The world is constantly evolving, with new technologies and workflows emerging constantly. However, one thing that has remained constant is insecure practice resulting in IT Issues. There have been a few “usual suspects” of security negligence that have emerged over the years. These too, have stayed relatively stable. Often time, these security holes actually arise …
With a limited budget, it can be hard for the average SMB – small medium business – to create a good networking infrastructure. However, outsourcing IT is often seen as the more expensive option than doing it yourself. Often times, it might be compelling to create your own network environment from in-house knowledge and hardware. …
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Email is a technology we can’t go without. It’s virtually free, very easy to interface with, quick, and convenient. However, all of the things which make email so ubiquitous are also the things that make it easy to leverage for attack. Email protection is the answer against these common yet pesky threats. Kaspersky noted in …
Ransomware threats are mounting in volume and in amount demanded from victims. In early 2021, Acer was hit with a ransomware attack, and asked to pay a whopping $50 million. In addition, criminals have been moving towards attacking SMBs – small medium businesses – in large volume. Although the ransom asked is usually a lot …
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Budgeting for IT is now more important than ever. All levels of business now employ some kind of technology which is mission critical. Often times, it is absolutely essential for a company’s commercial success. Therefore, even smaller companies now are finding themselves in a tight situation. Tech support isn’t necessarily cheap, and often times there …
It can be all too compelling to go with a remote tech support team rather than on-site support, especially for a small-medium business. It’s convenient, inexpensive, relatively easy to get in touch, and it kind of works. Technicians as well as service providers have been switching to a more hands-off model. However, for the business …
It’s no longer a matter of if, but when your business will face some kind of disastrous threat. With all the mounting vulnerabilities companies face nowadays, it’s important to have a disaster recovery as a service plan. In the past, it was acceptable and even commonplace to just have all your files backed up on …
Ransomware is quickly becoming one of the most destructive threats on the internet. Therefore, ransomware protection needs to be a bigger part of your security profile. It has the ability to take your business out of commission for days. It’s not just big enterprise that gets hit by these attacks either. In fact, the Ransomware …
If you’ve already made on-hold messages for business, you understand how important it is to optimize time with a captive audience. The job of an on-hold message is to entertain, inform, and possibly enlighten the potential customer regarding your services. These objectives have very limited efficacy when your on-hold message is outdated. Telling people about …
As the cybersecurity world changes and threats mount, companies need to pay more attention to securing themselves. However, this is often seen as an afterthought by many, especially seeing how expensive good tech support can be. With proper budgeting and a logical cybersecurity cost breakdown, you will be able to allocate a reasonable amount to …
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