Upcoming Presentations
Live Seminars at The Friars Club 1) Oct 3 – 8am – 10 am – FOR ARCHITECTS: DECLASSIFIED DEBRIEFING From The FBI – Cyber Criminals Are Targeting Architectural Firms. Learn How To Protect Your Business. https://www.brainlink.com/architectseminar 2) Oct 25 – 8am – noon – CSSWorks, Chicago – Protect Your Family & Business From Cyber Criminals […]
Are You Paying Your Staff To Download Movies, Porn
We’ve discovered (and stopped) employees from: Playing games Downloading movies (which is illegal!) Surfing “adult escort” sites Downloading porn Pirating software If you’re concerned about what your employees are doing online, or want to make sure they don’t put your business at risk, give me a call. My team can put together an effective internet […]
Protect Your Checking/Savings Accounts
Over a billion dollars are lost each year in the United States through “ATM Skimming” – far more than any losses from bank robberies – and it’s growing at a rate of more than 10% every year. ATM Skimming is a cybercrime where the criminals steal (or “skim”) your ATM/debit card data when you’re using […]
The Lighter Side: Happy Cookie Month!
The most popular type of home-baked cookie is the Chocolate Chip cookie. Over-mixing the dough or adding too much flour can result in hard, tough cookies. The first animal crackers were produced in the United States by Stauffer’s Biscuit Company in 1871. Nabisco’s Barnum’s circus version hit the market in 1902. The modern version of […]
Creating Strong Passwords
It should not surprise you that a LOT of online sites are tied together. Gawker.com, LinkedIn.com, Yahoo.com, Facebook, iCloud , World Of Warcraft, Farmville- they’ve all been attacked and criminals have stolen millions of user accounts. And research shows that many, many people use the same password across multiple sites. This turns a small problem […]
Protect Your Family & Business From Cyber Criminals
It’s no secret that cyber-crimes are all over the news. From Ukrainian hackers stealing millions to Syrian Electronic Army hijacking the AP twitter feed and (falsely) claiming that the president was injured, to teens bullying a young girl over Facebook, digital crimes are all over the news. So, what can you do about it? First, […]
Are You Paying Your Staff To Download Movies, Porn or look for a New Job?
We’ve discovered (and stopped) employees from: Playing games Downloading movies (which is illegal!) Surfing “adult escort” sites Downloading porn Pirating software If you’re concerned about what your employees are doing online, or want to make sure they don’t put your business at risk, give me a call. My team can put together an effective internet […]
Google’s court filing – Cloud users have no legitimate expectations of Privacy
I’ve been saying for almost a decade that cloud providers don’t care about user privacy, and Google’s real motto is “Don’t be evil. That’s OUR job”. After years of bragging about their privacy policies, commitment to privacy, etc., here’s what Google submitted to the courts recently: “Just as a sender of a letter to a […]
Countdown to Windows XP Shutdown
Support is ending April 2014 (7 Months Away!) No more band-aids, patches, updates or support from Microsoft. Using Windows XP after April 2014 could be a HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GLBA, etc. violation. Malware Everywhere – XP is by far the most vulnerable platform to connect to the internet. Windows XP is a relic from a different […]
The Lighter Side: Truly Random Facts
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. The numbers ‘172’ can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the […]