Keeping customers and their private data secure has always been one of the top priorities for us at Techinline. With that in mind, FixMe.IT was designed to help you deliver the highest level of services while ensuring that all communications between you and your customers stay as secure as possible. However, if you’re looking to further enhance it or gain more control of all incoming and outgoing connections, there are a few tips that we’d like to share. [Read more…] about How to Enhance Your FixMe.IT Account’s Security
Passwords
How to Create a Secure Password
There’s a number of great password manager solutions available nowadays, making it less painful to memorize every single symbol combination for a zillion websites that you’re registered on. However, it’s still common to neglect two of the most important rules of Internet security: ‘don’t be too obvious’ and ‘don’t reuse the same password’.
With a pair of notable remote support tools being hit by cyber-attacks in the recent days, we wanted to take a moment and share some of the best practices on how to improve the strength of your passwords and reduce the risk of unauthorized access to your account. [Read more…] about How to Create a Secure Password
Security Features to Know in Windows 10
The advent of Windows 10 has taken the IT world by storm. Whether you are exploring remote access software solutions for your Bay Area startup or simply trying to upgrade your office computers (without switching over to Macs, like your hipster brother-in-law keeps hounding you to do), you want to know a little bit about Windows 10’s security features. [Read more…] about Security Features to Know in Windows 10
Moving Beyond Passwords as a Means of Security
Passwords Becoming Passé
Psst! If you’ve been using “123456” or “password” as your security passwords on your computer or for your IT software, you may want to rethink your strategy.
According to a data breach security report from Verizon, about two-thirds of all breaches in 2014 were due to weak or stolen passwords. In fact, password management is one of the biggest threats to online security. In response, many companies have been exploring solutions that could take passwords entirely out of the picture. Sounds impossible? Welcome to the future of security. Here are just a few of the solutions being considered:
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