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What Your Map Timeline Knows About You

It’s 10 p.m. — do you know where your children are? Google probably does. Thanks to Google Maps’ Timeline feature, the tech company probably knows where your whole family has been – down to the GPS coordinates. The feature was first rolled out in 2015 on Android devices and two years later on Apple, but many people still don’t know how much information the app actually collects. Before you hit the road this holiday season, take a minute to review your privacy settings to see if the risk is worth the benefits.

What Google Map Timeline Can See

With Google Maps Timeline, you can go back to any day and see in detail where you were, when and for how long.…

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How To Safely Share Passwords With Employees

If you ask a security professional, you get by the book advice about sharing passwords: “Don’t share passwords.” But we know, in reality, that doesn’t work. Your office might be sharing a single password for apps like SurveyMonkey right now to save cash on buying additional users, and some social media accounts don’t even give you the option to have multiple log-ins. Sharing passwords in your office is sometimes necessary for collaboration, and the best way to do this is by using a password manager. Affordable (some platforms even offer free versions), layered with security and simple to use, password managers are the safest and easiest way to store and share your company’s private passwords.…

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Weekly TEK Tip: DO NOT Underestimate Spam & Phishing Scams.

Data Security is just not about computers and servers anymore! In addition, data security is not just for the cyber attack, it’s for any data incident that could happen. These events result in backend rules that have been created by hackers which can result in critical and highly sensitive information to be forwarded to hackers’ mailboxes.

Not understanding cloud providers exposures can put your business at risk. There are layers to security and federal law outlines it well. Don’t leave yourself wide open and DO NOT underestimate spam and phishing scams. These scams have been on the rise and it’s the perfect opportunity for hackers to send e-mails with dangerous malware and viruses.…

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Creating A Safe Online Presence For Your Children In 4 Easy Steps

Children in this day and age are growing up in a technological climate that many of us never could have imagined 20 years ago. Kids who were born during the last decade will never know a world where everyone doesn’t have a cellphone on them at all times. They’ll never truly understand what the world was like before the Internet.

This rapid development of technology has made it so our kids’ online and offline lives are merged into one. The conversations they have on social media or over texting are the exact same as the conversations they would have in person.…

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Cyber Security Is More Important Now Than Ever – Is Your Business Prepared?

Over the past few years, instances of cyberthreats have increased at an alarming rate, and they don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Awareness around cyber security has certainly improved over the past year, with 9 in 10 Americans stating that they are somewhat concerned about hacking that involves their personal information, financial institutions, government agencies or certain utilities. But while awareness has increased, so have the rates of cyber-attacks. 

Last year, people had more data breaches from January to October 2021 than in all of 2020. As we continue through 2022, there’s no reason to assume this year will be any different.…

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Top 10 Best Bay Area IT Services (Updated For 2022)

We know finding the best Bay Area IT Services company near San Francisco, California can be difficult, so we put together this detailed list of the best of the best so you can make your decision wisely.  If your network goes down, your business can lose millions of dollars in sales and productivity. This makes choosing a Bay Area IT Service provider of vital importance to any company. Information Technology (sometimes called Managed IT) services typically include protecting the company network from viruses and breaches and by offering IT planning and security solutions. Also included are backup and continuity planning, Cloud strategy, network security monitoring, unified threat management, and virtualization.

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