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The Dangers of Using Smart Devices in Your Workplace

Cyber Security
There was a hugely popular commercial in the early 2000’s based around the concept of two guys, one who was…
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What You Should Know Before Buying Smart Devices

Cyber Security
When “2001: A Space Odyssey” made its debut in 1968, the idea of a computer that could interact with us…
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Hacks in 2021: What We Can Learn

Cyber Security
The hacks discussed in previous articles (here, here, and here) can teach us an extremely important lesson: the importance of…
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Hacks in 2021: Businesses Attacked by Nation-States

Cyber Security
In an ArsTechnica article from November 18th, 2020 reports were made of the fact that exploits were used to target…
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Hacks in 2021: The “Federal Government Breach”

Cyber Security
In a previous post, we discussed the high-profile series of hacks involving Microsoft Exchange Servers. In the months prior to those…
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Hacks in 2021: Microsoft Exchange Servers

Cyber Security
We have all seen it in the news. “Large Multinational Corporation is hacked by foreign actors financed through the government.” …
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Social Engineering Attacks: What They Are and How to Avoid Them

Cyber Security
With the recent high-profile hacks that have been reported on by major media outlets, cybersecurity has taken a larger place…
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Which Social Media Platforms Should Your Business Use?

Digital Marketing
Since the beginning of the twenty first century, social media has become an essential tool for businesses of nearly every…
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tekRESCUE Receives Best of Hays 2020 Award

Digital Marketing, Information Technology
tekRESCUE was once again a contender in the Hays county “Best of Hays” awards this year. Our team was excited…
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A Complete Checklist for Responding to a Data Breach Incident

Cyber Security
Our current era is characterized by rapid development in the way companies of all kinds use information technology to handle…
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Common Types of Encryption Demystified

Information Technology
Cybersecurity plays an important role in ensuring that unauthorized individuals cannot access your data. By encrypting your data, your information…
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Why and How to Backup Your Organization’s Data

Information Technology
When it comes to the day-to-day security of your company’s data, it is critical that its content is protected whether…
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Bitcoin Padlock: Ensure Small Business Cybersecurity in Austin - Keep Personal Information Safe

How to Prepare Your Organization Against Ransomware Attacks

Information Technology
Ransomware is a threat that happens all too often against businesses and other organizations so that cybercriminals can make a…
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What Enterprise Antivirus Software Does and Doesn’t Do

Information Technology
When starting or running a business, one would want to do everything they can to protect the valuable data on…
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What is HSTS? Does Your Website Need It?

Information Technology
Before getting into the weeds of HSTS, let’s talk a little about a protocol called HTTPS. Today, everyone and their…
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The Dangers Of Public Wi-Fi

Cyber Security
It can be tempting to connect to the internet using public Wi-Fi networks. Although it’s tempting, it can be a…
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Keep Your WordPress Website Secure: Basics

Cyber Security
No one likes getting hacked, and in this digital age that particular threat is increasing every day. Luckily, countermeasures are…
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New Year’s Cybersecurity Resolutions Every Small Business Should Make

Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is one of the most important aspects of business today, especially if you use and place a lot of…
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Hacking Through Deception: How Phishing & Social Engineering Scams Work

Cyber Security
In a previous article, we discussed how hacking is not always what it is imagined to be in the popular…
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How You Benefit From Teaching Staff Digital Hygiene

Cyber Security
We’ve all seen media stereotypes portraying hacking as a honed technical skill accomplished with a few strokes of a keyboard.…
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Industries Most Vulnerable To Hackers Part 3

Cyber Security
In the previous articles in this series we focused on which industries are vulnerable to ransomware attacks (see Part 1)…
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