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Never Share Logins in Your Small Business

Never Share Logins in Your Small Business

Never Share Logins Sharing a username and password may seem harmless. Someone needs access to an application, so an employee sends the credentials by email or chat. It takes 30…
Powersolution Nominated for 2026 ChannelPro Partner in Excellence Award

Powersolution Nominated for 2026 ChannelPro Partner in Excellence Award

Powersolution has been nominated for the 2026 ChannelPro Partner in Excellence Award alongside our partner, Rise Oak, recognizing a successful collaboration that has delivered measurable results for our business. The…

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What Should Small Businesses Compare in Managed Security Service Contracts?

What Should Small Businesses Compare in Managed Security Service Contracts?

Small businesses should compare more than just the price when evaluating managed security service contracts. The right contract should clearly outline the cybersecurity services provided,…
What Causes Gaps When Offices Handle Cybersecurity Without Managed Security Services?

What Causes Gaps When Offices Handle Cybersecurity Without Managed Security Services?

Many businesses believe their antivirus software, firewall, and occasional IT support are enough to keep them secure. Unfortunately, that’s rarely the case. Without managed security…
What Should Be Included in a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan?

What Should Be Included in a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan?

A small business disaster recovery (DR) plan should outline exactly how your business will restore critical systems, recover data, communicate with employees and customers, and…
A Small Business Roadmap for Implementing Zero-Trust Architecture

A Small Business Roadmap for Implementing Zero-Trust Architecture

Most small businesses aren’t breached because they have no security at all. They’re breached because a single stolen password becomes a master key to everything…
Why Bad Onboarding Is the Real Cause of Messy Offboarding

Why Bad Onboarding Is the Real Cause of Messy Offboarding

https://powersolution.com/ Article Summary: Offboarding is the final step of a process that started on the employee’s first day. Shared logins, forgotten SaaS subscriptions, untracked personal…
7 Security Gaps SMBs Face Without Managed Security

7 Security Gaps SMBs Face Without Managed Security

Is Your Business Protected Against Today’s Cyber Threats? Cybercriminals don’t just target large corporations. Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are increasingly being targeted because they…

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The Cost of IT Support for Small Businesses

Estimating the average cost of IT support services depends on a number of factors. There is no universal IT services price list that SMBs can refer to because the needs of every business are unique to their process. At the core of these factors

Stop biting when Reply-Chain is phishing emails

Oh, the infamous phishing! It seems everywhere you look there is a cybersecurity article about it. That’s because is still the most efficient way for cybercriminals to deploy cyberattacks. We are not an exception, here are a few more articles we have on Phishing:

IT Outsourcing Advantages and Disadvantages

Outsourcing your company’s information technology services to a managed services provider (MSP) may seem like a daunting undertaking. However, it can save you time and money in the short and long-term while allowing you to focus more on your core business tasks. Large and

The 10 Benefits of Remote IT Support

The benefits of remote IT support truly shine for companies in remote work or hybrid setups. Employees expect access to their needed tools wherever and whenever they need them, not to mention assistance for technical issues. Businesses increasingly turn to remote IT support to

How to spot a phishing email [5 easy tips]

In short, a phishing e-mail is a fraudulent attempt to trick you into providing personal information. It is often designed to look like a legitimate email from a sender you trust urging you to take action, in an effort to get you to provide

Microsoft Exchange Server CVE Vulnerabilities Announcement

On September 30, 2022, Microsoft released guidance regarding Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE exploits discovered in Microsoft Exchange Server in August of 2022.  This guidance appeared in various industry alerts – including the  New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC), where the alert has been

The Importance of Cyber Security for Businesses in 2022

Though the pandemic put a lot of physical distance between us, we’ve never been more digitally interconnected.  This is especially true of businesses. They were forced to choose between rapidly adopting new technologies or shutting their doors for good. Those that succeeded implemented ways

Phishing Scam: Student Loan Forgiveness

I received a call the other day from an unknown number on my cell phone. I did not pick it up, as I tend to do with unknown callers, and let it go to voicemail. After hearing the voicemail left, I was slightly amused.

A Closer Look at Managed IT Services Pricing

Businesses often research managed IT services pricing when ready to make the leap to an MSP. Unfortunately, what many don’t realize is that there are a number of factors that influence overall service pricing. And without a managed IT services calculator, it can be

HIPAA-required risk analysis demands repetition

Various healthcare industry studies have shown that an alarming number of medical practices are not prepared to be HIPAA compliant.   For example, certain surveys indicated roughly 1/3 of respondents had not conducted a HIPAA-required risk analysis. HIPAA ruling 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A) requires a medical practice (covered

How to Choose a Managed Services Provider

As technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous, organizations have found themselves investing more into its implementation and maintenance.  The result is climbing productivity and improved operational efficiency. And yet, as every business owner knows, it’s a process that quickly becomes as time-consuming as it is expensive.

What is MFA? Best Methods for Multi-Factor Authentication

With cybersecurity on the rise, Multi-factor Authentication is a go-to for an additional security measure for your devices and data points. Question: What is Multi-factor Authentication … and Which Method is Best? Answer: Multi-factor authentication is a method of securing data and applications after

The 5 Benefits of Cyber Awareness Training for Your Business

Maintaining a strong cybersecurity posture is more important than ever. With so many businesses investing in digital transformation technologies, the ramifications of a cyber attack would be devastating.  Combine this with the fact that many organizations have standardized the work-from-home model and you’ve got

The Complete Guide to Managed IT Services Benefits

Gone are the simple days of break-fix IT support. As companies increase their dependence on information technology, they must also increase their spending on the scope and scale of IT support.  However, as many companies know firsthand, maintaining an in-house IT team large enough

Common Goals and Objectives of an Information Security Risk Assessment

The Internet of Things (IoT) devices are outnumbering the population of our planet. It is estimated that the planet has over 20 billion devices. The cybercrime results in business-related economic losses in the astounding amount of approximately $8 trillion – EIGHT TRILLION! Beyond its

NJIT Master of Science in Computer Science Online

A research university New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, offers the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) – Online. The program was first announced and launched in 2013 and is going strong today.

Beware of Spoofing during Memorial Day Weekend

As we go into the long Memorial Day weekend, many users will be checking their phones for new emails, or taking advantage of holiday shopping deals and making online purchases. Cybercriminals are aware of this and will use tactics to try and get you

Does My Small Business Need to Use Encryption?

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

How to Combat Social Media Attacks on your Small Business

You may know email Phishing, the fraudulent practice of messages appearing to be from reputable companies. They induce individuals to click on links or respond in other ways, where victims may reveal personal and sensitive information. Phishing is the number one method of cybercrime.

Is having a Cyber Liability Insurance enough for SMBs?

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. 

Cyberthreats in New Jersey – from Russia, Ukraine, and Cuba

This week, the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) released its Garden State Cyber Threat Highlights, providing insights into the threats and malicious activity directly targeting New Jersey networks. These threat warnings included ones related to Russia/Ukraine and Cuba. The NJCCIC is

Press Release: powersolution.com Appoints David Ruchman as New CEO

April 20, 2022 Midland Park, New Jersey: powersolution.com, a leading New Jersey-based IT Managed Services Provider, has appointed David Ruchman CEO of the company, effective April 15, 2022.  David Ruchman is succeeding David Dadian, who served as CEO since his founding of the company

7 Tips for Everyday Cybersecurity

Protect your computers, your data, your identity and your money from online criminals   1. Have computer security programs running and regularly updated to defend from  the latest threats. Consider using  a firewall to prevent unauthorized access to your computer, and install antivirus software

Beware of 2022 Alarming Phishing Attack Trends

Phishing takes advantage of human error, and some phishing emails use sophisticated human engineering tactics to fool the recipient into sharing private information or infecting a network with malware. One phishing email can be responsible for a company becoming a victim of ransom demands

5 Things Employees Should Never Do, But…

Whether your team works remotely or in an office, the line between personal and work tasks can become blurred when working on a business computer. If they are in front of a monitor screen for most of the workday,  it’s not unusual for them

Critical SonicWall Firewall Issues Added to Dell’s Vulnerability List

Dell Technologies published new Critical Security Advisories to its SonicWall Vulnerability List, adding two critical issues impacting the Spring Framework of the SonicWall firewall. There is no workaround available at this time. Since the Dell SonicWall firewall is widely deployed, particularly with SMBs, powersolution

IT Security and Cyber Insurance – Working Hand-in-Hand

Protecting your organization, large or small, from cyber attacks rests to a great extent on the IT security infrastructure and processes that are in place and managed by in-house and/or outsourced IT professionals. It is interesting to note that more than half of all