Author Archives: ImageQuest

Meet an FBI Cybercriminal: Richard Uzuh

August 9, 2020 According to the FBI, Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, 34, of Nigeria, is one of eight men accused of defrauding more than 70 companies of funds through impersonation and romance schemes. Also known as business email compromise, the scams defrauded individuals and companies, including some in Nebraska, of more than $6 million. Prosecutors say the scams ran … Continue reading "Meet an FBI Cybercriminal: Richard Uzuh" Read More

Improve Your Tech IQ: Version History

August 7, 2020 We’ve all been there: Multiple hours of work on a spreadsheet, a document or slide presentation – and your work disappears. Pffft! Is all that work gone? Well on M365 (formerly known as Microsoft’s Office 365/O365), the Cloud steps in and saves your bacon. Before you start screaming in frustration, check your Version History. To … Continue reading "Improve Your Tech IQ: Version History" Read More

We asked our team about themselves. It was worth it.

August 5, 2020 On one of our daily check-in calls, a colleague asked each of us to share something the rest likely didn’t know about them. The answers were fascinating. But some of the answers showed toughness and the ability to survive. The query was a great idea – and we all learned more about each other. We … Continue reading "We asked our team about themselves. It was worth it." Read More

Building Business and Organizational Resilience

July 29, 2020 Amidst growing economic uncertainty, businesses are looking for ways to stay operational and allay customer fears. Resilience is crucial for organizations to survive during these challenging times. Many enterprises are ensuring their financial resilience by holding on to their money and cutting down on costs due to fears of the unknown. According to an article … Continue reading "Building Business and Organizational Resilience" Read More

Twitter Bitcoin hack highlights criminal social engineering

July 16, 2020 It’s all over the news: Hackers gained access to high profile Twitter accounts belonging to celebrities such as Jeff Bezos, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama – even the Apple corporate account. The hacked accounts urged people to send bitcoin to support a fake good cause. Twitter responded by locking the affected accounts. While some news reports … Continue reading "Twitter Bitcoin hack highlights criminal social engineering" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal: An accused Equifax hacker

July 14, 2020 In 2017, Xu Ke, a soldier in China’s Peoples Liberation Army, reached from the Beijing-based Research Institute No. 54 to servers in Alpharetta, Ga. The servers belonged to Equifax, and a U.S. indictment alleges he was one of four named members of the PLA to steal sensitive credit data. The FBI provided little information on … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal: An accused Equifax hacker" Read More

Is your technology ready for Gen Z?

July 13, 2020 “Gen Z,” the next generation after millennials, are starting their careers. Born after 1996, the oldest Gen Zs are now 23. According to the Pew Research Center, they are the first generation to be “digital natives” – the first to have no memory of life without mobile phones or a life not lived online. “Some … Continue reading "Is your technology ready for Gen Z?" Read More

Bye, bye Flash: Controversial software reaches end of life

July 12, 2020 Flash, the software that originally powered online videos, gaming, and other dynamic content on websites, will be retired by Adobe this December. “Few technologies have yielded such divisive and widespread passion as Flash,” writes Ars Technica in a look back over the software’s history. “Many gush over its versatility and ease of use as a … Continue reading "Bye, bye Flash: Controversial software reaches end of life" Read More

Is your technology helping you survive the pandemic?

July 1, 2020 Amid a pandemic causing great uncertainty, businesses seek ways to cope with unexpected lockdowns and customer fears. One quality all organizations need now – and for the long-term – is resilience. Right now, many business owners are assessing their financial resilience. They are shifting focus from “Just in Time” to “Just in Case,” the Wall … Continue reading "Is your technology helping you survive the pandemic?" Read More

New IT Support professionals join ImageQuest

June 29, 2020 We recently welcomed four new hires to the ImageQuest team. Some of them have been with us for a few months but the coronavirus kept us from getting their snappy new photos. Now that we’ve taken care of that, read on to meet them! Jason Zumbro came to us from our client, Churchill Mortgage, and … Continue reading "New IT Support professionals join ImageQuest" Read More

Enhance Data Security with Multi-Factor Authentication

June 25, 2020 As cases of pandemic-related phishing attacks, brute force attacks, ransomware, and credential stuffing increase, the greater the chances of your organization’s networks and data being compromised. One of the easiest – but often neglected – ways to reduce your exposure to these attacks is to require Multi-Factor Authentication on all accounts where log-in credentials are … Continue reading "Enhance Data Security with Multi-Factor Authentication" Read More

Improve Your Tech IQ: Never store passwords in your browser

June 22, 2020 These days, any browser worth its salt boasts of its security measures. It may even force you to see all the security improvements first after an update before you move on to your regularly planned Web surfing. Yet, at the same time, they ask you, over and over, if you’d like to save a site’s … Continue reading "Improve Your Tech IQ: Never store passwords in your browser" Read More