Holiday Fraud: What to Watch out for
The holiday season has arrived. Although it’s a time for giving, hackers feel differently. In this day and age, it’s extremely important to be aware of your credit card security, especially during the holidays. Cybercriminals take advantage of that fact ...
Ways to Stay Connected During the Holidays
Thanksgiving is fast approaching and the next winter holidays are right around the corner. Due to COVID there are many virtual adjustments being made for most families and friends. A number of national holidays are coming up and those who ...
How Office 365 can Save Thanksgiving
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world so much since the beginning of 2020. The fourth Thursday of November is approaching. Most people are much more isolated than usual, and the amount of remote work has increased immensely. Thanksgiving is ...
3 Ways Office 365 Supports Your Business
How has communication been between your team members throughout the COVID-19 quarantine? Does it take forever for everyone to get back to each other or has communication and collaboration been successful? If you’re operating successfully, there is a very good ...
November 2020
WELCOME How was your October? Did you learn from our cybersecurity posts? We hope so. As we move further into the fall it seems like time is flying by. We hope you're enjoying the crisp weather and apple cider donuts. ...
Social Engineering: 3 Ways Cybercriminals Steal Your Info
Cybercriminals use social engineering every day to attempt to hack into people’s personal information. Social engineering preys on the human condition to gain trust, manipulate people and get people to willingly give out personal information. In general, there are three ...
VPN Security: Trick or Treat?
If you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve probably seen pretty aggressive advertising for VPN services. On paper, they seem like something that can give you anything you would want in your online browsing in terms of security and access. ...
Password Security: Don’t Let Your Password Haunt You
October is National Cybersecurity Month and password security is a big part of that! Cybersecurity is so important and appropriate to discuss considering how scary it is out there! As we regularly cover, hackers are getting more advanced by the ...
Cybersecurity Month 2020
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Disaster Recovery: What Could Happen Without a Plan
Backup Disaster Recovery (BDR) is one of those things that all businesses need to have in case of disaster. Whether it’s a natural disaster such as a tornado, a hardware failure, or even an attack from a hacker. Anyone of ...
5 Signs that your End-Users Need a Security Service Boost
In business today, data security is one of the most important functions that any IT department is responsible for, and the weight of that responsibility is only growing over time. However, your end-users might not know if an element of ...
October 2020
WELCOME It's October! Which means it's Cybersecurity Month and fall has officially begun. The weather is starting to change and the foliage is ready to come out. Do you have any fun fall activities planned? Although the pandemic has put ...
Data Breaches: Are you on a Watch List?
In the last decade, billions of people have had their information stolen from one, if not multiple, business sectors. Technology is constantly expanding, and with new technology comes new ways of hacking into seemingly secure data. As technology advances, people ...
Small Business IT: Is a One-man Band Approach Music to Your Ears?
Clarinets have a beautiful sound and range, but when you listen to a clarinet play by itself for three hours, you realize that there’s a reason why they’re usually just one part of an entire orchestra. Your business may find ...
IT Professionals: What do They Really do?
So, you’re working on drafting an IT professional job description. This series covers the most important factors to consider before you hire an in-house IT tech or team. Our last blog reviewed the hidden costs of hiring an IT Professional. ...
The Hidden Costs of Hiring an IT Tech
If your business is at the point where you’re thinking about hiring a fulltime IT tech, congratulations! Having enough consistent needs to fill this role means you’ve worked hard and made good decisions that drove business growth. Our best advice? ...
September 2020
WELCOME The summer season is coming to an end and soon we will be heading into fall, after we all celebrate the Labor Day holiday weekend. Do you have any fun plans? We hope you made the best of your ...
Is Cost Holding you Back?
Managing expenses and costs is one of the core tasks of any business owner or manager. Nothing is free, so if you want to keep the lights on and your office staffed, you need to know what’s coming in and ...
Phishing: What is it & How Are Hackers Using It?
While the number of people falling for sending personal information to the crown prince of Nigeria in hopes of receiving his promised wealth and riches seems to be dropping, phishing remains a major issue. In fact, the number of phishing ...
Quarantine: Tips for Working in the In-Between
We’ve reached an in-between status of this quarantine. Businesses are starting to open back up (with restrictions), but a lot of employees are finding themselves in an awkward spot between working in the office and staying home in order to ...
Ransomware and Cyber Extortion: Don’t be a Victim
We’ve all seen movies where a couple of thugs in trench coats walk into a store, take a look around and say something like, “Nice place you got here, shame if something were to happen to it.” Many people might ...
The Dark Web: Is it all bad?
Dark Web: Part of the World Wide Web (WWW) is only accessible by utilizing special software (like a tor browser), allowing users and websites to remain anonymous or untraceable. It exists on an encrypted network that uses masked IP addresses ...
August 2020
WELCOME We're now moving into August. The last month of summer is upon us and we hope you've taken advantage of your personal time. Although this summer has been somewhat unique, we can still be grateful for the warm weather. ...
Is Your Password for Sale on the Dark Web?
Here’s a quick password test – what do these seemingly random alphanumerical groupings have in common? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou That is a list of the top ten passwords used in 2019. Recognize any ...
