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How to Stop Scammers from Sending Emails in Your Company’s Name
Article Summary: Email spoofing is when a scammer sends a message that appears to come from your domain, often to trick your clients or staff into paying a fake invoice or changing banking details. Three DNS records (SPF, DKIM, and DMARC) prove that a message really came from you and tell receiving mail servers to…
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QR Code Scams: What They Are and How to Protect Your Business
Article Summary: A QR code scam, sometimes called quishing, hides a malicious web link inside a QR code. Because the link is buried in an image instead of written as text, it slips past the email filters that normally catch bad links, and scanning the code usually moves the victim onto a personal phone that…
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How Small Business Ransomware Attacks Work (And How to Protect Against Them)
Small businesses are the most common ransomware target by volume of incidents, even though many small business owners assume hackers focus on larger organizations. A 22-person company has enough revenue to be worth attacking, no dedicated security team to defend it, and a publicly traceable footprint that takes about an hour to research. What follows…
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How to Use a Password Manager and Virtual Cards for Zero-Risk Holiday Shopping
Have you ever been concerned about your credit card or personal data getting stolen while shopping online? You’re not alone. Each holiday season, as millions of shoppers flock online for convenience, hackers ramp up their activity. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned that scammers often create fake shopping websites or phishing emails to steal…
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Beyond Licensing: How to Stop Wasting Money onYour Microsoft 365 Security and Copilot Add-Ons
Microsoft 365 is a powerful platform that helps a business in many ways. It boosts collaboration and streamlines operations, among other benefits. However, many companies waste money on unnecessary licenses and features that are not fully used. Fortunately, you can avoid this waste and take your business to the next level by adopting smarter use…
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Your Business’s Digital Compass: Creating an IT Roadmap for Small Business Growth
Small businesses often struggle to leverage technology effectively. It can be a challenge just to survive, much less thrive. In many cases, they instinctively fall back on a reactive approach to IT challenges, rather than planning and acting proactively. That’s where an IT roadmap can help. It becomes a digital compass for organizations, a strategic…