Implementing an Effective Disaster Data Recovery Plan. Imagine you’ve spent years building your business up from scratch and you finally reached the level of success you’ve been striving for. Now imagine that business was suddenly hit by a natural disaster, cyberattack, or some other catastrophe out of your control. Such an event would be devastating, […]
Category Archives: Cybersecurity & Security
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Oct
Oct
Cyber security is a major concern for most businesses as they are often the target of cyber attacks—not to mention that new threats are always on the horizon. Because this is the case, it’s important for business owners to stay on top of the latest trends in the cyber security news cycle. So what does the current […]
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Aug
Aug
How Social Engineering Security Threats Work The goal of most cyberattacks is to gain a victim’s personal information. Social Engineering security threats can be accomplished in a variety of ways, such as with spyware and computer viruses. However, the most devious method cybercriminals use to obtain sensitive information is through social engineering. Social engineering is […]
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Aug
Aug
Ensure Business Continuity with Robust Data Backup Strategies When you talk about data backup plans, many people might still be picturing an external hard drive in a desk drawer or just a flash drive on a keychain. Those precautions might be satisfactory for a home user or even a student in college, but a corporate […]
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Aug
Aug
Understanding Windows 7 Security Risks Windows 7 security risks have become a critical concern for users and organizations that continue to rely on this outdated operating system. Since Microsoft ended its support in January 2020, Windows 7 no longer receives essential updates or security patches, leaving systems exposed to potential cyber threats such as malware […]
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Mar
Mar
In order to keep your data storage secure, it’s important to have a proactive security plan in place. Your company could run on the latest technology, but that will do no good if you don’t have the right line of defense protecting your data storage. Millions of threats are always lurking on the horizon, and […]
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Dec
Dec
UCaaS Increases Collaboration Tactics Gone are the days where information could only be transferred and shared through conventional means—in-person meetings might still be the ideal, but modern technology has eliminated their necessity in the modern workplace. A phone call is hardly a substitute when you’re trying to communicate with a client. What else do you […]
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Nov
Nov
Why Traditional Antivirus Software Isn’t Enough to Prevent Ransomware Attacks As the internet grows, so does the number of cyber attackers that can pose a threat to your network. Ransomware attacks, a type of malicious software that threatens to publish a victim’s data or block access to it unless a ransom is paid, is becoming […]
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Nov
Nov
Understanding the Critical Roles of Backups and Disaster Recovery in Business Continuity Backups and disaster recovery; both are important for a business to have, yet so many still see themselves caught between choosing one over the other. Most companies see a backup solution as enough. As long as they have easy and reliable access to […]
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Oct
Oct
The Critical Role of Computer and Network Security You and your employees might clock out and leave at closing time, but your network doesn’t get that luxury. It has to be up and running at all times. That demand will put a strain on any system or piece of technology. One way of keeping up […]