How to Improve the Wi-Fi Signal in Your Office
Many small and midsized businesses use wireless networks because they are easy to set up and convenient to use. However, a weak Wi-Fi signal can mean slow connection speeds and a smaller range of coverage. Not being able to quickly access data and applications from all areas in an office can hamper employee productivity. When…
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Equifax Data Breach: Your Identity Is At Risk
If you’ve ever opened a credit card, taken out a loan or have bills in your name, you’ve got a credit report. It also means you’re likely affected by the latest data breach. 143 million Americans had their personally identifiable information stolen from Equifax between May and July of this year. That’s nearly half the…
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How to wipe your hard drive.
Every year you read about confidential data being recovered from recycled computers. With these types of apparently routine data breaches, how do you safeguard your company and your private information when it comes time to replace your computer? The absolutely best way is to pull the hard drive out of the computer and shred or…
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5 Ways Your Employees Might Be Putting Your Business at Risk
Employees can be your most valuable asset — and your biggest security nightmare. Often, then unknowingly engage in risky behaviors setting your company up for scammers. Taking work home, for example, might seem innocent enough, but it can put holes in your security defenses. Here are five ways that your employees might be putting your…
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6 Benefits of Fiber
1.) Speed – Fiber runs at the speed of light and allows for instant data retrieval, allowing internet data to transfer at the fastest speed in the industry. 2.) Symmetrical Bandwidth – Fiber unlike cable internet, has equal upload & download speeds that allows for a much longer transmission distances and high signal rates. 3.) Private connection…
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Twice in A Week: The Miller Group Sees Scams Too
Scams come in all shapes and sizes. Every business is a susceptible target for these ever-improving criminals who try to profit from you or your employee’s mistakes. Case in point, within the last week, The Miller Group received two scam attempts of different types. Luckily, our staff thwarted the efforts but some businesses might not…
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How to Avoid Falling Victim to Fake Malware Alerts
Suppose you are working on your computer and an alert pops up saying that your computer is infected with a virus. Could you tell whether this alert is legitimate? Don’t feel bad if you said “no”. Cybercriminals have become adept at creating fake malware alerts, so it is sometimes hard to determine real verses fake….
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Not Secure Website Warnings Are Here
In case you missed it, Google Chrome’s version 68 is here and the “not secure” labels have come with it. For the past two years, Google has warned of these markers coming in an effort to make the internet safer for users. We talked about the new sanctions being imposed by Google. We know too that…
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What Small Businesses Can Learn From Sony’s Major Cyber Security Mistakes
Life at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is slowly getting back to normal after becoming the victim of one of the most malicious cyberattacks in history. Sony’s employees arrived at the office on November 24, 2014, to find the image of a red skull on all of their computers. The foreboding image came with a warning…
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How to Reduce the Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If you are like me, you sit in front of a computer for hours each day. Over the years, numbness, weakness and pain in your fingertips can start to develop. Carpal tunnel is one of the risks associated with long-term computer use. Carpal tunnel can be easily avoided with daily desk exercises and an ergonomic desk setup….
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