How To Safely Share Passwords With Your Employees
If you ask a security professional, you get by-the book advice about sharing passwords: “Don’t share passwords.” But we know, in reality, that doesn’t work. Your office might be sharing a single ...
Five Signs That Your Business Technology Is Keeping You Down
IS YOUR IT THRIVING – OR JUST BARELY SURVIVING? If you’ve used the words outdated, inefficient, or unresponsive lately to describe your IT operations, it’s time to get serious. Your Internal IT Team is Bogged Down with Break-Fix ...
Warning: The Hole In Your Cyber-Insurance Policy That Could Result In Your Claim Being Denied Coverage
You’ve all heard the stats – small businesses are the #1 target for cybercriminals because they’re easy targets, with a recent article in Security Magazine reporting that nearly two-thirds (63%) of small ...
The Key To Scaling Your Company Efficiently
As a business owner, you know that continuous, steady growth is an essential part of success. When you’re ready to get serious about scaling your organization, several vital activities must happen. Documented ...
Start The School Year Strong Parental Tech Tips To Ensure Academic Excellence
In the coming weeks, kids from around the country will return to school to continue their academic journey. It’s an exciting time in their lives, and many begin the school year with ...
5 Essential Tech Tools To Grow Your Business And 2 You Should NOT Waste Your Money On
Growing your business involves learning how to make money and hang on to it responsibly. When you’re in the weeds, it’s easy to think that a fancy piece of well-marketed software could ...
7 Emerging Cybersecurity Challenges Posed by ChatGPT
When ChatGPT, OpenAI’s groundbreaking large language model (LLM), was launched in November 2022, its game-changing capabilities astonished users worldwide. Although previous LLM iterations have existed as far back as the 1960s, ChatGPT represents a phenomenal advancement in this technology. ...
Facts About the New FTC Safeguards Rule That Affect Small Businesses Today
As former President Ronald Regan once said, the scariest words you’ll ever hear are “We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.” In this case, the government is trying to help by forcing nearly all businesses to implement ...
Omega Systems Appoints New CEO & COO to Lead Next Wave of Growth
Reading, PA (JULY 10, 2023) – Omega Systems, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners and award-winning managed service provider (MSP) and managed security service provider (MSSP), today announced it has appointed its next CEO and COO to succeed co-founders Bill ...
5 Questions Every IT Professional Should Say Yes To
Business owners have a wide variety of responsibilities. In many cases, they oversee the hiring process, ensure operations run smoothly and find the best third-party vendors to help benefit their business for years to come. One problem many business ...
Protect Your Private Information from Being Stolen on Social Media
Another day, another scam! A new wave of social media scams has emerged, targeting unsuspecting Facebook and Instagram users. Whether you use your page for personal or business use, this new con could affect you. In this article, you'll ...
Protect Your Business from These Three Trending Cyber Threats
As cybercriminals evolve their “business models” – leveraging today’s adoption of digital transformation strategies and advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence – organizations must return fire and continue to bolster their security controls to protect their business assets. ...
Facebook Owes You Money!
How to Apply for Your Share of Facebook’s Recent $725 Million Privacy Lawsuit Here’s a shocker: Facebook is being forced to pay a whopping $725 million in a settlement following a number of lawsuits claiming they violated users’ privacy. This ...
Help Your Business Thrive With Co-Managed IT Services
Over the past few years, awareness about IT services has significantly increased. Businesses of varying sizes recognize the need for and importance of utilizing IT services to protect sensitive data, keep day-to-day operations running smoothly, increase productivity throughout various ...
Microsoft Teams Productivity Tips Every Business Needs to Know
Every business needs the right tools to get the job done and to keep your team on track. But juggling multiple apps and software can be a nightmare when trying to keep information streamlined and easily accessible. That’s where ...
Cyber Liability Insurance Checklist: Key Security Controls for Effective Coverage
There is a growing market for cyber liability insurance – which can cover financial losses from cyber incidents, such as legal fees, operational losses and data recovery costs. But with each new breach, intrusion or data leak, insurers increase ...
10 Common Tech Problems SMBs Are Eliminating From Their Business Forever
They say, “You get what you tolerate.” And now, more than ever, we’ve been conditioned to tolerate worse services at higher prices. Companies get a ‘free pass’ simply by saying phrases like “the labor shortage,” “because of Covid,” or ...
Building Digital Resilience: How to Develop a Robust IT Disaster Recovery Plan
As organizations look to innovate at speed, they’re occasionally disrupted by unforeseen incidents. Every minute of downtime costs companies thousands of dollars in lost productivity and revenue, tarnished reputation, missed opportunities and hefty recovery expenses. To add insult to ...
The Biggest Risk Is Not the One You Don’t Take, but the One You Don’t See
“The biggest risk is the one you don’t take” is a mantra you’ll hear motivational speakers deliver in their presentations to make the argument that you should throw all caution to the wind and go for it (whatever “it” ...
5 Innocent Download Habits Your Employees Must STOP to Avoid a Ransomware Attack
Once upon a time, you could install antivirus software and go about your merry way online and in your inbox, opening, clicking and downloading files without a care. Today, antivirus alone cannot and will not protect you, especially if ...
MFA Fatigue Attacks: How Hackers Can Use Multi-Factor Authentication Against You
We think of multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a bulletproof solution to ward off unauthorized access, but a recent rise in what’s known as MFA fatigue attacks have demonstrated how savvy hackers are turning the table. In recent years, hacking ...
Understanding Cybersecurity Compliance Standards
There is an endless number of things a business owner should do for their business to be successful. They must develop a product or service that can attract customers, hire and train a team to oversee day-to-day operations, implement ...
How to Get More Productivity Out of Every Employee (And Make Them Happier About It)
You’ve heard the phrase, “Get with the program!” It’s often used as a direct order to someone to align with how things are supposed to be done at your company. The problem is most business owners don’t have “a ...
Keep Your Business Protected by Becoming Aware of the Most Common Cyber-Attacks
The rate of cyber-attacks has significantly increased over the past few years. Businesses of all sizes are at risk of becoming victims of them, which is why it’s crucial that every business owner and leader is aware of the ...
