The GDPR was approved and adopted by the EU Parliament in April 2016. The regulation will take effect after a two-year transition period and, unlike a Directive it does not require any enabling legislation to be passed by government; meaning it will be in force May 25 2018. The first question we […]
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Cyber Security & Big Data Analytics
Cyber Security & Big Data Analytics I recently attended a symposium on “New Strategies for Encryption and Protection against Data Breaches”. The keynote speaker was: Steve Lutinski, Director, Cyber Security Services, Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Steve introduced Verizon’s DBIR Report (Data Breach Investigation Report) for 2017. You may view it here: […]
Continue readingWhat Do You Know About Your Domain Name?
A company’s domain name remains one of the major unseen issues facing a lot of businesses on line. I am still amazed how many businesses are not truly in control of their domain names. They think that they are because their web site comes up and that they see the […]
Continue readingThe Current State of Web Sites
Interestingly enough, in the 24 years that I have been designing web sites as well as marketing and hosting them, they have gone through many changes. The one aspect that has not really changed in all this time is the complexity in designing a web site. We see the ads […]
Continue readingNet Neutrality – Will it Cost Us More on the Internet?
Net Neutrality is about to change. Under the Obama administration, Net Neutrality meant that everyone delivered data at the same rate of speed. Now making companies like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T “common carriers”, they will be able to throttle the speed of any site that want to. Companies like Netflix […]
Continue readingNational Cyber Security Awareness Month
Based on our support logs from clients regarding their email and web site access support requests, every month should be Nation Cyber Security Awareness Month. Some folks still don’t understand that you cannot use simple passwords anymore. Most good programs will not allow you to do that. They are now […]
Continue readingShould a Small Business Have Cyber Insurance?
I am asked this question almost every week. It is really small business data breach insurance. All the publicity regarding hacked servers in the news media has spooked a lot of people. It seems just about everyone in this day and age uses the internet to promote their business and […]
Continue readingThe Dark Side of the Internet
I was amazed how many people never heard of the dark side of the internet when asked by a State of NJ Security officer at a recent seminar for small businesses on internet security. Going there is not advised but being aware of it and what it is is imperative. […]
Continue readingYou Tube Is It for Your Business
I get this question asked quite a bit. The answer to this question has changed over the years. I use to say that it depended on the type of business. Now I cannot think of any business that would not prosper from using a You Tube channel to increase their […]
Continue readingBig Data
Here it comes and you don’t even know what it is or what it is doing to you and your internet habits. Big Data is the culmination of all your movements on the internet. Congress gave companies permission to track and sell this information to any customer that can afford […]
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