Superfast "fifth generation 5G" mobile Internet could be launched as early as next year in some countries, promising download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than we have now. But what difference will it make to our lives? Will we need new phones? And will...
A Chicago-based brokerage will pay a $1.5 million fine for their lack of cybersecurity policies by allowing cybercriminals to breach the firm’s email systems and to withdraw $1 million from a customer’s account. The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission finds that Phillip Capital Inc. failed to...
When it comes to storing important financial documents, a shoebox under your bed doesn’t cut it. Estate planning documents — such as wills, trusts, living wills, medical directives, and powers of attorney —are essential to you. So where do you keep them safely secured? And...
Cybersecurity threats evolve and so do cybersecurity facts. Cybersecurity is a hot topic of discussion with data breaches, ransomware attacks, crypto-jacking, and threats to your connected devices. They all contribute to new rounds of cybersecurity facts, figures, and statistics. It can be hard to keep up....
When Jack Dorsey started sending out a string of unusual tweets in September, it was clear that his account had been hacked. How did the attacker gain control of Twitter's CEO’s account for almost 20 minutes? Twitter said hackers gained access to Dorsey’s profile by effectively...
Ransomware has rapidly emerged as the most visible cybersecurity risk for our nation’s networks, locking up private sector organizations and government agencies alike. And that’s only what we’re seeing – many more infections are going unreported, ransoms are being paid, and the vicious ransomware cycle...
Traditional phone systems sometimes referred to as PBX (Private Branch Exchanges), has come a long way. They have morphed into digital delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions known as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) networks. If you’re a business still using a VOIP PBX...
A new spam call standard could come to your mobile provider by the end of the year. The seemingly endless stream of robocalls reached a new monthly high of 5.23 billion nationwide in March, according to the call-blocking service YouMail. Some were spammy pitches for...
A new survey out from the software company, Clarizen, states that U.S. employees are spending more time than ever – almost nine hours of the work week -- preparing for and attending meetings. What’s worse is that more than a third of those polled felt that...
Poor communication is the number three contributor to patient deaths for the healthcare industry.* Could your phone system be to blame? A recent study by the Joint Commission identified ineffective communication as the third-highest cause of patient injury and death. Prevent sentinel events with best-in-class...