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Top 5 Essential Remote Work Utilities & Software

Posted by Chris Allard on Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Before we start naming some essential, low-cost (or free) work-from-home apps and services, we need to talk about security. And this should be the way you approach everything you do online. Think about security first. And then consider it in the middle, and then review it at the end also, but mainly... SECURITY FIRST.

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Tags: Teamviewer software, Remote PC access, Remote desktop, cloud, password security, productivity, Dropbox, OneDrive, google drive, remote work, Multifactor authentication, 2-factor authentication, working from home, video conferencing, zoom, COVID-19, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, iCloud, lastpass

What is Zoombombing and How Do I Prevent It?

Posted by Jackson Barker-Fornal on Thu, Apr 23, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has sent workers and businesses scrambling to setup work-from-home systems and protocols, and with such a rapid migration to remote work it is no surprise technical and security issues have emerged. Here we're going to discuss "Zoombombing"--what it is and how to prevent it.

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Tags: privacy, Security, internet security, remote work, working from home, Internet Privacy, zoom, COVID-19

What is two-factor authentication (2FA)? And why you REALLY should use it

Posted by Chris Allard on Tue, Apr 07, 2020

The concept is simple, you prove who you are when logging into your accounts by proving two things: something you know (your password) and something you possess (your smartphone, as an example). A lot of users have caught on to two-factor authentication (AKA multi-factor authentication, or abbreviated as MFA or 2FA) and it's adding a ton of security to an inherently insecure internet. 

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Tags: privacy, Security, internet security, remote work, encryption, 2FA, Multifactor authentication, 2-factor authentication, MFA