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Avoiding card skimmers at the pump

Many of us have heard of fuel dispensers being a target for card-skimming devices. Brian Krebs wrote a post on his blog “Krebs on Security” on how to avoid these card skimmers, and he uses the San Antonio Police Department as a source for tips. Some of these tips include using only new fuel dispensers that have a horizontal card slot accompanied by a raised metal keypad and using only credit cards at the pump. To read the rest of his great post, check out the link above.

Data loss prevention – Part 1

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

To any business or corporation, information and data are the blood flow of daily operations. This consists of market intelligence as it relates to your competition, the sensitive customer information (such as contact info, credit card/banking numbers, etc.) and even your own internal data. Safeguarding all of this data is a must, not only from it being hacked into, but also by making sure that only the authorized employees have access to it.

The Future of Virtualization

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

Server virtualization is a virtualization technique that involves breaking up a physical server into multiple small, virtual servers using a virtualization software. In his post for NetworkWorld called What’s the Future of Server Virtualization, Neil Weinberg describes the benefits of server virtualization and the different types of server virtualization.

What is the Future of Higher Education?

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

E-learning is continuously growing without an end in sight. More and more students are enrolling in online courses because, quite frankly, they are more convenient. We have all seen the growth of online education in the past few years, but where exactly is it going?

Seven Steps to Protect Your Smartphone

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

Our previous blog posts have examined the various cyber-based threats posed to Smartphones. In this post, we examine seven steps that you can take to help mitigate those risks:

Adidas Data Breach

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

Breach of security is a common topic in the news today, especially when it involves compromising the safety of consumers’ private information. Many consumers became more aware of the significant effects of data breaches earlier this year when the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal broke out; although, we have seen many large data breaches in the past.