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Mobile Device Security, Are You Doing Enough?

By UTS Support Posted on March 26, 2019 Posted in Mobile, Weekly Tip

This week’s topic is Mobile Device Security, Are You Doing Enough? The Tip Most of us don’t think about it, but chances are your smart phone is more precious than your wallet or your keys, and in many cases, your …

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Finding the Sender

By UTS Support Posted on February 12, 2019 Posted in E-mail, Mobile, Weekly Tip

The Tip It’s actually rather trivial to fake a sender in an email phish, and easy to spot the simple attempts. In some cases, especially on a mobile device, it’s not always obvious that a ‘from’ address has been faked. …

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WiFi Safety

By UTS Support Posted on January 22, 2019 Posted in Best Practice, Mobile, Network, Weekly Tip

Forward: Over the last year or so of researching and writing this blog, I’ve come to the conclusion that there really are only about ten cybersecurity tips, and they are mostly common sense. The rest are just minor variations. With …

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Does it have to be all so technical?

By UTS Support Posted on November 13, 2018 Posted in Best Practice, Mobile, Weekly Tip

The Tip Strong security isn’t just about complicated rules around passwords and anti-virus software and malware and managing access. Many important habits for safeguarding your important personal and work information build down to common sense and physical security and generally …

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Smartphone Smarts

By UTS Support Posted on October 16, 2018 Posted in Malware, Mobile, Weekly Tip

The Tip As the smartphone market has matured and become a part of everyday life for most of us, the proliferation of bad actors in the app market has kept pace. The Detail We’ve all come to depend on apps …

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WiFi Hotspot Scams

By UTS Support Posted on April 3, 2018 Posted in Mobile, Network, Weekly Tip

The Tip Whether you’re vacationing, at a coffee shop, visiting a friend, or waiting in an airport, wifi hotspots are becoming ubiquitous. Sometimes the hotspots will cost a small fee, and other times they are free. In either case, be …

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Where To Keep Your Data, And Why

By UTS Support Posted on March 13, 2018 Posted in Best Practice, Mobile, Weekly Tip

This week’s topic is Where to keep your data, and why. It is more an information piece geared to getting you think, than a simple tip. The Tip These days, many of us work on laptops and take our work …

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Mobile Device Security, Are You Doing Enough?

By UTS Support Posted on January 30, 2018 Posted in Mobile, Weekly Tip

This week’s topic is Mobile Device Security, Are You Doing Enough? The Tip Most of us don’t think about it, but chances are your smart phone is more precious than your wallet or your keys, and in many cases, your …

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USB Flash Drive Security – It’s Important

By UTS Support Posted on January 9, 2018 Posted in Best Practice, Malware, Mobile, Weekly Tip

USB drives are so pervasive in today’s world of technology, that it’s all too easy to become blasé to the many risks in using this very useful and ubiquitous technology. Risks inherent with USB Flash Drives fall into two broad …

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