Loss of Data: Causes and Prevention
Loss of Data: Causes and Prevention The adoption of technology from the simplest of matters to the most complex problems has rendered us heavily dependent on it. We love paying our bills minutes before they are due. We enjoy seeing loved ones face-to-face on our computer screens. We can access and print our extremely sensitive…
Read MoreFive Things You Should Do Right Now to Preserve Your Network and Systems
1. Backup Files Every Day – As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up their network is unbelievable. According to the Symantec Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) data, only 23% of SMBs are backing up their data on a daily basis and fewer than 50% are…
Read MoreBe Proactive: How to Avoid Potential Network Failures
Be Proactive: How to Avoid Potential Network Failures For small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), an IT network failure can be devastating because they don’t have the resources of large corporations to bounce back from such disasters. Preparation against such devastation may be the only course for them to avoid failure and survive with the least…
Read MoreThink twice before getting caught up in the latest email phishing scam
Think twice before getting caught up in the latest email phishing scam by Stefani Laszko On February 2, 2017 the IRS issued an urgent alert regarding a new email phishing scam involving W-2s. According to Forbes online, this scam has already claimed 29,000 victims across multiples sectors. This particular scam is even more evolved; phishing…
Read MoreData Loss Can Cause You to Shut Down
Small and medium sized businesses today are relying more than ever on IT systems to efficiently run their business, support customers and optimize productivity. These systems house sensitive digital data ranging from employee and customer information, to internal emails, documents and financial records, sales orders and transaction histories. This is in addition to applications and…
Read MoreIt is Heaven! Using the Cloud to Challenge Big Business
It is Heaven! Using the Cloud to Challenge Big Business Has anyone suggested you begin moving your business to the cloud? Cloud data storage or cloud computing? What is this, anyhow? And isn’t it something for huge companies? In the last post we explained what cloud computing is. Simply put, it is the offsite storage…
Read MoreGet your employees excited about IT Training
Get your employees excited about IT Training by Tristan Collopy Savvy business owners know that their employees can be their greatest strength and greatest weakness when it comes to information security. The difference between having employees that are security assets and security vulnerabilities comes down to one thing: training. Below, we’ll go over four ways…
Read MoreCan You Really Afford Not to Have a Backup Plan?
According to Symantec SMB, 50% of SMBs admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place. 41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. If you are one of them, then you really need to think about whether you…
Read MoreTechnology Trends to Consider in the Coming Year
Technology Trends to Consider in the Coming Year Savvy investors understand the tremendous value that emerging technology can provide. Positioning your business to take advantage of emerging technologies places you in a sector with immense growth opportunities available. Below, I will outline five key areas of emergent technology that can be both a financial boon,…
Read MoreHow reliable is your backup?
If you are still reading this after reading my title, thank you — though I am sure you’re thinking why is there another article on backup, right? Though this topic has already been covered we are still finding companies not protected. In the last 3 months we have had 2 new customers come to us…
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