Cybersecurity & IT Insights
Microsoft 365: A (Confusing) New Product from Microsoft
Six years after releasing Office 365, Microsoft has announced another completely different product named Microsoft 365. If that’s not confusing enough, Microsoft 365 isn’t a new product at all, but a relaunch of the Secure Productive Enterprise. Here’s what you need...
An Update on the Petya Ransomware Attack
Only a few weeks after the WannaCry ransomware attack, another one is rapidly affecting computers across the globe. This new ransomware, a variant of Petya, originated in Ukraine less than 24 hours ago and has already hit computers in more than 60 countries. Well...
Does Your Business Have a Social Media Policy?
Social media has become so prevalent that it’s rare to have an employee that doesn’t have an account on any service. It’s also widespread across all age groups; in fact, a recent study found that Generation X spends 10% more time on social media each week than...
Can Team Collaboration Software Improve Your Organization’s Productivity?
With rumors swirling today that Amazon may buy Slack for as much as $9 billion, many people may be hearing about team collaboration software for the first time. To be fair, the vast majority of businesses still rely on other software to handle internal office...
Public Wi-Fi: A Safe Place for Your Data?
With so many people needing internet access today, there are plenty of businesses that are willing to offer public Wi-Fi in exchange for a bit of your time (and money). Millions of people use these networks every day, and while the vast majority of those connections...
Network Administrators and the Value of Trust
The last year has been a phishing and ransomware whirlwind. A little less than a year ago, we talked about how more than 150,000 businesses had been targeted by ransomware, and the ransom demands were rising to upwards of $5,000. Since that time, ransomware has gone...
Great Technology Is an Asset
Technology is expensive. Running even a small business today requires servers, workstations, a range of software suites, internet access, printers, phone systems, website design and maintenance, and several layers of data protection. But if the first thing that...
Those Computer Reboot Request Pop-ups Are Actually Really Important. Here’s Why.
Everyone has had this experience: you’re just starting up an important task or presentation, and an update reboot request pops up on your computer. The best case scenario is that you have to ask it to go away for a short period, and it asks you periodically until you...
Be Careful Before You Add That IoT Device to Your Network
After years of promises by manufacturers, Internet of Things (IoT) device sales are increasing dramatically. IOT devices are internet connected devices that people don’t traditionally associate with the internet – TVs, thermostats, lightbulbs, coffeemakers, and...