“Working from home is a terrific convenience for many, but it is also a boon for cybercriminals!”

Glenn Baruck, Chicago Voice & Data

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, how we work, with more people working from home than ever before, may never be the same. While this change has been a terrific convenience for many, it has opened up new opportunities for cybercriminals. People working remotely are often more vulnerable to cyber attacks that compromise their data, company data, and personal safety. Responding to this new reality, cybersecurity experts continually develop new strategies to protect people working from home. This article by Andrew Newman for fastcompany.com explores five of the most critical cybersecurity trends that people working from home must know to stay safe and secure while working remotely.

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“The IOT continues to expand and be a security challenge for companies and building owners alike.”

Glenn Baruck, DigiTek Security

The use of connected personal devices continues to grow at exponential rates. With this continued explosion of connectivity, the threat of security breaches exposing operational technology (OT) and corporate data continues to be challenging for companies, building owners and their consultants.

In this piece for smartbuildingstech.com, building technology expert Richard Miller discusses these growing threats and outlines a three-step approach to creating a zero-trust environment to protect OT, tenants, employees and data.

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Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Per Tyler Millward from crn.com, Windows 11 is getting smarter! According to Millward, Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system just received updates making it more intelligent and making user’s life easier. One of the most exciting updates is the addition of an AI-powered version of its Bing search engine to the taskbar! Check out all of the details here in this recent article from crn.com.

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“If your Social Security number is compromised, these tips may help.”

Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Today, data breaches are more common than ever. In fact, according to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022, “for 83% of companies, it’s not if a data breach will happen, but when.” Unfortunately, your personal information may be exposed when a data breach happens, like the December 2022 breach at PayPal.

Once your information is out in the open, you can take steps to minimize the damage. In this piece for cnet.com, author Nina Raemont provides some beneficial advice on what to do if your social security number is exposed as part of a data breach or even by accident.

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“Hackers have been focusing more on Apple products. To circumvent new vulnerabilities, update your devices to the newest operating systems ASAP.”

Glenn Baruck, eDot

Attention Mac, iPhone and iPad users, The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Tuesday that it is encouraging the deployment of Apple updates “ASAP” for a vulnerability affecting iPhones, Macs and iPads. Learn more about the zero-day WebKit vulnerability discovery and the new operating system versions to be on the lookout for in this article by Kyle Alspach for crn.com.

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“Apple keeps improving iPhone features, but you must update your device to take advantage of them.”

Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Hey iPhone users! If you have not already updated your software to iOS16, you may want to do so now. This update has many new features, and some are pretty cool! Get the skinny on all the new iOS16 features and what they can do for you in this piece by Nelson Aguilar for cnet.com.

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