It’s a new year, a new decade, and a new barrage of cyberthreats. One constant that 21st century businesses have come to realize is that data is very valuable and it’s constantly under attack from outside forces.
Ron Cervantes
What Should Your Company’s Layers of IT Security Look Like?
Any good defensive strategy includes multiple layers. For example, with physical building security, organizations will have gates for parking lot access, outside security cameras, front doors that use keycards for entry, and so on.
End of Life Aftermath: What Happens If I Keep Running Windows 7/Server 2008 R2?
There’s less than a month before two popular Microsoft products lose all support and are no longer protected from security vulnerabilities. One of these is still being used by about a quarter of all computer users and the other is still running processes on many company servers.
How Much Is It Really Costing You to Handle Your Own IT Needs?
When a business is first getting off the ground with just a computer or two, it may seem to make sense to just handle your IT needs on your own. But then, a few more computers get added along with a network to secure, and before you know it, handling your IT is getting more […]
Top 5 Things to Look for When Shopping IT Services
It doesn’t usually take a business long to appreciate the importance of partnering with the right IT professional.
Common Ways that Everyday People Can Protect Themselves from Ransomware
In June of 2019, the City of Lake City, FL paid $460,000 to a ransomware attacker to regain control over their email and two other servers that had been taken down by ransomware.
How Long Can Your Office Afford to Be Down? (Tips to Avoid Downtime)
Just about every company has experienced some form of downtime. It could be caused by a local power outage that keeps you offline for 30 minutes or a major ransomware attack that makes your files unusable, causing major chaos.
Is It Time to Trade in My On-site File Server for a Cloud Solution Like SharePoint?
Once computers started showing up on company desks, there became a need to connect them all and have a central place for file storage and management. This is why many companies began using local on-site servers.
6 Ways a Password Manager Can Help You Tame Password Chaos & Improve Data Security
Along with computers and technology, passwords have become part of the fabric of our everyday life. We use them to access everything from our bank account to the desktop at our office.
What are the Benefits Upgrading from Office 365 to Microsoft 365?
Office 365 is the most popular cloud platform in the world and has over 180 million monthly active users. While it may have taken a while for this cloud-based version of Microsoft’s Office suite to become the “go to” option for most offices, it’s now fully embraced.