In a digital age, it might not be uncommon for a significant portion of a person’s information to exist online in some form or fashion. While taking steps to protect against cybercrime can be essential to protecting one’s future, such attacks can be difficult to...
Taking steps to protect a company from cybercrime
After spending a great deal of time and effort building a successful enterprise, business owners in Rhode Island and elsewhere may wish to take every possible measure to safeguard their endeavors. Unfortunately, identifying every potential threat to a company’s...
Is your business at risk because of ransomware?
The modern world and advanced technology have brought convenience to life and has also widely opened the consumer market, thus providing means for you to make a substantial profit as a business owner. There’s a downside to the equation, though. In the old days, the...
Should your employees use a VPN when working remotely?
With changes in the workplace and technological developments, more employees are calling their kitchen table their office. Your company may already have employees who work from home, or you might be considering changing to a remote workforce.It can be overwhelming,...
Does offering Wi-Fi open your business up to hackers?
Not too long ago, your customers did not expect you to offer Wi-Fi while visiting your business. If they knew there would be a wait, they assumed they would have to entertain themselves.While it may have started with coffee shops, offering Wi-Fi is now something...
What does cyberbullying – and its effects – look like?
Our children are growing up in a very different environment than previous generations, thanks in large part to technology. They have phones with social media accounts and cameras to document everything they do; they can get in touch with anyone; they can mask their...
Victims of ‘revenge porn’ pay a high price for the offense
Technological advances and devices have changed the way we live. In some cases, they make us feel safer, like having a camera in your doorbell. In other cases, however, technology facilitates gross violations of our privacy.So-called "revenge porn" is one example of...
What cybercrime is and how to prevent it
Individuals and companies use computers for most things these days and, while this is easy and convenient, it can also lead to bigger issues in Rhode Island. Cybercrime is a major problem, and the consequences can be large. People should know how to recognize this...
The role of parents in educating about cyber bullying
With an increase in the number of children in Rhode Island who own personal electronic devices, the concern about cyberbullying continues to rise. The dangerous practice of relentlessly bullying others from an electronic device can be virtually unnoticeable unless...