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According to a 2021 PC Mag study, 70% of people admit they use the same password for more than one account. One important way to keep your assets safe is by ensuring staff are using strong authentication to protect access to accounts and ensure only those with permission can access them. This includes strong, secure and differentiated passwords. Using weak and similar passwords makes a hacker’s life a lot easier and can give them access to more materials than they could dream of. Be sure to use a password manager.

Phishing is the most common cause of data breaches. Phishing is when criminals use fake emails to lure you into clicking on them and handing over your personal information or installing malware on your device. It’s easy to avoid a scam email, but only once you know what to look for.

Did you know that 99.9% of account hacks could have been blocked by MFA? Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a layered approach to securing data and applications where a system requires a user to present a combination of two or more credentials to verify a user’s identity for login. Enable Multi-factor authentication to increase security because even if one credential becomes compromised, unauthorized users will be unable to meet the second authentication requirement and will not be able to access the targeted physical space, computing device, network, or database.

It’s here! We’ve got a new and updated website!

We are excited to announce the launch of our new website. Our new website look and updated content were designed with our current and future clients in mind.

If the last year has shown us one thing, it’s that technology continues to transform how businesses operate. In a published report on the State of IT, among all businesses, 64% enabled remote workforce in 2020 and more than half of all those companies plan to retain a flexible workforce. Technology investments continue to grow as part of organizational infrastructure and it’s important as a technology company that we maintain a leadership role in the industry by constantly managing our own innovation.

As LaScala continues to bring the best in IT support services, management, and cybersecurity protection to Michigan and beyond, Director of Network Operations, Jason Slauter, recently participated in a Zoom student computer science mentoring session with the students of Bedford Junior High School in Temperance, MI. Mr. Slauter took this opportunity to speak with local students about the world of computer science, as well as the current job climate.

You can’t afford to cut corners on your cybersecurity. You need real expertise backed by years of experience to ensure your systems are properly protected against today’s cybercrime threats with our cybersecurity solutions.