Apparently the challenges today with businesses struggling for life and people fighting to make ends meet amid these Coronavirus-related shutdowns are just not enough. Bad actors are now trying to infect computers and networks with electronic…
The new year fanfare and greetings are now memories nearly a month old and doubtless you are busily working to make those many New Year’s greetings for success and happiness into reality. Hopefully, one of your organization’s goals for 2020…
They say hindsight is 20/20. If you are not familiar with the saying, it generally means it’s easier to comprehend something once it has already happened. the saying is typically said in response to a criticism that the person should have…
Keeping your organization safe from cyberattacks is becoming an ever more challenging feate in this age of internet connectivity, viruses and talented and innovative hackers.
This is especially true for small and medium-sized businesses as…
It’s as true in the business world as it is in life, if not truer — time is money. But ever increasingly, data is money too, especially when it comes to downtime due to lost business data.
Bad stuff happens, even in business.
As we all know…
It’s important network users know how to identify social engineering emails — otherwise known as a phishing email.
Why? Because one click on a bad link or one download of an infected attachment could bring a whole network down and wreck a business…
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. While old, this adage is as true today as it always has been, especially when it comes to cyber security and protecting your business’s network and private data. In light of that adage…
Just because you’re not as large as Target doesn’t mean your business is not a target when it comes to cyber attacks. In fact, being a small or medium-sized business makes you at least as much as a target…
Firewalls, email filters, antivirus software and other security measures are great for protecting your network environment from outside threats, but your greatest cyber threat could be within your organization … and has network access…
It once was said “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Sadly, it appears some malicious hackers are taking that advice to heart when it comes to Hurricane Harvey. Earlier this week, our director of IT and data security John Sanders…
The term gets used constantly, but rarely defined clearly. Professional services show up in contracts, proposals, and vendor conversations — often without much explanation of what actually falls under that label or why it’s priced differently from other work. For businesses evaluating technology partners, understanding the distinction matters more than
Every business sends mail. Invoices, statements, compliance documents, marketing pieces — the volume adds up faster than most teams expect. For organizations still processing outgoing mail by hand, that volume also adds up in labor hours, postage mistakes, and delays that could have been avoided entirely. An automated mailing system
The copier salesman promises savings. The IT director warns about hidden costs. Your CFO wants data, not opinions. Managed print services generate this confusion because the value proposition isn’t immediately obvious. Unlike software subscriptions or equipment purchases, MPS transforms an entire business function most organizations have never properly measured. You
The question comes up during nearly every initial consultation: “How complicated is this going to be?” Business leaders considering a document management system want to know what they’re getting into before committing resources. The honest answer? It depends on factors most organizations don’t consider until they’re already knee-deep in implementation.
Your business runs on data. Customer records, financial information, proprietary research, employee files—all stored on hard drives throughout your organization. But what happens when those drives reach the end of their useful life? Deleting files doesn’t actually erase them. Reformatting creates an illusion of security while leaving data vulnerable to
When technology fails, business stops. That’s especially true when your confidential documents end up in the wrong hands. The hybrid workplace has rewritten the rules of document security, scattering your sensitive information across home offices, corporate locations, cloud platforms, and mobile devices. Each access point represents another potential vulnerability waiting
Network infrastructure operates as the circulatory system of modern business operations. Every transaction, communication, and data transfer depends on networks functioning reliably and securely. Yet many organizations approach network monitoring and management reactively, addressing issues only after they disrupt operations. Understanding what are the key considerations for network monitoring and
Your business needs IT expertise, but the path forward isn’t always clear. Two dominant models compete for your attention and budget: staff augmentation and managed services. Each promises to solve your technology challenges, yet they operate from fundamentally different philosophies. The decision between staff augmentation vs managed services shapes more
The infrastructure decision facing your business today will shape operations for years to come. On premises vs. cloud—this choice determines everything from your monthly IT budget to how quickly you can respond to market opportunities. Yet many organizations rush into cloud migration without fully understanding what they’re gaining and what
