Best Practices To ‘Celebrate’ National Change Your Password Day: How Does Your Password Stack Up?
Each year on February 1st, we celebrate Change Your Password Day. While it’s not a holiday that gets you off work, it serves as a good opportunity each year to do a ...
New Security Features To Protect Your Phone In 2024
Long gone are the days when phones were simple devices used to make calls. Today our phones are advanced, handheld supercomputers that can do everything from pay a bill to order lunch ...
Beware Of Cybersquatters!
Have you ever searched for a specific website but landed on a completely different one after misspelling a letter or two in the URL? This deceptive tactic is known as cybsersquatting. This ...
Your 15-Step IT Profitability Road Map For 2024
If you’re hoping to cut costs and boost profitability in 2024 without compromising productivity or efficiency, assessing the technology you use in day-to-day operations is one of the first areas in your ...
End-of-Life Software: Security Risks & Mitigation Strategies
In the cat-and-mouse game of cybersecurity, staying ahead of every potential threat cannot be overstated. One critical challenge organizations face is the threat posed by end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-support lifecycles for software and hardware. In this blog post, we’ll ...
A “Culture Of Appreciation” Improves Work And Customer Loyalty: Here’s How To Make Your Own
The desire to feel valued, recognized and appreciated is universal in Western culture, not only in our personal lives but also in ...
How to Prevent Ransomware
Picture this: your organization’s critical files encrypted, operations grinding to a halt, and a faceless adversary demanding a hefty ransom for their release. This is the sinister reality of ransomware, a malicious software that infiltrates computer systems, holding invaluable data ...
New And Urgent Bank Account Fraud Alert
The infamous Xenomorph Android malware, known for targeting 56 European banks in 2022, is back and in full force targeting US banks, financial institutions and cryptocurrency wallets. The cyber security and fraud ...
When Your Facebook Or Other Online Account Gets Hacked, Who’s Responsible For The Losses?
Recently, the CEO of a very successful marketing firm had their Facebook account hacked. In just a weekend, the hackers were able to run over $250,000 worth of ads for their online ...
Why Outsource IT in 2024: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing IT
The concept of IT outsourcing was largely born during the 1980s, as technology began to ingrain itself into daily business operations. And while early misconceptions ideated outsourcing as an inexpensive way to reduce labor costs, it took less than ...
AI Wants To Help Us Shop – Are We Okay With That?
You’ve probably noticed the little elf helping you around retail stores this year. No, it’s not the teenager at the mall in red-and-white stockings with a felted green hat. It’s AI. Log ...
How Phishing Can Impact Your Business
Now, more than ever, a grim threat looms over organizations globally. This threat doesn’t announce itself with blaring alarms but stealthily infiltrates through a mere click: PHISHING – a form of cyberattack that tricks people into sharing sensitive information ...
Here’s What Google Maps Timeline Knows About You (And It’s More Than You Think)
It’s 10:00 p.m. – do you know where your children are? Google probably does. Thanks to Google Maps’ Timeline feature, the tech company probably knows where your whole family has been – ...
Understanding the Benefits of Co-Managed IT Services
The demands of modern business technology are vast and complex, often stretching in-house teams to their limits. Even the most competent internal IT teams can find themselves challenged with managing intricate IT infrastructure, combating a host of cyber threats ...
The Growing Threat of AI-Powered Voice Scams
“That won’t happen to me” is something many business owners say when discussing cyberscams and the need for adequate protections for their business, but these days it’s getting to be a really, ...
The Danger Of Holiday Phishing Scams: How To Recognize And Avoid Them To Stay Safe This Holiday Season
The holiday season is in full swing, which means so are the cybercriminals! While you’re making holiday gift lists, they’re plotting and scheming new ways to take advantage of unsuspecting online shoppers. ...
How To Get Out Of Overwhelm And Manage Projects Brilliantly (While Saving Money On IT)
It’s a special kind of relentless attack all business owners and managers face: the persistent, crazy, chaotic assault on your time and attention. No one is immune, and every business deals with ...
Bolstering Nonprofit Cybersecurity & Resilience in Today’s Threat Landscape
Nonprofits, contrary to common belief, have become prime targets of cybercrime in today’s interconnected world. In the minds of cybercriminals, nonprofits are the irresistible mix of utility and convenience. These organizations harbor a treasure trove of data, including sensitive ...
Why Cyber Security Compliance Doesn’t Belong In The IT Department’s Hands
What if you discovered that all of the hard work, investments and time you’ve put into growing your business is at risk due to a failure of your outsourced IT company, or ...
4 Things To Do Right Now To Prevent Your Cyber Insurance Claim From Being Denied
“Thank goodness” is probably what Illinois-based manufacturing company ICS thought about having a cyber insurance policy with Travelers Insurance after a data breach in 2022.But after claims investigators pulled out their microscopes, ...
Proactive Cybersecurity and Vulnerability Management: Learning from the MOVEit Compromise
In today’s fast-moving digital world, the importance of proactive cybersecurity and vulnerability management cannot be overstated. A recent incident that underscores this need is the MOVEit compromise, a sophisticated breach perpetrated against a data transfer software tool that has ...
7 Quick Fixes To Fix SLOW Home Wi-Fi
Nothing is more aggravating than attempting to watch a video or use your PC when the Internet is operating slower than molasses flowing uphill in winter. For our clients, we have many ...
The Power of Unified Communications Services
Today’s business world is dominated by a mix of hybrid and remote work structures, constant technology innovations and upgrades, and a persistent need to maximize efficiency and productivity. That’s where Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) acts as a ...
College-Age Kids Are A Prime Target For Cybercriminals – Make Sure Your Students Are Safe At School
College has changed since many of us were students. Years ago, we’d be shuffling from class to class, holding a single notebook and a pencil for scribbling down notes. There wasn’t as ...
