Ransomware is a rapidly growing threat that can affect any business, in any industry, of any size. It doesn’t require complicated coding, and as far as viruses go, creating ransomware is as accessible as deciding to start a pick pocket scheme. Unfortunately, for businesses, it also means that it is a relentless battle to defend […]
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Securing Your Company’s Data Starts With Securing Your Job Sites.
Information Security covers an amazingly broad set of responsibilities. When you begin to dive into the topic, you will find that the principles in securing your data can also be applied to the physical security of your job sites. In fact, securing the physical site will tighten your data security. According to a globally-recognized cybersecurity […]
Thinking about Installs and Updates Like an HCSS Support Tech
To fully understand our customers, we train our Technical Support Analysts in a way that will give us experience from the other side. Every new support employee is responsible for learning how to install and update all of their own software so that we can support the process better. As you work through your install […]
Nansh0u and Your SQL Server
As of May 30, 2019 There has recently been discovered an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) that is being called Nansh0u. This group targets SQL Servers and PHPMyAdmin management software. Current estimates put the number of infected servers at 50,000, and because Nansh0u constantly updates their malware, this is likely to prevent easy classification by anti-virus programs. Common […]