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Featured Posts

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  • October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month

  • ALERT: Is My WIFI affected by the WPA2 KRACK?

Latest Posts from Our Blog

 

Office 365 Phishing Attacks On the Rise

February 28, 2021 By Justin Oliver

Recently, we have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of phishing cyber-attacks aimed at Office 365 users.  It's so bad that almost three quarters (71.4 percent) of corporate Office 365 users have at least one compromised account each month, according to a report by Skyhigh Networks.  If you are … Read More

Categories: Cybersecurity, Social Engineering/Phishing

Guide to PCI DSS – Part 2: Building and Maintaining a Secure Network

February 23, 2021 By Justin Oliver

Welcome to SandStorm IT’s 6-part series about Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). In this series, we'll cover what PCI DSS is and the various requirements: Part 1 - What is PCI DSS? Part 2- Building and Maintaining a Secure Network Part 3 - Protecting Data (Coming … Read More

Categories: Business, Cybersecurity

Common Browser-based Network Attacks and How to Avoid Them

February 16, 2021 By Jordan B. Sanders

Day by day, we do more and more through our web browsers.  We perform daily work tasks like checking and sending email, visiting websites to learn about news in our chosen fields, and work in web-based operational systems all through our browsers, and outside of the office, we use those same … Read More

Categories: Cybersecurity, Networking, Personal Computing, Software & Applications

Why would I want to use Google Drive?

February 9, 2021 By Lindsey Sanders

Google Drive gets its name from being a place to store files, like the hard drive on your computer. All Google accounts come with 15 GB of free storage space on Drive. Not only is Google Drive like having an extra hard drive, it is a full suite of office software you can access through your … Read More

Categories: Business, Cloud/Serverless Computing, General Business, Office Applications

Does your business REALLY need a website?

February 2, 2021 By Jacob Ellis

In today's world, many consumers begin their hunt for products and services on the Internet. While it is not absolutely necessary for a business to have a website in order to thrive, there are many benefits to showcasing your business online.   Also, the maintenance costs associated with … Read More

Categories: Networking, Software & Applications

How to Spot Fake Virus Warnings

January 26, 2021 By SandStorm IT

You are browsing the web, minding your own business, when suddenly a screen like the following pops up: You find yourself unable to open anything else or even close the Window. Clicking on “OK” does nothing and, sometimes, you even hear a voice from your speakers telling you that your computer is … Read More

Categories: Cybersecurity, Desktop Software, Email Software and Applications, Networking, Personal Computing, Social Engineering/Phishing, Spyware/Malware/Viruses

Free (No Cost) Software, Open Source Software, and Free (Copy-left) Software

January 19, 2021 By Miker Irick

Is free software really free? It is a simple question with a not so simple answer. While a piece of software may not cost anything to use, i.e. "freeware", it still may not be completely free. Most software comes with an End User License Agreement (EULA) that a user must agree to before even using … Read More

Categories: Business, Desktop Software, Office Applications

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