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Future-proofing Your Business with Technology Trends
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for long-term success. One way to future-proof your business is by embracing technology trends that can drive innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. In this blog post,...
Cloud Security Best Practices: Securing Your Data in the Cloud
In today's digital age, the widespread adoption of cloud computing has revolutionized the way businesses operate. With the numerous benefits it offers, such as scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency, cloud computing has become an integral part of many...
The Top IT Mistakes Businesses Make Before Switching to an MSP
Managing your own IT infrastructure can be a daunting task, especially for small to medium-sized businesses with limited resources. In today's digital age, technology is critical to the success of any business. However, it's common for businesses to make mistakes when...
The Evolution of Cybersecurity: How AI is Changing the Game
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the field of cybersecurity, offering new ways to protect against evolving cyber threats. Below, we'll explore the role of AI in cybersecurity and how it's changing the way people approach security. WHAT IS AI IN...
Spam Filtering vs Content Filtering Explained
Unfortunately in today’s world, the vast majority of emails (about 85%) are unwanted spam. And excessive amounts of email spam can have a negative effect on an organization's overall performance and productivity levels. Spam can do this by filling users' inboxes with...
The Difference Between Software and Hardware Firewalls
Firewalls keep you safe from those acting maliciously to steal your private information. It’s the first and best line of defense outside of cybersecurity training for your staff. You have two options: hardware firewalls and software firewalls. Knowing the difference...
How and Why to Use a QR Code for Your Business
From restaurant menus to business cards, the professional world is seeing a surge in using QR code for business purposes. It wasn’t that long ago (yes, pre-pandemic) that QR codes were considered out of date. But now that we’re all more used to transfering information...
How to Safely Open a USB Drive That You Don’t Own
Opening a USB drive that you don't own can be a tricky task, as it may contain harmful malware or viruses. However, with the right precautions, you can safely open the drive and access its contents. In this guide, we will go over the various methods you need to take...
What You Should Know About Whitelisting and Blacklisting Different Network Connections
As small business owners, it's important to protect your networks from potential threats. One way to do this is through the use of whitelisting and blacklisting. Whitelisting allows only approved sources to access your network while blacklisting blocks known harmful...
The Best Firewall: Cybersecurity Training for Employees
To comprehensively protect your company from cyber threats, it take a bit more than buying the right software and ensuring your have a partner that can proactively monitor threats. The first and best line of defense will always be your employees. That’s because...
Small Business IT Challenges and Priorities for 2023
It takes a lot of hard work, perseverance, and discipline to run a small business even when the economy is at its healthiest. But when the economic outlook darkens, the challenges that small business owners face rapidly multiply. Unfortunately, 2023 is shaping up to...
Poison Attacks: A Quick Overview with Examples
Tis the season for cyberattacks. With more online shopping, prepping for new year’s resolutions, travel, and phone calls, attackers have more opportunities. Hacking, phishing, and ransomware get all the press because they usually result in big ramifications that are...
Keeping Your Data Safe: Access Control
We’re fully aware that sometimes we sound like a broken record. But as a Managed Services Provider with security as one of our chief responsibilities, it’s worth it to once again remind you that cyberattacks are everywhere these days. Malwares such as viruses, worms,...
How to Ensure You Have Strong Cybersecurity Policies
These days, all companies of all sizes are targeted and those who don’t proactively protect themselves are more often in the crosshairs. Creating strong cybersecurity policies for your company and best practice instructions for your staff are the key ways to prevent...
How to Avoid Potential Network Failures
For small businesses, an IT network failure can be devastating. Network failures are particularly challenging for any size organization, but for small businesses, it can be difficult (in bad cases, impossible) to recover because they don't have the resources of large...
How to Avoid Online Shopping Scams (both for business and privately)
‘Tis the season! Black Friday, stocking stuffers, that perfect item that you know someone will love—there are million and one reasons to start clicking for deals this time of year. But with all this opportunity to find a rare gem or save a buck, there are increased...
How to Protect Yourself Against Poison Attacks
Data poisoning can take a few approaches when attackers find a way to access your data. Logic corruption, data manipulation, and data injection are all ways that cybercriminals can lock down or render your network useless. In many cases, getting access back depends on...
What You Should Have in Your Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan
Think Quicker Recovery Time, Not Quicker Backup When it comes to backups, you want as much data as you can get, right? Wrong. While incremental backups are much faster than executing a full back up, they unfortunately prolong recovery time. In the event of data...
Who Does CMMC Apply to?
In 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) sent shockwaves through the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) when it released the first version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Now companies are left asking “Who does CMMC apply to and does it apply to...
What Is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification? CMMC Explained
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is both an assessment framework for US defense contractors and sub-contractors, and a certification program for organizations performing independent assessments. The purpose of the CMMC is to strengthen the...
Biggest Concerns if You Aren’t CMMC Compliant
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is currently undergoing a formal rulemaking process that can take up to 24 months to finish, but now is the time to start understanding the impacts if you aren’t CMMC compliant. This way you’ll have the runway you...
Mobile Device Management Questions Every Small Business Should Ask
Convenience is now a fact of everyday life. So much so that it’s taken for granted. That’s why employees are now insisting on using their personal mobile devices like smartphones and tablets for business purposes. Put these devices together with private and public...
Vulnerability Testing vs Penetration Testing
Being notified that "all of your confidential information is extremely vulnerable, we know this because..." is bad news, but whatever follows the ellipses determines just how bad. According to Security Magazine, 43% percent of small businesses are victims of...
How to Have Good Cyber Hygiene
Good hygiene is important not only in our personal routines, but also in our virtual lives. Just like we need to keep our teeth clean and gums sanitized regularly to avoid expensive and painful dental work, your data needs to be kept clean with regular checkups and...