Data Protection
Comprehensive Managed IT Services: 3 Core Pillars
After years of offering comprehensive managed IT services, our BriteStar team has outlined and documented our approach to help every organization safeguard its technology. Technology enables us to live life and do business like never before. While we’re able to leverage it for good, if not properly managed it can be a nightmare. Between protecting…
Read More10 Tips to Make a Strong Password in 2022
Research showed that 23 million account holders used the password “123456” in 2021. We get the appeal – it’s short, easy to remember and it’s one less thing you have to think about in your busy life. However, this is not a strong password to protect your digital identity. Stop and consider it for a minute.…
Read More7 Signs of a Phishing Email Scam
It is difficult for readers to decipher attacks from legitimate emails because phishing email scams are maliciously designed to be manipulative and deceitful. They are so effective that data from 2021 showed 30% of phishing emails were opened by targeted users and 12% of those users clicked on the malicious attachment or link. Those statistics…
Read MoreHow to Protect Against Ransomware
Breaches once again dominated headlines. Colonial Pipeline first made headlines after falling victim to a ransomware attack and suffered the consequences. Now, there’s been a growing list of attacks – including the recent Kaseya attack. These are merely two examples of many attacks impacting business operations. The unfortunate reality is no person or organization is…
Read MoreWhere Has Your Data Gone?
In one day 3,776, 738 records are compromised. We all know the threat to data that ransomware, phishing emails and third party vendors present. The news reminds us of it every day. What is not so commonly mentioned is insider threats. Now, we are not claiming that all of your employees are trying to sabotage your business. Your…
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