Interfocus Blog

The Blessing and Curse of Workforce Mobility

Increased productivity means increased security risk For better or for worse, we take our computing devices everywhere. From the beach to the boardroom, we use our laptops to take notes, do research, watch cat videos, and stay in touch with our networks of friends and...
Don’t Caulk Your USB Ports

Don’t Caulk Your USB Ports

It was difficult to imagine how disruptive a piece of technology it would become when the venerable thumb drive — Inexpensive, portable and easy to use — hit the market. Read More

Dear Employee: It’s Not About You

Dear Employee: It’s Not About You

It’s not about you. We think you’re great—and we want a lasting relationship. But this employee monitoring stuff is there for all of us. It’s bigger than you and me—and it’s not about me worrying about your productivity. It’s just a tool. One that protects us both and makes sure we can be together for a long, long time. Read More

Just Say No to Cybersecurity Training

Just Say No to Cybersecurity Training

Yearly cybersecurity training. Everyone has to do it, no one enjoys it. But the number of threats to your business is growing fast. Read More

Who Is the Insider Threat? (Answer: It’s You!)

Who Is the Insider Threat? (Answer: It’s You!)

What would you do if the biggest threat to your company’s cybersecurity is also your very best employee? Or your CEO? Or his kids? Read More

The Small Business Cybersecurity Burrito Nightmare

The Small Business Cybersecurity Burrito Nightmare

Small business is where it’s at in the USA. With more than 28 million already operating, and half a million more starting up every single month, small-biz represents more than 60% of total job growth over the past two decades. Investors are ... Read More

Artificial Intelligence Makes Your IT Department Smarter

Artificial Intelligence Makes Your IT Department Smarter

The potential for Artificial Intelligence to change society has been widely discussed in both technical and non-technical communities. Whether AI could change the way we work and live is open for debate. What we do know is that AI soon will be ... Read More

Eight Common Mistakes in IT Asset Management and How to Avoid Them

Eight Common Mistakes in IT Asset Management and How to Avoid Them

As an IT professional, like anyone else, mistakes are inevitable. Unfortunately, with your business’s growing reliance on digital data and digital workflows to communicate with colleagues, suppliers and customers alike, every mistake in the IT ... Read More

Understanding Insider Threats: A real, but often ignored, source of cyber risk

Understanding Insider Threats: A real, but often ignored, source of cyber risk

You may think that the notion of insider threats is something from a movie or a conspiracy theory site. However, the reality is that insider threats, while often ignored, pose big security problems for companies of all sizes. According to ... Read More

Employee Internet Monitoring — Big Brother or Big Benefits?

Employee Internet Monitoring — Big Brother or Big Benefits?

That undeniable feeling that you’re being watched can be unsettling. Sensing that your every move is being monitored may cause you to anxiously glance over your shoulder or change your route on your way home from work. In this context, ... Read More