Advanced-PCs Resources

Small Business IT Insights

Practical technology, cybersecurity, and IT advice to help your business stay productive, protected, and prepared.

Major Data Breaches of 2024
November 8, 2024•Posts

Major Data Breaches of 2024 | What Can We Learn

This year has witnessed significant data breaches that have proven costly for numerous businesses. Cybercriminals have been actively targeting high-profile companies throughout 2024, demonstrating that even the largest organizations are not safe from online threats. The reality that we all have to face is that anyone can fall victim to cyberattacks, highlighting the urgent need […]

Read Article
How to Stop Phishing Emails
October 15, 2024•Cyber Security

How to Stop Phishing Emails | The Secure Method

Phishing attacks are the most common cybercrime today because they work, unfortunately. Research shows that over 3.4 billion spam emails are delivered to inboxes of unsuspecting users every day. That’s a lot of spam that goes out daily. Phishing e-mails have been the most frequent form of attack for years because it’s easy for cybercriminals […]

Read Article
Computer Viruses are Dangerous
March 2, 2023•Cyber Security

Why Computer Viruses are Dangerous | How To Protect Yourself

Computer viruses have always been an issue to deal with since computers came into existence.  It is said that the first computer virus was created back in 1971, and it was called the “Creeper Program”.  It was more of an experiment to see if a self-replicating program could exist. Once it was concluded that this […]

Read Article
Why is Social Engineering so Dangerous
June 12, 2022•Cyber Security

Why is Social Engineering Dangerous

Cybercrime nowadays pays big dividends, which is why so many hackers get into it.  If done well, cyber crimes like social engineering are the road to a fairly good payday for hackers.  So why is social engineering dangerous?  Because it captures your personal information and uses it against you. And it’s not just for individuals […]

Read Article
credit card antiphishing
May 22, 2022•Posts

How to Prevent Phishing in Your Organization

Phishing is a cybersecurity tactic that involves sending emails that appear to be from a legitimate source, such as a company or individual, and asking the recipient to provide their personal information. Phishing can be dangerous because it can lead to the theft of personal information, such as passwords and account numbers, which none of […]

Read Article