Technology is so much a part of how we live and work – it has become a critical part of every aspect of our lives, both personal and professional. Turn off all your computers. Shut off your office Wi-Fi. Now try running your business. Find it impossible without your technology? Just about all businesses can’t […]
Imagine you’re going about your day when suddenly you receive a text from the CEO. The head of the company is asking for your help. They’re out visiting customers or networking with potential clients and someone else dropped the ball in providing gift cards. The CEO needs you to buy six $200 gift cards and
Cyberthreats are definitely not going away. And the costs of remediating a breach are skyrocketing. You should be thinking about getting cybersecurity insurance. Organizations that go without cyber insurance are, as expected, exposed to greater risk. According to the Forbes Technology Council, cyber insurance has become essential due to our digitized world – which creates
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For those of you who don’t believe data theft to be a serious threat to your business, consider that 95% of cybersecurity incidents at SMBs cost anywhere between $826 and $653,587! With figures like that, it’s no wonder that some SMBs close up shop forever after being hit by a devastating cyber attack. To help
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Mobile devices are an integral part of workflows across nearly every industry, whether at the office, on the worksite, or for remote work. And for employee-owned devices, bring your own devices (BYOD) risks run rampant. To facilitate mobile and remote working, many businesses choose BYOD as a solution. This strategy requires employees to bring their
IT Infrastructure outsourcing is a subcontracting service in which the management of an organization’s Information Technology (IT) systems and applications is handled by a third party. To remain competitive in today’s market, knowing how to use technology to your advantage is vital. But it often seems that merely keeping up with the latest technological trends
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It is safe to estimate that less than 10% of email recipients with disclaimers ever read them. Do you? To protect the sender and bind the recipient to the email disclaimer, email disclaimers rely on contract law. Ryan Calo, at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, says, quote: “In most circumstances,
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Have you been bewildered by cybersecurity standards that tell you to encrypt this and encrypt that? Encryption can sound like it’s just for some government agency or a larger company that works with highly sensitive information. Wikipedia defines IT relation encryption as a scheme that usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. It is possible to decrypt
It’s okay to pay that ransomware attacker because you’ve got insurance, right? Actually, this may not be the case. Guess who is getting upset at all those policyholders giving in and paying the ransom to attackers? The insurance companies have to pay for it. They’ve had enough and are making some major changes to their
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There is a great deal of discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the policy of allowing employees to use their own mobile devices, primarily smartphones, instead of employer-issued devices that are to be used solely for work purposes. This policy, known as “bring your own device” (BYOD) can make employees happy, but it also
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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, many businesses are assessing how they can prioritize their employee safety and still maintain regular business operations. One solution many businesses are turning to is recommending employees to work from home to avoid potential illnesses. To help ease the burden on businesses, Microsoft, Google, LogMeIn, Cisco Webex,
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In the last several years, the concept of Work From Home (WFH) has become increasingly more popular. Though some still remain skeptical, it has been gaining in popularity and become more widely accepted among management circles. That said, the pandemic event in 2020 essentially set the debate entirely aside, at least for the time being,
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Reason #1: Your computer was running for a long time without a reboot. What is a Boot? What’s a Reboot? Is it the same process as a Start and Restart? There are lots of explanations, definitions, and plain nonsense. Some are great valid technical definitions hard to digest for someone not involved in IT.
Is it time to upgrade your WiFi? How to save time, money, and ensure a great WiFi experience. 1. Research your current WiFi conditions Gather feedback from ALL employees and customers about their WiFi and network experience. As the business owner, you likely know how the systems are working for you and the employees you
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Your phone dings or your email client puts up an alert – a message from the CEO. This must be important. You open it, scan it quickly, and there is a note asking to transfer a sum of money. The next decision you make could potentially be costly. What is a CEO fraud email? A
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As part of its year-long project, “The State of Small Business,” Business News Daily talked to New Jersey’s small businesses, who represent half of New Jersey’s private-sector employment, about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in our state of New Jersey. Running a small business in the most tightly populated state in the US
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Warning – I am going to get a bit ridiculous in this post, and you may feel I am stating the obvious but please stay with me – it will help you out when choosing the right type of IT support – or maybe even help you in other areas of decision-making, too. When approached
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You may not realize it, but I am willing to bet there is a good chance that you have made at least a few of mistakes on the list below. Read on to find out if you did, and how you can fix it before it is too late. What I want to discuss here
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While technology is getting to be more and more advanced, some small to medium size owners still rely on an old-fashioned “break-fix” model, turning to their “IT Guy” when computers break, under a mistaken perception that they only spend the money when they need the computer support service. While it may have been a valid
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Buying a computer for business can be intimidating. What type of equipment or device do you need? Should you buy a certain brand? Should you shoot for a specific price range? What about clearance items? How does a business owner decide what business computer systems to invest in? Here are 9 tips for purchasing
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Possessing illegal software may be the easiest trap into which many organizations fall. The issue is widespread (the Business Software Alliance estimates 22 percent of all North American software is unlicensed), making it our fourth common tech mistake plaguing small businesses. Certainly, licensing issues quickly prove perplexing. The differences between OEM, retail, and open license
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Data Privacy Day, established in 2009 by National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to be celebrated each year on January 28, is dedicated to raising awareness and promoting data privacy education. What started 16 years ago as an initiative on personal information safety awareness among teens and young adults has now evolved into an initiative that
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If you are reading this article, chances are your business needs some help with your current IT needs. Perhaps you already have an “IT guy”, or a few people juggling some tech duties, but as your company grows, or as the mission-critical operations change – when is it the right time to turn to a
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If your business has ever survived a business process realignment, from addressing the regulatory requirements to systems integration and new software implementations, you know what a huge time and budget consuming production this can be. Bringing in an external IT consulting company can help your organization to navigate and get through a transition most effectively,
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1. Emerging Trends New and evolving technologies such as virtualized servers, cloud-based systems, web-based interfaces, and mobile infrastructure are growing. Hybrid operating systems are still a thing. Adopting emerging technologies and modernizing them while keeping up with data security and dependability is not easy. Innovation and modifications often take time and call for an additional
So, do you think your employees may be stealing your business IP? Do they even realize it? I came across a great resource from Symantec – a whitepaper titled “What’s Yours is Mine: How Employees are Putting Your Intellectual Property at risk”. Data listed in the whitepaper is based on the survey was conducted by
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In many small businesses, IT is not a top priority. Typically, the IT staff is outsourced to another company that handles anything and everything technology based. This creates a disconnect between the organization and their IT. When annual budgets are drafted, the IT department usually gets left out. Budgeting for IT is extremely important. Not
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You may feel that all of your software and programs are legitimate and your licensing is up-to date, but you may be wrong. If you have that great music CD your colleague burned for you, or that useful program that your cousin’s nephew brought from his previous job he was let go from and you
