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Does California’s New Data Privacy Law Apply To My Business?
Starting January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), far and away the broadest consumer data privacy law passed by any State to date, goes into effect.
What is the CCPA?
CCPA grants California “consumers” extensive rights as to how their personal information is collected, stored, and used, as well as gives them a private cause of action against businesses who violate its requirements.
7 Google Search Shortcuts To Save You Time And Make You More Productive
1. Search for specific phrases within quotation marks (“”). This way, Google will only return results with your exact phrase in them.
2. Remove certain terms or phrases with a dash/minus (-). This will remove these words from your search.
Protecting your identity from the Dark Web this holiday season
What is the Dark Web? The dark web refers to encrypted online content that is not indexed by conventional search engines. Also known as the "darknet," the dark web is a component of the deep web that describes the wider breadth of content that does not appear through regular internet browsing activities.
3 “Techie” Reasons You Can Be Thankful This Season
1. Cyber-Thieves Keep A-Knockin’ But They Can’t Come In. A study presented at the International Conference on Dependable Systems and
Networks showed that small-business networks are attacked every 39
seconds by some type of hacker or malicious software.
Ransomware
Ransomware
Today we will be talking about ransomware and how it can affect your business and some tips on how to protect yourself against it. When most people think of getting infected on their computer they think of malware or viruses. Most malware is silent or at least presents itself as so.
Fake Antivirus Scams
Fake Antivirus Scams
What Are They?
Scams like this will often start out with a website popup informing the user that their computer has been infected. The more sophisticated scareware will even include credible details in the warning. The popup will then offer a security scan or virus cleaning software for purchase.
Social Media Scams & How to Stay Safe?
What is a Social Media scam?
A social media scam is where attackers use social media platforms to trick people in to either sending money, personal information, or passwords.
What kind of scams are there?
Clickbait scams:
A clickbait scam is where a post in your social media feed, or pop-up will entice you into clicking on to the ad.
Cybersecurity On Romance Scam
What is Romance Scam?
A romance scam typically involves a scammer creating a fake profile using pictures from the internet or other legitimate profiles. They use this fake profile to contact, whether through dating sites or other social media potential victims that they try to convince to get in a romantic relationship with.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
Cyberthieves are targeting you and you don’t even know it.
It is all over the news and we at Spectrum Technology Solution are talking about it with our clients and prospects all the time. Cybertheft is on the rise! It is no longer a question of if you will be compromised, it is when you will become a victim.