The AME Group is a leader in providing a comprehensive yet adaptive approach to securing your business. Our approach is COMPREHENSIVE, as anything less will fail to achieve the objective.Our approach is ADAPTIVE to both YOUR risk tolerance and to the constantly evolving threat landscape as it must be to be effective. Securing your business requires a multi-layered approach that addresses every potential attack vector > Devices, Apps, People, Process, Network, Internet, Email, etc. A comprehensive approach must factor in – Compliance requirements, and Your businesses objectives and expectations around
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5 Ways to Stop Cyberbullying
While the internet provides endless opportunities for learning, socializing, and self-expression, it also exposes students to various risks. And cyberbullying is one of the most prevalent risks present. Have you seen signs your child is being cyberbullied? As parents or adults with children in our lives, it is our responsibility to create a safe online environment for our children and equip them with the necessary tools to stop cyberbullying. Teach Kids Not to Cyberbully Open communication: Encourage your child to talk openly about their online experiences. Establish a supportive environment
Back-to-School Cybersecurity: A Guide for Parents
As another school year approaches, it’s essential for parents to not only focus on buying school supplies and organizing schedules but also on safeguarding their children’s online activities. Cybersecurity is an ongoing concern, and students can be particularly vulnerable to the risks online. Take proactive steps to educate and protect your student’s online presence, so that you can ensure their safety and provide them with a secure environment for learning. Here are some practical tips for parents to consider as their children head back to school: Strong Passwords Encourage your
How to Spot a Phishing Email
First, you must train yourself to spot the signs of a phishing email. Second, you must practice. Then, you can protect yourself and your company. STOP and ask yourself, am I expecting this email? When you are in a rush or on a phone email app, STOP and ask yourself, can this wait until later to check more closely? If it doesn’t seem quite right, or expected, question it. If it appears to be from a co-worker, don’t reply, call them to verify any requests. Phishing emails can look just
What is a Password Manager?
Today, nearly every adult and child has at least one password. Most have nearly 100! The statistics around password management are rather grim. The most commonly strategy is writing them down in a notebook (31%). Remembering passwords is also a popular technique reported by 26% of the participants. (NCA). The most startling stat is only 45% of adults would change a password after a breach. (Google). The reason is it is hard for people to create and manage their passwords using only their memory. It’s time to change your strategy
How to Use a Password Manager
First select a Password Manager – this blog shares some options. This example is using 1Password, but it’s a very similar process with all of them. It will show you the basics of how to use any password manager. You will need to download the application for your phone and your computer. You will also need to download it for all the browsers you use. It may be easiest to setup the account on a computer. You will start with a login username and password. Create a strong password by
Gone Phishing: 4 Ways to Protect Yourself from Scams
Have you been surfing through a website or emails and had a message calling you to reveal personal information such as credit card numbers or passwords? You may have been subject to phishing. Phishing is an attack in which scammers pretend to be legitimate websites to collect personal information. Cybercriminals also use phishing to deliver malware to users. The following four tips will help you avoid such security threats. How to Spot a Phishing Message If you are to protect yourself from phishing, the first step would be learning how
How an Email Breach Can Cost Your Business Thousands
In 2021, America experienced an unprecedented increase in cyber attacks and malicious cyber activity. Business Email Compromise is the most frequent attack vector. The FBI received nearly 20,000 complaints in 2021 that cost US businesses 2.4 billion. The second most costly digital crime type, investment scams, tallied about $1.5 billion in estimated losses. Your email account is an important part of your communication with employees, customers, and vendors. It’s often the everyday information that opens your business to attack, like who approves purchases, what applications you use, how you communicate
12 Password Best Practices
With the business world heavily reliant on digitalization in this day and age, the use of technology in your organization is unavoidable. Although technology can undeniably give your business an advantage in increasingly competitive markets, there are many troublesome areas to keep an eye on. This is why interest in cybersecurity has risen in recent years. Password protection is the best place to start if you want to ramp up your cybersecurity. Setting a password to secure an entity’s data is called password protection. Only those with passwords can access
Cybersecurity Tool Box
Remember the first time your parents gave you a box of tools? I was moving out for the first time, and my dad gave me a box filled with an old hammer, two screwdrivers (one flathead, the other Phillips head), a rusty wrench, and a tape measure. It wasn’t much but it showed me that he wanted to make sure that I was ok. He gave me those tools so that I could fix any problems that came up in my time away from him. Well, we want to do