The emphasis on data security is rightly overshadowing all other technology topics today. The threats are real and dangerous to your business. Since we are all the kind of people who can chew gum and walk at the same time, we have the mental...
Colden Company is proud to have been in business supporting our customer base for over fifteen years. Our success and staying power are a reflection not only of our deep commitment to our customers but also a testament to the successful customers that we service....
Last month we focused on the developments in phishing scams as the topic of our blog. Based on the high volume of interest in the topic, we are going to continue the conversation this month. Just to summarize a few of the key points...
According to a recent FBI study, the weak link in security is us! (People) Specifically, people who click on things they should not or give out information they should not. Cyber Criminals have put a high emphasis on targeting the human element of...
According to a study conducted by VISA, 85% of data breaches occur at small businesses. This is no accident. The simple reasons are 1) there are a lot of small businesses and 2) small businesses are easier targets than large enterprises. Many small businesses are...
Microsoft will be ending support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 on January 14, 2020. This means no more security patching and no more support from Microsoft. Windows 7 will go the way of Windows XP. This planned obsolescence of these operating systems can...
Microsoft Office is called a “productivity suite” for a reason. Some of the programs that comprise the Office Suite have been staples of business for many years, such as Word, Excel and Outlook among others. With today’s Microsoft Office you read about products...
Did you know that starting in July 2018 with the release of Google Chrome 68, Google will be marking all web sites that connect via HTTP as insecure ? Google is pushing companies to create secure connections to their web sites by using HTTPS. ...
In what should not be a surprise to anyone reading this, 2017 surveys have shown that ransomware attacks against businesses like yours increased in 2017 over 2016. (4.3 times as many to be exact) The hackers behind these attacks have been so successful in monetizing...
There’s recently been a lot of media attention around two vulnerabilities in computer chips. The vulnerabilities, given the ominous titles "Meltdown" and "Spectre," exist in nearly all microprocessors made since 1995 — meaning they are found in nearly every popular business computer, home computer, and...