by TLC Staff | Jun 12, 2019 | IT Security, phishing
Knowing this information could save your businessThere were 14.5 billion spam emails sent every day in 2018. The odds are pretty good that you received a few of those. Surprisingly, the good news is that only 2.5% of those emails were scam and fraud emails (a.k.a.... 
by TLC Staff | Feb 8, 2019 | data security, IT Security, Password Security
Repeat after me – password security is important! You may feel like you have heard cyber-security experts reinforce the need for secure passwords a million times and think you are doing everything right, however surveys say otherwise. According to several recent... 
by TLC Staff | Oct 11, 2016 | IT Security
A couple of weeks back, we’ve shared what happens to your data in a ransomware attack. It can be costly and inconvenient for regular folks losing personal data, but even more costly and critical if it’s business data that is being held for ransom.... 
by TLC Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | IT Security
“My data was held ransom. And I did it on purpose.” Masood Nasir, a Telus Information Security Consultant, decided it was time to see how ransomware attack looks like and how damaging those spam emails could be to ordinary folks’ personal lives. After all, if... 
by TLC Staff | Sep 2, 2016 | Feature Friday, IT Security, Trend Micro
What ransomware does is lockdown or destruction of your most valued digital assets, unless payment is made. And it’s usually a LOT of money. It is a scary thing to happen to businesses and what’s worse it that occurs without a warning, with no tell-tale signs that... 
by TLC Staff | Aug 29, 2016 | Cryptolocker, IT Security, Phishing Attacks
First of all, the name Cryptolocker is only a variant of the malicious software called ransomware.The name was made famous as it was one of the first kind of Trojan virus to lock your files and hold them ransom. Hence, the name ransomware. You’ve probably heard...
