Cybersecurity for Small Business

Cybersecurity in 2021: What to expect in the coming year – Jim Schirtzinger, XLN SYSTEMS As any particular year comes to a close, it is typical to look back at everything that has happened. We celebrate the good, mourn the losses, and try to learn from mistakes. Most will agree that 2020 was an unusual year by any standard, highlighted by a major pandemic, lockdowns, civil unrest, and a controversial presidential election. Rather than dwell on all of the bad that came from 2020, it is time to look ahead to 2021 with anticipation and hope for a return to some form of normalcy. Unfortunately, no matter what improvements are made over 2020 (An effective virus vaccine? A calming of political tension? A robust economic recovery?), Cybersecurity will remain a constant and urgent need for everyone both commercially and privately. With that in mind, what new threats should we expect to face in the digital realm as we turn the page from 2020 to 2021? 2020 saw a huge increase in connected de

  The holidays are a time of celebrations, family gatherings, and shopping for Christmas gifts. Millions of American’s head to their local malls, shopping centers, and online retailers to find the most desired treasures for their loved ones to make it a year to remember. While it is an exciting time that elicits happy thoughts and feelings of peace, it is also a time that brings out criminals and evildoers in large numbers who seek to steal away those happy thoughts. Cyber thieves use a wide variety of tricks and scams to separate people from their money, leaving behind confusion, anger, and broken dreams. Cyber scams have become increasingly complicated and deceitful in recent years. Thieves use emails, texts, credit card skimmers, fake gift cards, and many other enticing traps to create confusion when shoppers are looking for a good deal. Shoppers must be aware of sites that they use to purchase gifts, and never input personal or financial information onto sites that aren’t trusted

        Staying Safe While Remotely Working           With more companies opting to work from home more than ever, there are many things that a company needs to consider from a cyber security standpoint. While working from home, employees will not be under the same protections that they may have had while working from the main office. Hackers will without a doubt try to target people who are working from home. This is an obvious risk as home workers could run into various malware or viruses without knowing. Therefore, it is important to understand and follow what your company’s written cyber security policies are. Here we will try to give some helpful tips on what can be done to protect yourself and your company’s information while working from home. Make Sure Employees Know to Update Their Software             One of the first major things to request of your employees is to make sure that they are keeping their computers up to date. Updates and pat