A short and sweet explanation of what SLAM is and how you can protect your business from phishing attacks when you use the SLAM method. Protecting your business from phishing...
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Second Career For Retired Military Personnel At Nerds On Site
Nerds On Site provides a great second career opportunity for retired military personnel. We are always looking for talented and dedicated people to join our team, and we offer a...
Nerds On Site Hosting: Summary of July 9 Hosting Incident
On Saturday, July 9, 2022, our Managed WP hosting platform suffered an outage, which lasted until Monday, July 11, 2022. This outage was caused, in part, by the actions of cyber...
Welcome to this week in NerdNews (TWINN) #81 Your weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to: Active Directory as Crown Jewel
Active Directory is literally the crown jewel of any organization’s technology. It is a building block on which everything else relies. If AD is compromised, that battle has been...
Looking for Micro-Tech Computer Centre in Mount Pearl, NL?
As of 07/18/2022, Micro-Tech computers appear to have shut their doors. The telephone number they had used, 709-368-6008, is currently disconnected, and the website Micro-Tech.ca...
Phishing: When MFA isn’t enough to protect you
Cybercriminals are getting more innovative in stealing your data; in July 2022, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center posted a detailed threat review of a new type of business...
Cyber Insurance denied because of MFA
In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a policy because the insured allegedly...
Nerds On Site Hosting Announcement: New MFA Requirement for Managed WP Hosting
Following on the heels of the struggles our Managed WP hosting platform experienced over the weekend, our team has decided to implement a mandatory multi-factor authentication...
Welcome to this week in NerdNews (TWINN) #80 Your weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to: China cheats and steals on massive scale
China has deployed cyber espionage to "cheat and steal on a massive scale", with a hacking programme larger than that of every other major country combined. This is now a very...
Cyber Security and Accounting | What Your Accounting Business Can Do
Cyber security is probably not your favorite topic if you're an accountant. But the fact is, accounting businesses are becoming increasingly popular targets for cybercriminals....
CyberSecurity Audits: What your business needs to know
What is a cybersecurity audit? A cybersecurity audit focuses on evaluating your current cyber security plan; this could be the cyber security plan required by your industry, such...
Cyber attacks on small businesses: How common are they?
In the age of information technology, just about anything can happen with a business, and, given how interconnected businesses have become, it's not uncommon for cyberattacks to...
Welcome to this week in NerdNews (TWINN) #79 Your weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to:
Our passwords continue to get away from us. Even our evolution of past security strategies are so easily overcome by modern tool like Raccoon: Raccoon Password Stealer is Back...
Why Law Firms Need Specialized IT Support for Lawyers
Lawyers are a special breed of professionals. They're highly educated, detail-oriented, and used to working long hours under pressure. They can also be notoriously tech-averse,...
Content Writing Services Canada – What your business needs to know about finding a content writer
Are you looking for quality content writing services but don't know where to start? Don't worry; you're not alone! With so many options available, it can be tough to determine...