Is public Wi-Fi unsafe? The short answer is: not necessarily, but you are vulnerable. Many people are unaware of the risks of connecting to a public Wi-Fi network. Imagine walking home alone late at night. The city streets are not necessarily dangerous, but you’re a lot more secure in your house, behind a locked door.… Continue Reading How to stay safe on public Wi-Fi
Background: The Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates was founded in 2000. COBA members’ dedicated advocacy for pro-breastfeeding legislation has resulted in many victories for Oklahoma women and their right to breastfeed in public areas. Client needed: A website redesign that was up to date and clean. What we came up with: Visit the website okbreastfeeding.org
As technology gets more sophisticated, so do cybercriminals, and the arms race between IT security and hackers continues to escalate. 2021 was a record-setting year for cyberattacks, with data breaches increasing by 68% over 2020. With a third of 2022 in the books, the rate of attacks doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of… Continue Reading The worst cyberattacks of 2022 (so far)
You read that headline correctly—Do NOT contact your systems administrator! This month at amshot, we’re pulling the plug on IT education and instead giving you the download on our upcoming art gallery event, exhibITion: In the Unraveling. exhibITion is amshot’s local art gallery, engineered to give back to worthy causes while promoting Oklahoman artists and… Continue Reading Aimee Eischen to be featured artist at amshot’s ExhibITion on May 12
Cyber attacks are a growing and ever-present threat to businesses. While giant corporations are an obvious target and attacks on them make splashy headlines, 43% of all data breaches involve small- and medium-sized business. Cybercrime is thriving in 2022 and every business is a potential target. That’s why cybersecurity should be a vital topic of… Continue Reading Why Cybersecurity Training for Employees Matters
Borne from the ashes of Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams is an all-in-one communications platform that provides chat, videoconferencing, file storage, and more. It’s built around the central idea that a workforce should have everything it needs “all in one place,” and with 250 million active users, many businesses big and small seem to agree.… Continue Reading 4 Reasons Why Microsoft Teams Can Instantly Make Your Business Run Better
Hackers are using text messages to steal credentials and other personal information. SMiShing is a new vector for attack that targets the victim’s cell phone through SMS messages. For the unfamiliar, SMS is the system used to send simple text, picture, and video messages. Phishing is a term used to describe fake emails that… Continue Reading What you need to know about SMiShing to protect your business
Ten years ago, the cloud was just a buzzword. Now, it’s a way of life for many businesses. Most people at this point are at least familiar with the idea of subscribing to software that lives online versus installing software locally on their computer. This very blog is being written on Google Docs, software accessed… Continue Reading Demystifying the Cloud: the Pros and Cons of Software as a Service
Someone, somewhere ended up calling a plumber in a panic because they YouTubed a fix for their leaky faucet, and their kitchen turned into a swimming pool. Two years of pandemic in the rearview, and we’ve all grown a little more tech savvy. Most of us are pretty confident using and troubleshooting the tools we… Continue Reading IT Alert: Don’t Try To ‘DIY’ These 3 Seemingly Simple Things
