Cybersecurity
Bitdefender gets 3 stars from AV-Comparatives once again!
http://www.av-comparatives.org/detection-test/ Our anti-virus partner, Bitdefender, has once again ranked at the top of one of av-comparatives tests! The link to the .pdf of the test is above, check it out if you have a minute for a quick read. If your anti-virus is not as high on the list as you expected, don’t leave your…
Read MoreStay Compliant! Create a Guest Wireless Network
At Monarchy IT, we specialize in the compliance verticals, i.e. healthcare, finance, etc. Among the many requirements mentioned in the various compliance laws that govern these industries is that all internal data must be separate from any outside client internet connectivity. Time and again, though, businesses have clients or prospective clients connect to their internal…
Read MoreTips to stay safe while on Public WiFi
http://www.zdnet.com/pictures/top-tips-to-stay-safe-on-public-wi-fi-networks/8/ Check out this great article from Charlie Osborne over at ZDNet on how to stay safe while using public wi-fi. As our use of the internet grows to almost consume our entire day, whether at home or at work, the great accommodation of public internet networks is being offered by many corporate retail and…
Read MoreBack-up, Back-up, Back-up! Have a plan since you don’t back-up!
At Monarchy IT, we strive to help our business and residential clients from facing the situation of extended downtime due to a device going haywire. The best form of protection from having to re-build a new device from scratch if the one you’re operating goes down is to back-up! Backing-up has come to mean just…
Read MoreMonarchy IT Security Tip #3: Don’t use bad Anti-Virus!
At Monarchy IT, it’s our job to keep our clients safe. At times, however, it is appropriate to let the public in on what we do in order to help them better protect themselves in the ever-complex world of cybersecurity. At Monarchy IT, we are partners with Bitdefender, the #1 independently-tested anti-virus on the market,…
Read MoreShame on AVG
http://www.zdnet.com/article/avg-releases-transparent-privacy-policy-yes-we-will-sell-your-data/ As Charlie Osborne puts clearly in her excellent article linked above over at zdnet.com, AVG, the leading free anti-virus in the world, hit their goal of a one page privacy policy. However, it contains information that should be dreaded by each of their users and the cybersecurity community at large. AVG confirms that data…
Read MoreMonarchy IT Security Tip #2: Don’t use bad passwords!
At Monarchy IT, the security of our clients and their data is our #1 priority. That’s why we’ve started this security tip series; to help inform the public, which might not otherwise know of these steps that can be taken to secure their computing use. Today we’re looking at one of the biggest culprits: bad…
Read MoreMonarchy IT Security Tip #1: Don’t be an Administrator!
At Monarchy IT, it’s our goal to help you succeed in today’s technological landscape; whether it’s in your business or at your home. The biggest headache today to both computer users and those that help with computers, (that’s us), is providing a safe and secure environment for computing to take place. While we’re confident that…
Read MoreTeradata CAO: “Businesses cannot afford to wait until they’ve been breached to act.”
http://www.zdnet.com/article/combining-analytics-and-security-to-treat-vulnerabilities-like-ants/ Check out the link above to an awesome article by Asha Barbaschow over at zdnet.com. In it, Teradata Chief Analytics Officer Bill Franks goes over new big-data driven methods being used in protecting and fighting back against hackers. Using the banking industry specifically, he mentions how they’re now monitoring bank employee/customer interactions and products…
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