Posts Tagged ‘Bryce Austin’
How to Dispose of External Hard Drives and USB Drives
Cybersecurity expert Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy shares an extremely helpful monthly newsletter with a round-up of cybersecurity tips. If you don’t already receive it, you can subscribe here. A number of my clients have recently asked about how to safely dispose of their personal laptop computers and storage devices, both from an…
Read MoreCyber Security Tips Round Up – VPNs and Password Protecting Files
Every month, Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy (Technology and Cybersecurity Education) shares an e-newsletter filled with cyber security updates and helpful tips. This month he shared information about password protecting files: “Do you want to keep a file safe from your IT team? Co-workers? Hackers? Here is a terrific article on how to password protect…
Read MoreCyber Security Update – Text Scams aka Smishing
The ultimate goal of productivity is to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible, so you live life on your terms. One way to maintain your productivity levels is to avoid cyber security implosions because having to deal with one of those situations will cost you a great deal of time and resources. The…
Read MoreCyber Security Hacks for Headache Prevention
Do you have reminders set to change your passwords once each quarter? Or at least once each year? I know, I know. It can be a pain because it does take some time if you’re going to change ALL of them. BUT if you don’t change your passwords, you increase your risk of a cyber…
Read MoreCyber Security – Ransomware, Privacy and Patches
If you’re like most people, you’ve spent a heck of a lot more time online in the last four months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More time connected to devices means a greater amount of time that hackers and malware have to exploit opportunities. Here’s important cyber security news from Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy…
Read MoreCyber Security Update – Do You Write Out the Date on Digital Documents?
Here’s important cyber security news from Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy about something usually don’t give much thought to: how we write the date on documents we sign. Bryce Austin distributes a monthly newsletter with cyber security updates. Everything he shares is incredibly important and helpful, but this particular advice floored me because it’s something…
Read MoreCyber Security – Did you know that cyber attacks can happen via phone scams?
Here’s important cyber security news from Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy about something we may never have thought of: cyber security attacks through phone scams. Plus, heed his warning about patches for Microsoft! “Woman fell victim to phone-based cyberattack, losing her life savings of $200,000: Even educated people fall for clever scams. A Harvard Associate…
Read MoreCyber Security – How safe are your account logins?
Here’s important cyber security news from Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy about something we do every day: log into the accounts of our favorite websites. “If you can spend just 10 minutes on cybersecurity best practices this month, please do this! There are three ways to let a computer or website know that you are…
Read MoreCyber Security – Are you protected against USB drives from all sources?
Here’s important cyber security news from Bryce Austin of TCE Strategy about something we rarely give a second thought to – USB storage devices: “This has been a very exciting month in the world of cybersecurity! … the USA Secret Service has a bit of egg on its face after inspecting a USB drive from…
Read MoreCyber Security Month – Are you safe?
Did you know that October is Cyber Security Month? All of these so-called holidays that have been created can seem a little silly (National Red Stiletto Day, anyone?), but serious ones like Cyber Security Month should make us pause for a few seconds to think about our current status. Do you use cyber space? Of…
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