How to Create a Strong Password

Your password is your first layer of protection against hackers. The strength of your passwords directly affects your online security. Make your passwords unique, 12-18 characters long, and keep them safe.   How to Make a Secure Password Does Google Offer Password Advice? Why Should Accounts Have Different Passwords? What is the Best Way to…

What is Ransomware

Ransomware is a persistent type of malware that encrypts data on a device, making any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Afterward, bad actors demand ransom in exchange for decrypting the data. Ransomware perpetrators frequently target and threaten to sell or leak data or authentication information if a ransom isn’t paid. In…

Responding to a Ransomware Attack

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) strongly advise utilizing the following checklist to respond to ransomware. The list was created from a Joint CISA and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). This information will walk you through the response process, beginning with recognition and continuing to limitation and abolition. Make sure you go…

VPN’s Are Mainstream Now

Mainstream Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Virtual private networks (VPNs) are mainstream now, which is good news! People finally want to keep their personal information confidential, but do you have a firewall to protect your computer from intruders? VPNs protect you while browsing the internet. A firewall protects your computer system from intruders. What if you…