national cyber security awareness month

Protect IT

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Greg Price in Articles

For the third week of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, let’s review protecting your “IT”.

Your use of connected technology creates a digital footprint. Your footprint is composed of every click, share, text, email, post, GPS coordinate created by you and your devices. The wealth of data points are constantly updated and subsequently stored.

The digital data trail is enticing to cybercriminals.

Why?

The data is worth a lot.

Some of the wealthiest companies in the world survive on the richness of your digital footprint. Google and Facebook generate the overwhelming majority of their incomes through monetizing your digital data trail into a product: a collection of your behaviors.

Advertisers, and, others, are intoxicated by the power of the digital behavior profile. Due to the sheer volume of data that can be collected from connected systems and the relative ease by which the data can be consumed, an incredibly accurate impression of you can be rendered.

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Secure Your IT

Posted on October 11, 2019October 17, 2019 by Greg Price in Articles

For the second week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, I’ll discuss the idea of “Secure IT”.

The would-be bad guys are accomplished at relieving unsuspecting victims of their personal information. The tools for a successful cyber theft have evolved significantly. In fact, the tools are easy-to-install and require little knowledge. And, if you’re a very lazy hacker, “hackers-for-hire” is a real service.

So, what do you do to protect your interests?

“Secure IT”, more specifically, secure your IT, your devices, your services, your gear.

The best way to protect against cyber threat is to be knowledgeable about the products that you use. Specifically, review the security features available on your hardware, software and services.

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019October 17, 2019 by Greg Price in Articles

Observed every October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month is committed to encouraging personal accountability, securing behaviors, and maintaining digital privacy in our ever-changing and connected world. The initiative was created as a joint effort between the US government and industry to foster access to resources that advocate methods for staying safe online, as well as securing your personal information.

For 2019, the theme will emphasize personal accountability and promote the significance of being proactive in securing your cybersecurity at home and at work. The theme for 2019 is Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.

“Own IT” suggests that you should understand completely your digital profile, or, your digital footprint.

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