by Ethan Holmes | Nov 11, 2019 | Articles
Attackers want to trick victims into opening and responding to emails. To increase the success of their attacks, they will design the email to look like it came from someone the target knows, including their boss! Business email compromise (BEC) is a rapidly growing...
by Ethan Holmes | Oct 8, 2019 | Articles
IT Support RI is now a member of the Rhode Island Joint Cyber Task Force! Formerly known as the Cyber Disruption Team, the Rhode Island Joint Cyber Task Force (RIJCTF) was formed in 2009 to respond to threats and protect the state’s cyber infrastructure. The Task...
by Ethan Holmes | Sep 27, 2019 | Articles
Imagine walking into your business one day and being unable to access or read any of your files. No matter what you do, every single file on your computer contains a bunch of indecipherable symbols. While you start panicking over the fate of all your files, you notice...
by Ethan Holmes | Sep 20, 2019 | Articles
We’re proud to announce that IT Support RI is now an InfraGard member! InfraGard is a nationally recognized program created by the FBI, with the objective to secure and protect critical infrastructure across the country. As defined by InfraGard, critical...
by Ethan Holmes | Sep 19, 2019 | Articles
By Ed Desorcy Have you ever thought about what the internet is, how you visualize it and how it functions? Simply put, the internet is just a giant network. Within this network, there are millions upon millions of smaller networks routing and transmitting data to each...
by Ethan Holmes | Aug 21, 2019 | Articles
“You shouldn’t eat that.” “Your kids should be going to bed earlier.” “If I were you, I would speak up more in meetings.” What emotions do those statements spark in you? Defensiveness? Insecurity? Doubt? Even when advice is well-intentioned, if the person receiving...
