Tech Tips

3rd March 2022

Are you tracking root logins in AWS?

The root account in AWS is the master key to all of your organization’s cloud-hosted systems, activities, and services. If an attacker gets in: game over. It must be well-protected. A properly configured AWS setup will require very infrequent root logins. Most responsibilities should be doled out to other users with fewer permissions. The root…

21st October 2021

Don’t Mess with your DNS!

Plumbing is great when it works happily in the background. When it doesn’t, you better have someone like Kumar on speed dial. The same can be said for DNS (Domain Name System), the directory that tells Internet infrastructure how to route traffic.

1st July 2021

All Businesses Need DDoS Protection

“I think someone is trying to put me out of business.” I recently received this message from a small business owner providing a cloud service. During their peak hours, someone was launching a DDoS attack against their servers, bringing their service to a halt. With the business’s customers experiencing service interruptions, they were thinking about…

1st April 2021

Public WiFi: A double espresso for you and passwords for the bad guys.

Thanks to the power of public WiFi, it was common for many of us to head out to the nearest coffee shop, order an iced macchiato with an extra shot of espresso, whipped cream, and caramel drizzle, and pop open the work laptop to get stuff done in a cozy, public environment. Well, it was…

25th March 2021

Splitting Hairs on Split Tunneling

Split tunneling offers serious potential for your business, especially if your employees are working remotely. So should you use it?

4th March 2021

Do you have A+ or F- website security? Find out with Mozilla Observatory!

Mozilla Observatory is a nifty, fast, and most importantly, 100% free website scanning service that you can use to highlight potential problems with the configuration of your webserver, application, or encryption.

4th February 2021

How to Protect Grandma’s inbox with Canarytokens

Canarytokens are a functional canary-in-the-coalmine to detect hackers accessing your email inbox. You can even protect family with them!

22nd December 2020

Should you hide your Wi-Fi SSID?

Hiding your SSID might feel like a good idea at first glance, but it’s really about as effective as hiding behind a curtain.

10th December 2020

Why you should NOT be using xfinitywifi hotspots.

Xfinitywifi hotspots can be seen almost everywhere, but public WiFi is a security nightmare that should generally be avoided.

25th August 2020

Pro Tip: Google Vault

If you are a G Suite user and are concerned that important documents could accidentally be deleted or significantly edited, you’ll want to use Google Vault. Unlike Google Drive, which doesn’t protect against mass deletions or edits, Google Vault does! Set up is easy and it adds a layer of protection for your business-critical data. (Note that we…