A notification in your pocket dings and lets you know someone is trying to log into your email.
That’s weird, you think, I didn’t do that.
Upon closer inspection, you notice the login request is coming from Paris, France. Something’s not right.
Cybersecurity is a fast-changing, stressful, and downright scary space to play in. The number and sophistication of cyberattacks are on the rise as hackers continue to outsmart preventive security measures and seep into our environments. It’s becoming evident that navigating how to protect yourself from internet hoaxes and cyber crimes is more challenging than it once was.
Do you ever wonder how that email address you type in actually gets delivered? Understanding the basics of email delivery will enhance your understanding of how phishing and spam attacks work. This is a bit technical, but worth understanding as an end-user.
The question is not whether or not you are using Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), but rather, are you using it securely? Microsoft has steadily improved the default security settings but it still requires some experience to get it 100% there. The amount of attacks on the M365 is astounding, specifically with phishing attempts to gain user passwords.
The new Microsoft Edge browser has finally caught up to Google's Chrome browser, and the timing is great. The #wfh transition means that more personal devices are being utilized to access corporate resources. Often this is done via a web browser, which means your corporate security could depend on what browser they are using!
Microsoft transitioned to the Chromium-based engine for the new Edge browser which was released in January 2020. The move to the Chromium engine means that your favorite Chrome extensions will work in addition to the enhanced speed and page loads it provides.
Most organizations have one central place for storing a lot of sensitive information. Some offices save documents to personal or work computers, or somewhere else on their servers. Others, including myself, rely on SharePoint for information saving and sharing.
Before I was ever introduced to OneDrive, I did not have a go-to place for storing and saving important information on my personal or business computer. Whether I had important files I created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, all my items were saved as a random file name on my desktop or placed into a folder in My Documents.
Large technology companies are masters of consolidation, think Microsoft, Salesforce, Apple. They watch new technologies emerge from other groups, and then either buy or replicate that functionality. Over time all the various DIFFERENT technologies you needed to accomplish a goal now show up under a single integrated application from a single vendor.
Email is the defacto communication standard in business today. This is interesting considering the first email sent was in 1971, and the fax machine has come and gone since that time. Email continues to be useful in the business environment, BUT it time to consider alternatives for many scenarios.