.” We talk a lot about multi-layered security: perimeter security, network security, cloud security, device security – but what is it that we most need to protect?  The answer usually boils down to: the data.

With so much cybersecurity news flying around, it is hard to keep track of the bigger stories that emerged. Here is the GFI Software round-up of the three top cybersecurity stories of July 2018 which includes the new Microsoft bounty program, serious cyberattacks in Singapore and Reddit’s recent breach.

In 2012 and 2013, I wrote a couple of articles called Scanning Open Ports in Windows: A Quick Guide and Scanning Open Ports in Windows: A Quick Guide (Part 2) that covered how to use a series of neat little utilities to view open ports and troubleshoot client or server side application network connectivity issues. The articles […]

Here we go again. Yes, it’s already the end of another month and time to round up the patches that have been issued in July by various software vendors.

Insurance is meant to mitigate a loss. Whether if it is a home, person, car, or health, very personal data is transferred between the agent, agency, and the insured.  The insurance industry is often used as an example for tight regulations at both the state and federal level. With all of the data leaks, ransomware, […]