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8 Tips to Staying Safe Online!We celebrate Cybersecurity Month with these 8 important habits. They will help protect yo...
10/02/2018

8 Tips to Staying Safe Online!

We celebrate Cybersecurity Month with these 8 important habits. They will help protect your information, your family and your work. They will also reduce your risk of getting scammed!

1. Always think twice before clicking on links or opening attachments
• Even if they look like they’re from someone you know
• Whenever possible, go to your web browser and type in the web address
• If an attachment is unexpected, verify with the sender to confirm they sent it

2. Verify requests for private information (Yours or anyone’s)
• Con artists know how to fake their identity
• Check your financial statements and credit reports regularly

3. Protect your passwords
• Make them long and strong
• Never reveal your password to anyone
• Use different passwords for different accounts
• Use different passwords for work and personal activities
• Click ‘NO’ when websites or apps ask to remember your password
• Use strong authentication when possible include multi-factor authentication, fingerprints, etc

4. Protect your stuff! Lock it up or take it with you
• Lock your computer, mobile or tablet screen before leaving them unattended – even just for a second
• Take your phone and other portable items with you
• Password protect ALL of your devices (even your mobile phone-Did you ever stop and look how much personal data is truly on your phone?)

5. Keep your devices, apps, browsers and antivirus/antimalware software patched and up to date!!
• Automate software updates whenever possible
• Restart your devices periodically so these updates can occur
• If you are one that likes to download free games on your mobile or tablet for your kids, remember there are ads that can infect your device so please make sure you get protected
• If you have bought a new computer or laptop, it probably comes with 30 day, 1 year trial of antivirus – either RENEW the subscription or get a free antivirus program
i. Avast! (www.avast.com) MalwareByte (www.malwarebytes.org)

6. Back up your files!!
• Store backups in a separate location from the originals (external USB drive that gets unplugged)
i. If you do get infected, it will infect the external USB drive if left plugged in
• If you use a cloud provider to back up your files (icloud, Google Drive, etc), unless you pay for their solution, they do not need to ensure reliability in their services
• Test your backups periodically

7. Delete sensitive information when done
• Clear your browser cache every so often

8. If you feel you have been compromised, act quick!
• It is always better to be safe than sorry so if you feel that you have been compromised, turn off the internet on your mobile, tablet, laptop or even unplug your router at home and do some inspection and removal.

05/29/2018

FBI Warning - Reboot your router. Russians have potentially compromised Home & Small Business Routers with a piece of malware - To remove the malware, reboot the router. There is no way to tell if you have been infected easily.

Tip 1 - Reboot regardless of your router (list below to known affected devices)
Tip 2 - Make sure that you do not have the default username/password to your router
Tip 3 - Make sure it is up to date by upgrading the firmware

Please make sure to follow if you want to be up to date on other type of Helpful Hints and Security Warnings!

According to Cisco, here’s a list of the known affected devices:

LINKSYS DEVICES:
E1200
E2500
WRVS4400N

MIKROTIK ROUTEROS VERSIONS FOR CLOUD CORE ROUTERS:
1016
1036
1072

NETGEAR DEVICES:
DGN2200
R6400
R7000
R8000
WNR1000
WNR2000

QNAP DEVICES:
TS251
TS439 Pro

Other QNAP NAS devices running QTS software

TP-LINK DEVICES:
R600VPN

05/03/2018

Why am I starting this business? I have always felt that small businesses deserved solutions that are catered towards them and also, be able to provide solutions that do not hurt your pocket book. Working for companies that never had an IT budget, I had to think frugal but effective IT. I want to bring this same philosophy to you!

What makes this different? With 20 years of broad IT experience, my philosophy has always been to sit with the customer to cater a solution that can fit them but also they will be satisfied with. I do not like to tell them “This is how it will be” and they have no understanding as to what is going on. At the end of the day, they have to be happy.

What does Versa Tech do? Versa Tech can be your solutions company to all of IT. Currently, we offer desktop and server support, network and server architecture, web site design and maintenance including e-commerce, project management or general IT consulting for solutions you may need help implementing like an ERP such as SalesForce or Netsuite. We have also partnered with marketing and Internet firms to assist in providing you and your business with other solutions that we may not cover.

How do I inquire for further information? Please email [email protected] for further information about us.

05/03/2018

Happy Password Day Everyone!

Millions of accounts and passwords are compromised on a yearly basis and most people do not even know that they have been compromised until it is too late. So the first Thursday in May we take out the time to remind everyone that you really should change that password you have been using for a few years -or- to every system.

Here are 10 Security Tips to Follow

1) Give each account you have its own unique password — do not reuse any.

2) Make every password complex and strong. Avoid using dictionary words and make sure it has at least 8 characters. I come up with a base password then add the first letter of the system I am logging into. For example, base Microsoft83 and I wanted to access Linked in, I would add an L. So my password is Microsoft83L That way I do not have to remember all the various passwords and I am not sharing any of my passwords throughout any of the systems.

3) Use a password manager to keep you sane. It remembers all your complex, strong passwords so you don’t have to.

4) If you hear there’s been a breach, be extra safe and take action right away to change your passwords.

5) Use 2-factor authentication when it’s offered. That way, if your password is compromised, your account won’t necessarily be.

6) Use a VPN, especially on public Wi-Fi.

7) Never text or email anyone your password.

8) When selecting security questions while creating an account, choose hard-to-guess options to which only you know the answer.

9) When you’re done, take the time to tell your family and friends to protect themselves too.

10) If you don’t have one yet, get an antivirus program. If a threat somehow gets past your strong defenses and into your system, a good antivirus will detect and neutralize it. Microsoft Security Essentials and Avast! are free. But I would recommend paying for a whole Internet Security Suite such as Bitdefender Total Security or Avast Internet Security

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