Last fall, Microsoft announced that paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates would be available on a per-device basis through January 2023. Essentially, these are the security patches Windows users receive for free while the operating system is supported.

Cost, security and performance issues can make public cloud usage tougher than expected.

It’s relatively easy to get started using public cloud platforms. Users with no special technology skills can move data in and out of the cloud or use cloud-based applications by doing hardly more than moving sliders and clicking a few buttons.

Long-awaited protocol updates boost security and simplify IoT connections.

When the first Wi-Fi protocol was released in 1997, it set the stage for a remarkable shift in the way people work and the devices they use for computing and communication. Wi-Fi now moves more than half of all Internet traffic, and it has helped make mobile the primary digital platform for business users in the U.S.

However, this shift has also introduced some risk.

There’s some good news about the use of unlicensed software, according to last year’s BSA Global Software Survey. The global software piracy rate dropped from 39 percent to 37 percent over the course of two years, and the commercial value of unlicensed software has also declined.

There is virtually universal recognition of the risk created by constantly evolving, increasingly dangerous cybersecurity threats. But even the most deep-pocketed organizations with the most talented security teams and advanced security tools continue to make headlines because their systems were compromised.

In addition to conjuring up images of dark alleys, scary forests and evil beings that you would see in a horror flick, the dark web implies that there are two “webs.” You have one that everyone accesses daily for personal and professional use, and one in a mysterious underworld that you should avoid at all costs.

Business is booming. Customers are happy. Employees are happy. Everything is humming like a well-oiled machine. You have an unblemished reputation. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, everything.

All it takes is one disaster – one fire, one hurricane, one flood, one hack, or one disgruntled employee with an axe to grind – to send the entire operation into a tailspin.

Ultra-fast 5G networks will create many business benefits through increased wireless efficiency.

Businesses of all sizes now consider wireless integral to their operations and have made it the network of choice for employee and business connectivity.

File integrity monitoring helps ensure that critical system and data files aren’t altered — maliciously or accidentally.

Most organizations associate the term “security breach” with the theft or exposure of sensitive data. However, data tampering could pose an even greater threat, according to leading security experts.

Organizations must take steps to reduce risks from unmanaged file-sharing services.

Cloud applications and services make it easy for business users to explore new ways to do their jobs with improved speed, flexibility andefficiency. Unfortunately, they also make it easy to circumvent IT authorization, which significantly heightens the risk of data loss and compliance violations.