Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face a growing threat from cyber criminals. The digital age has made it easier for businesses to connect with customers or employees and expand their reach, but it has also created new vulnerabilities. Michigan SMBs must prioritize cybersecurity to protect themselves, their customers, and their data. Michigan is home to […]
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Before you can decide it’s time to hire a Chief Information Officer (CIO), you will want to have a thorough understanding of the role they’ll play in your organization and what benefits they’ll provide the company. What is a CIO? A CIO is a businessperson – an outstanding communicator with financial awareness, strategic thinking skills, […]
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In the first half of 2018, over 760 million data records have been breached in cyber-attacks in the U.S. alone. High profile attacks, such as the Facebook breach, have shown that even the largest organizations face significant cyber security challenges. DATA PROTECTION Data loss has a significant impact on your business, in the short and […]
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Everyone wants a network that is less vulnerable to cyberattacks and that functions at an optimal level. To achieve both of those goals, we recommend removing these items from any machine on your company network: Windows XP – Microsoft stopped supporting the Windows XP operating system (OS) in 2014. It’s hard to believe that as […]
ReadSafety Net Senior Network Engineer Jeff Mertz was recently interviewed by Traverse City NBC affiliate TV 7&4 on the question of whether social media quizzes are innocent enough to fill in. We know you’re dying to identify your inner-Disney Princess or figure out which dog breed is best for you based on five simple questions. […]
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What is it? Have you ever received a code on your phone that you had to enter on Google or Amazon to finish logging in? That’s a form of multi-factor authentication. Entering only a username and password is considered single-factor authentication. Multi-factor authentication requires another level of protection, more than just a password, to access […]
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You may have already heard in the news about another widespread ransomware attack taking down large companies, hospitals, and transportation systems around Europe and the U.S. Labeled “NotPetya” by security authority Kaspersky Lab, it uses the same Windows vulnerability that the Wannacry ransomware did just a few weeks ago. The Safety Net team, including Senior Security Engineer Jeff […]
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