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IT Security in the Professional Sports World
by Derek Morris on August 28, 2019 at 1:02 PM
This blog will be the first in a multi-part informational blog series on professional sport team’s information technology (IT) security hurdles and the very public issues that have occurred.
Macs Can Get Viruses?
by Jesse Roberts on August 21, 2019 at 2:15 PM
Through my work at Compass IT Compliance I was recently contacted to deal with an issue regarding a Mac computer acting suspiciously. What does suspicious mean? In the case of this particular Mac, whenever a user tried to open the Safari web browser they were getting directed to the h …
Ransomware - The Imminent Threat to Your Data
by Ethan Ray on August 15, 2019 at 1:02 PM
In today’s computer driven society, technology is evolving at such a rapid rate that many people can’t keep pace with the changes. While these technological advances are new and exciting, they also lead to some serious security problems with negative consequences for today’s users.
Spear Phishing: Targeted Attacks with Higher Success Rates
by David Bienkiewicz on August 8, 2019 at 1:48 PM
Spear phishing is a deadly form of targeted social engineering. The main difference between spear phishing and traditional phishing is that spear phishing targets a certain user or users by using important facets of their life against them, while traditional phishing targets a broad g …