Small businesses are often at a greater risk for cyber threats because they typically have smaller budgets and do not have the revenue to afford their own information technology departments to deal with these threats. In addition, 87 percent of small business owners do not believe they are at risk for an attack. As a…Continue Reading
In Part 1, we discussed putting together a hurricane plan for your personnel and ensuring that you keep an open line of communication with emergency services organizations, local businesses, and vendors. Here in Part 2, we will take a look at hurricane preparedness from a business IT perspective. It is imperative that you also develop…Continue Reading
Until last year, Florida had not been directly hit by a hurricane since 2005. Yet, in 2004, the state was directly hit a record four times, which had never happened, dating back to 1850. Odds are Florida is due for another hurricane strike. In fact, according to the latest forecasts released by Colorado State University,…Continue Reading
The recent ransomware cyberattacks in the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the globe remind us how vulnerable businesses can be to cyber criminals. During the last three years, Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams targeted more than 400 U.S. businesses every day and cost those companies $3 billion. Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks: they…Continue Reading
If your business operated with trade secrets and you knew there was a way your competition could access those secrets, you would seal that hole. If you knew your proprietary information was at risk, you would fix the issue. Removing network security vulnerabilities is one of the best things you can do for the future…Continue Reading
Have you ever noticed what happens to a home that’s left vacant? Weeds grow. Dust accumulates. Unwanted pests move in. The roof will eventually leak and give way. The same can be said for your company’s servers if you’re not giving them the necessary regular server maintenance they require. The negatives of skipping regular server…Continue Reading
There comes a point in every businesses life when they need a computer guy. An IT specialist to set up a network, maintain computers or install programs for the staff. If they can get away with it, they will add the IT duties on to a current employee and expect them to take on those…Continue Reading
We live in a do-it-yourself world, where Pinterest and the DIY Network offer inspiration to help people complete projects on their own to save money and enjoy the reward of appreciating the true value of an accomplishment. But when it comes to information and technology in a business, DIY really isn’t the way to go….Continue Reading
As computer network technology expands and becomes more complex, the need for specialized technical support for computer systems increases. Information Technology (IT) is a rapidly expanding field that has gone from the hands of amateurs turned professional into a multi-billion dollar industry. Many of the early computer networks were set up by amateurs. They networks…Continue Reading
Nowadays, many small and large businesses are turning to MSPs (Managed Service Providers – people who provide Managed IT services), to make life easier when it comes to handling I.T. Indeed, some companies are even handing over their entire IT operations to MSPs, which leaves them with more time to concentrate on other aspects of…Continue Reading