Samantha Cruff

Improve your typing efficiency with keyboard shortcuts in Word. Read More

Most of us are frequent users of programs such as Word, Outlook, and Excel. But many of us are not familiar with the keyboard shortcuts that can help us throughout our day. Keyboard shortcuts improve productivity by keeping your hands on the keyboard. We all like to be more productive in how we work. Shortcu… Read More

Common keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Office products. Read More

January is the time for new beginnings and reaching goals. The founders of Lawyers Mutual created a company dedicated to the attorneys of North Carolina. Their vision and dedication made Lawyers Mutual the great company it is today. To celebrate our 40th Anniversary, we take a look back at the foundation of L… Read More

According to a CBS News report, Americans were bombarded with over 29 billion spam robocalls last year. While the national Do Not Call Registry helps, it only prevents calls from telemarketers that follow the law. Hiding Behind Spoofed Numbers A large part of the problem is that spam callers a… Read More

Tips to avoid receiving unwanted phone calls on your cell phone. Read More

How much is your data worth? This is the question that scammers ask when they perpetrate a ransomware attack. In 2016, ransomware increased 6,000% over 2015 numbers. It is very close to becoming a $1 billion business. Ransomware has been so profitable with so little effort that it’s become the main form… Read More

Do you still think that ramsomware won't happen to you? That's probably how DLA Piper, a large multinational law firm, felt before it became a victim of the latest largescale ransomware attack at the end of June. According to Legal Week, the firm's email and phone systems have been effected and systems were en… Read More

A look at the impact of ransomware and tips to avoid becoming a victim. Read More

Because so much time is spent out of the office, we have several ways to reconnect. Laptops, smartphones, flash drives, and blue tooth headsets are just a few of the convenient ways to lose client data when we are not on top of our game. Laptops         Laptop computers allo… Read More

How well do you keep your staff up to date on security issues? Your employees are either a key part of your security plan or your greatest security flaw. With the ever-creasing amount of cyberattacks, it’s more important than ever to make sure your staff knows when to avoid opening an attachment in an e… Read More

May has been quite the month for cyber criminals. Major Attack Hits Several Countries WanaCrypt0r crippled systems in over 90 countries. The health care system in England was particularly hard hit. Spain’s telecom service Telefonica also was infected. More frightening for the developers, Russia was p… Read More

Late last week, another major internet bug was discovered. This one has aptly been named CloudBleed. This bug not only affects some major websites – including Fitbit and Uber – but their mobile apps as well. The data potentially exposed includes passwords, cookies, and tokens that authenticate use… Read More

This past Thanksgiving, I opted to do something unusual. Instead of the traditional holiday meal with my family, I spent the week in Hyderabad, India on a mission trip through Global Hope India (GHI). GHI is a local organization dedicated to helping improve living conditions in India – including clean wa… Read More

Tips for working with your employees to increase the cybersecurity in your office. Read More