Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo, Author at QDS

More security features for Office 365

office / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Threat Intelligence Threat Intelligence for Office 365 gathers data from Microsoft security databases, Office clients, email, and other recorded security incidents to detect various cyberattacks. This feature gives users in-depth knowledge about prevalent malware strains and real-time breach information to analyze the severity of certain attacks. What’s more, Threat Intelligence comes with customizable threat alert […]

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The most advanced Gmail phishing scam yet

Security / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Broadly defined, “phishing” is any form of fraud in which an attacker tries to learn information such as login credentials or account information by masquerading as a reputable entity or person in email, IM or other communication channels. These messages prey on users who click links, images and buttons without thoroughly investigating where they lead

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Make your SMB stand out on social media

Social Media / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Come up with and implement a media crisis management plan It’s normal for businesses to go through a crisis or two. Avoid embarrassing public relations nightmares by having a social media crisis management plan in place and ready for implementation. Create buyer personas Social media data is a great tool to gather information about your

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Ugly websites cost your business big time

business / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

A variety of clean photos Always take photos under professional lighting to really get the best images of your products. When customers are browsing, it’s normal for them to want to see as much detail as possible, so try to include as many photos, from as many angles your prospects might want. Clear descriptions The

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The cloud is more secure than you think

Web & Cloud / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Even to this day, the perception of cloud technology suffers from a reputation for bad security. But as time goes on we’re beginning to see that cloud security is almost always better than that of local area networks. So whether you’re considering a cloud web server or internet-based productivity software, take a minute to learn

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Extending your laptop’s battery life

Hardware / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Whether you prefer a quick fix or a long-term solution, extending your laptop’s battery life should be among your priorities if you’re a heavy laptop user. Replacing an old battery with a new one or purchasing a new laptop shouldn’t be your only options, especially if you operate a business with limited resources. Here are

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What is virtual “sandboxing”?

virtualization / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Virtualization comes with several benefits for small- and medium-sized businesses. One of the most important is cybersecurity, but even within that subset are several strategies for protecting your organization. One of such strategy is referred to as sandboxing, and it’s worth learning about. What is sandboxing? Sandboxing is one of the rare concepts in virtualization

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Five tips to prevent VoIP eavesdropping

voip / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

Never deploy with default configurations Everyone wants to get things rolling as quickly as possible, but this often results in VoIP phones being deployed with their default configurations. You don’t want to do this because it allows the bad guy to search vendor documentation. Depending on your VoIP solution, you should have the option of

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Microsoft Word bug: What you need to know

office / By Nestor Javier Garcia Cantillo

The attack On April 10, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint discovered scammers running email campaigns to trick people into clicking malware-ridden Word attachments. The fraudulent emails, simply titled “Scan Data,” included attached documents that were named “Scan,” followed by randomized digits. Although the emails seem harmless, clicking on the documents triggers a download for Dridex malware, a

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