When you’re running a business, the last thing you need is to have technology that isn’t reliable. In the age of mobile smartphones, your business phone system may not seem like a priority, but keep in mind that your business phone is where your clients and customers look first when they need you. Are you going to be there? If …
Business Benefits of Backing Up Your Data As ransomware incidents and data breaches make daily headlines, data protection should be top-of-mind for today’s businesses. In fact, as data continues to scatter beyond the data center and into cloud services and onto mobile devices, businesses are looking toward a complete data backup strategy. Organizations must think about how to …
IT Strategy Planning Information technology (IT) is an important part of any organization, and with rapidly changing technologies, budgeting challenges, and conflicting priorities, it’s vital for organizations to have an effective plan or roadmap to follow. It not only saves in execution time, but an effective IT strategic plan can result in a significantly higher return on investment. According to …
With each passing day comes a new security breach headlining the news. It would seem at this rate our personal information has been compromised several times over. This begs a major question, “what can the good guys do about it?” I believe Shrek, a notable green ogre, once said, “There’s a lot more to security than people think, security is like …
You know that your organization needs professional technology attention. However, while researching, you come across multiple different directions you can take for IT management. It can be difficult to decide which route is best for your organization. The three IT management solutions are: break/fix providers, internal hires, and managed service providers. Each model varies in cost as well as service …
Ransomware attacks uses cryptographic file-locking software which cost small and medium-sized business (SMBs) more than $1 billion last year, a report from Herjavec Group. “SMBs have a significant higher risk for ransomware attack since they typically have fewer resources such as money and knowledgeable people managing their technology to secure their IT infrastructure including a good backup strategy.” Said Engin …
If there is one major cybersecurity lesson we learned last year it was this: Ransomware is here, and it isn’t going away anytime soon. Ransomware is a type of malware that severely restricts access to a computer, mobile device, or file until the demanded fee is paid by the victim. Often, it arrives in the form a phishing email or …
Too many passwords to remember? Frustrated? Everyone has dozens of passwords for an array of websites. Personally, I am unable to remember which password I used for which site… Then, after multiple failed attempts, you click “forgot my password”. However, sometimes you never receive the recovery email or the message gets stuck in spam – even worse – the site …
Every day countless phishing emails are sent to unsuspecting victims all over the world. While some of these messages are so outlandish that they are obvious frauds, others can be a bit more convincing. So how do you tell the difference between a phishing message and a legitimate message? Unfortunately, there is no one single technique that works in every …