IT Security Tip: It’s Week 1 of Cyber Security Awareness Month. STOP. THINK. CONNECT.

Quick Tip: Staying safer and more secure online starts with STOP. THINK. CONNECT.

This is simple, actionable advice anyone can follow.

STOP:  Make sure security measures are in place. This includes on your computers, your smart devices, your network (home or business) or even your Internet of Things (IoT) enabled-appliances or systems.

Do you take credit cards?

We are not posing that question as a customer; we are posing the question as your IT and Security consultant.  We ask because a “YES” answer means that your organization is required by law to put in place certain IT and security practices.

If you handle any type of credit cards or banking information, make sure your organization is in line with PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance.

IT Security Tip #23: 3 Rules to Keeping Your Data Safe in the Cloud

Quick Tip: Stop. Think. Protect.

Why?  If you’re using any kind of cloud application (and these days, who isn’t?), you are right to be concerned about data privacy and security. The company hosting your data is ultimately responsible for keeping hackers out of THEIR network, but most cloud breaches are due to USER ERROR. So it’s important that you, the user, are being smart about security.

Sometimes a Security Company Needs the Security of Knowing They are Working with the Best!

A new client joined IT Radix recently.  They happen to be in the security business—they provide security services to a host of retail establishments all over the northeast.  They had a need to upgrade their key business application software and wanted a trusted advisor to help them through that upgrade along with the 3rd party provider.