used with permission from HP Tech@Work You be the judge Nearly 15 years ago, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates predicted the demise of passwords. They were too unreliable, he said, noting there were other more secure ways of granting access to computers. Gates clearly wasn’t correct about the death of the one-time login, but he certainly had

used with permission from Microsoft On the Issues by Athima Chansanchai A message pops up on your screen. It screams that your computer is at risk or has been infected by a virus. Or, you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from tech support. And then, before you know it, responding to

New NIST Password Guidelines Recently the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released updated best practices for creating passwords. Surprisingly, NIST’s recommendations fly in the face of what we’ve been taught for a long time about creating strong, secure passwords. But these best practices are also aimed at minimizing the frustrations of users who

used with permission from HP Tech@Work Breathe deep, reduce anxiety, and avoid these 9 things It’s an IT department’s worst nightmare: Your business has been hacked by a third party that has accessed your sensitive, confidential data. And often, by the time you discover it, a breach is well underway: US companies take an average

used with permission from Tektonika (HP) by Karen Gilleland “Gimme the dough—or you’ll never see your files again!” In this scenario, the thug in the mask is ransomware, and it’s only one of the ways cybercriminals attack businesses—which are often left vulnerable due to poor business security or cybersecurity practices. Alongside the devastating effects cyber