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  • May 31, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

New Phishing Email States Your Office 365 Account Will Be Deleted

Phishing Email States Your Office 365 Account Will Be Deleted Recommended by Kim on our support desk By Lawrence Abrams A new phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be from the “Office 365 Team” warning you that your email account cancellation has been approved and that all your email will be deleted unless you […]

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  • May 31, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

Laptop full of viruses sold at auction for $1.345 million

A laptop infected with 6 of the most dangerous computer viruses in history was sold at auction to an anonymous buyer for $1.345 million — here’s what each virus can do Antonio Villas-Boas – Business Insider   A laptop that’s utterly infested with six of the worst computer viruses and malware known to man was […]

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  • May 23, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

Erasing A Hard Drive

It may not happen often, but when it comes time to dispose of old electronic equipment, the process you take during disposal is critical. Improper disposal could lead to the exposure of sensitive company or personal information. In this week’s security tip video, learn some methods for properly erasing a hard drive during disposal. https://www.pii-protect.com/MicroTrainings/micro_training_view/139?brand_key=hekfo&ID=34770 […]

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  • May 23, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

Millions using 123456 as password, security study finds

BBC News, 21 April 2019 Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study. The analysis by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached accounts. The study helped to uncover the gaps in cyber-knowledge that could leave people in danger of being […]

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  • April 22, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

Weekly Security Tip

As many individuals struggle with certain bills and debts, any relief options are often a welcomed conversation. Unfortunately, scammers are posing as debt relief organizations, tricking their victims into paying them in hopes of settling their debts. In this week’s security tip video, learn more about how these debt relief scams work and some tips […]

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  • April 19, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

Protecting Against Ransomware

What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware threat actors use to infect computers and encrypt computer files until a ransom is paid. (See Protecting Against Malicious Code for more information on malware.) After the initial infection, ransomware will attempt to spread to connected systems, including shared storage drives and other accessible computers. If […]

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  • April 11, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

How much can you save by deploying the “New Standard”?

For businesses deploying on-premises Exchange, adding additional services such as email archiving and email security can be expensive and costly. But meeting the “New Standard” doesn’t have to be expensive. When deploying Exchange in the cloud, businesses can easily offload hardware and electricity costs, reduce IT complexity and increase overall security.  In fact, an average […]

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  • April 1, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

What makes up the “New Standard” for Business Email?

The ecosystem around email has changed significantly and dramatically in just the last couple of years. Huge new business risks have come to the forefront.  (if you don’t know what those risks are, read our first post of this series https://wp.me/p6bE6m-ef. Today, there’s a “New Standard” for business email—one that requires servers to protect your […]

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  • March 25, 2019
  • SouthridgeTech

New Standard for Business Email

  Nearly all businesses rely on email to assist with day-to-day activities. But many businesses haven’t addressed new and seemingly unavoidable vulnerabilities.  If you are running an Exchange server on-premises or if you lack certain email security capabilities, your email could be at risk. Here are 5 ways your email could be vulnerable: Unprotected infrastructures. […]

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  • June 6, 2017
  • SouthridgeTech

ALERT “New Ransomware WannaCry” VIRUS

Over 200,000 victims have been reported to have contracted the new Ransomware virus WannaCry, a malicious piece of software that locks files on a computer and demands payments to unlock them.   Of all the servers and PCs we actively manage on a day-today basis only 40 PCs needed a manual update to better protect them from the […]

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