In construction, a firewall is a wall in a building that prevents a fire from spreading to other parts of a building. These are super important and help protect people when a building is on fire so they can escape before the whole building burns up. 

In the cyber world, a firewall h...

Harrison
02.17.20 11:01 AM - Comment(s)

If you're like most of the people I run into, they're often asking "Do I need a VPN?" They've seen some ad from a VPN provider and are convinced they need it. But what is a VPN? For the sake of this conversation, we'll be talking about VPN's you would setup on your computer, not ones from ...

Harrison
01.20.20 11:25 AM - Comment(s)

A lot of people come up to me and ask me "Do I need a VPN?" and I always respond the same way: "Maybe."


So let's dive a little deeper, and see when it makes sense to deploy a VPN. If you haven't already read our blog on what a VPN is, please do so here:

https://www.newfathom.com/bl...

Harrison
01.20.20 11:24 AM - Comment(s)

It's a new year and it's a time for setting resolutions to become a better person. Here's one for ya: help your grandma get a better cyber-security posture. Hopefully these steps are so easy she can teach herself, but she may need your assistance. Unfortunately, the elderly are often targets for spa...

Harrison
01.06.20 07:53 AM - Comment(s)

First of all, I know there are financial gurus I really respect who disagree with me on this, and that's fine because I'm not giving you financial advice, I'm giving you cyber security advice: Don't use a debit card. Especially don't use a debit card at shady stores that don't require the chip reade...

Harrison
12.23.19 08:00 AM - Comment(s)