Cyber Security Awareness Month 2020: Protect Your Firm Against Zero-Day Attacks | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 15, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Protect Your Firm Against Zero-Day Attacks

Protecting your business against the latest IT threats should always be a top priority. Updating antivirus and patching your operating system is a great way to start. What happens, however, when a threat appears at your door before security firms have had a chance to catch it?

A security threat that exploits a previously undiscovered vulnerability in the computer is known as a zero-day threat. The name “zero-day” is designed to imply how long since the vulnerability was discovered. The term also indicates that system developers have had zero days to fix it. [Read more…]

Cyber Security Awareness Month 2020: Why Your Business Needs Unified Threat Management | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 14, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Why Your Business Needs Unified Threat Management

Sounds scary doesn’t it? Almost like a swat team dressed in black is going to swing in and start yelling orders. While just as effective at disabling the bad guys, Unified Threat Management (UTM) is a special kind of IT solution focused on proactive protection. Consider it more like a team of virtual bodyguards that stand at the door between your business and the internet, keeping trouble out while your legitimate traffic can come and go normally. [Read more…]

October 2020 Cyber Security Awareness: Why You Need Both Software and Hardware Firewalls | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 13, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Why You Need Both Software and Hardware Firewalls

A firewall sounds like a pretty intense thing – unless you’re an action-movie stuntman. Yet when it comes to internet security, you may not have as much firewall protection as you need. [Read more…]

6 Reasons to Replace Your ISP Email | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Help

October 13, 2020 by Tony Whitney

6 Reasons to Replace Your ISP Email

When you sign up for an internet service, the provider will often hook you up with an email address, too. Your internet service provider (ISP) wants to keep you connected to them. But this convenient email address isn’t always the best long-term solution for you.

That “yourname@ispprovider.com” email address (@shaw.ca, telus.net, telusplanet.net, etc) may work fine. You use it to keep in touch with your family and friends, you get bills to that address, and you’ve used it to log in to your social media and online news and shopping sites. [Read more…]

October 2020 – Cyber Security Awareness: The Top 5 IT Security Problems for Businesses | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 12, 2020 by Tony Whitney

The Top 5 IT Security Problems for Businesses

Companies that suffer security breaches nearly always have one of these IT security problems. Is your company guilty of any of them? [Read more…]

Locking Up Cybersecurity with a Managed Services Provider | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 8, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Locking Up Cybersecurity with a Managed Services Provider

Cybercrime is not the most costly of illegal activities. That dubious distinction goes to government corruption, followed by drug trafficking. Cybercrime comes in third. Yet cybercrime does take the top spot when it comes to number of victims. A managed services provider can help. [Read more…]

Cyber Security Awareness Month: October 2020 – Could Your Backups Survive A Ransomware Attack? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 8, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Could Your Backups Survive A Ransomware Attack?

(We reached into the files to bring this article written in 2016 back - please excuse the older statistics and just know that the number of attacks is increasing along with the ransom demands)

More and more businesses and organizations are getting stung by ransomware demands. Hospitals, schools, social networks…some days it seems like an epidemic that leaps around arbitrarily, and hackers are raking in millions. [Read more…]

Should You Pay for a Ransomware Attack? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Help

October 7, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Should You Pay for a Ransomware Attack?

Getting hit with a ransomware attack is never fun, your files get encrypted by cybercriminals and you’re left having to decide: should we pay to get them back? It’s a scene that’s played out across the world with 70% of businesses saying ‘yes’ in 2016 alone. Here’s what you should consider if you’re ever in this situation. [Read more…]

Why Your Business Should Upgrade To A Managed Anti-Virus System | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge IT Support

October 6, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Why Your Business Should Upgrade To A Managed Anti-Virus System

Anti-virus programs don’t catch viruses when they’re not running. Yes, it’s blatantly obvious, but what’s not always clear is how often your staff are disabling your anti-virus programs so they can squeeze in a little playtime. Maybe download and install a game, free app or get through the block to a suspicious website. It happens in businesses across the country, and more often than you think. It’s just human nature to see a problem and work around it, because surely their computer won’t be infected, those things only happen to other people. [Read more…]

Cyber Security Month October 2020: How Much Could A Ransomware Attack Cost You? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

October 5, 2020 by Tony Whitney

How Much Could A Ransomware Attack Cost You?

Have you ever thought about how much your data is worth? Information is possibly the most valuable part of your business – there’s your client database, accounting software and inventory management, and of course, any intellectual property you may own. When the ransomware, WannaCry, tore through the world recently, many businesses were suddenly forced to re-assess the value of their data: was it worth saving, and what would be the deeper cost of the attack? [Read more…]