Is Your Spam Filtering Solution Right For You?
Does your company currently utilize a spam filtering solution? If so, is it doing what you need it to do? There are many options out there for spam solutions, but very few go the extra step which may make all the difference when your employees are busy and click on something before they take the […]
Is Your Firewall Right for You?
With all the cyber breaches, phishing attempts and malware infestations it has become more important than ever to have the right firewall in place. Often times, small businesses tend to think they don’t need that much protection due to their small size. The reality is there is no prejudice when it comes to the bad […]
Security Awareness Training – Time to Jump on the Bandwagon
Human-error; we talk about it all the time, but what exactly do we mean? Human-error occurs when an individual performs a task or does something with an unintended outcome. It’s easy to point the finger at employee’s as being an organization’s weakest link, but without appropriate security awareness training provided by the employer, how can […]
What Are the Benefits of Managed Services Over Time & Materials or Block Time?
Managed IT Services offer customers a per user or per device cost which provides business owners with a more fixed proce and holistic approach to managing their IT needs. With this also comes several advantages. First you have instant access to a team of experts to help maintain your current environment as well as plan […]
Is Your Staff Your Biggest Security Threat?
As we move into 2019 have you thought about what your biggest security threat is? The answer is your staff. Your staff emails, transfer files, browse the internet and download programs without your IT departments approval. Think about implementing a couple cost effective additions to security education this year which can go a long way […]
What is Crypto Mining/Crypto Jacking?
Crypto Mining is the process used to attempt to generate cryptocurrency. It requires a substantial amount of resources and because of this, groups of people often join resources to gain more computing power. Crypto Mining in and of itself is not bad. It is almost impossible to create a coin with the resources you have […]
How Effective is Your Disaster Recovery Plan?
Since hurricane Michael has been in the news with its mass devastation and it being Cyber Security month, we thought it would be good to review what a good Disaster Recovery Plan looks like. It really doesn’t matter what size your company is or whether your data is in the cloud or on-premises, every company […]
What Can Ransomware Infect?
Did you know that ransomware does not only infect your desktop and any drives you have attached to it, but it can also infect your cloud storage. This has not been reported on as often, but it has happened and will continue to evolve and infect more and more platforms. With this in mind, you […]
Why is it important to keep your equipment and applications up-to-date?
While everyone likes to get as much life as they can out of equipment it is also important to think about other key factors. Equipment and application vendors provide an end of life date at which time they quit supporting equipment and quit providing security updates. In today’s world, it is more important than ever […]
How Important is a Disaster Recovery Plan?
How much does your company depend of the computer systems you have in place? Would your employees be able to do their jobs without them? How much time would it take to restore your systems? How much data can you afford to lose? How much time would it take to rekey missing and new data […]