Category: Blog

Connecting to the Cloud: Internet Considerations

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date January 31, 2019

You hop on a video call to meet with a prospective client. Or your team uses Office 365 to work on a spreadsheet at the same time. Every day, we leverage cloud services to build better processes and gain a competitive edge. The availability of fast and reliable internet continues to make it easier for small businesses to use tools that were once only available to big companies with large budgets.

This shift to the cloud stresses the growing need to invest in your internet infrastructure. Let’s look at how a few considerations can boost your cloud experience.

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Data Backups & Recovery Blog

Lose something? That’s why you have a backup.

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date May 7, 2018

Data Backup and Recovery is an important topic because, well, people lose things. Humans delete files by accident. Servers fail. Storms damage offices. All we can do is create a plan to recover quickly and get back to business. Read on about what losses you should consider. And check out this visual snapshot to help review data backup needs with your team.

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Don’t spring clean your data yet (check your backups)

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date April 13, 2018

April is all about spring cleaning. It’s the time of year when we want to clear out clutter and make room for new ideas and fresh starts. That includes deleting old folders or files you don’t need anymore… until later on when you realize you need those files. Now what?

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Employee-friendly Content Cybersecurity - Prevention Blog

Security Awareness Training: Don’t let an employee ruin your day

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date March 6, 2018

You’ve set up your organization’s cybersecurity—considering firewall, anti-virus, DNS and web filtering, your wireless network… and on and on. You’ve made all the difficult IT security decisions to protect your business, but just one well-meaning employee that clicks one malicious link in one little email can open the door for a hacker to defeat all your defenses.

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Pssst: Our Password Protocol Advice

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date February 5, 2018

Let’s start by clearing the air: It’s normal to have a love-hate relationship with passwords. It’s hard not to love the very things that keep your information safe, ensure private conversations are kept private, and give you peace of mind to go about your business.

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Wi-Fi Network Security: Take Another Look

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date January 10, 2018

We’re all accustomed to hopping on wireless networks whenever we can—saving data use on our mobile devices. And we appreciate when the office or coffee shop or school makes it easy for us to connect any time we visit. For most organizations, offering guest Wi-Fi access is a must. But is having a simple password enough to keep company data safe?

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Patching the Spectre & Meltdown security vulnerabilities

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date January 5, 2018

You may have heard about the Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities recently. While there’s no evidence of anyone exploiting the security flaw, we want to make sure our clients are aware of how it’s being resolved.

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A compilation of cybersecurity predictions for 2018

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date November 29, 2017

Forbes just released a compilation of 60 cybersecurity predictions for 2018. While no one can predict the future, we’re sure that cybersecurity is going to stay in the headlines and at the top of our list. We’ve curated the predictions most likely to interest or impact our clients’ organizations here:

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Cyberattacks target schools, too.

Post author By Mikayla Withers
Post date November 16, 2017

NBC News recently shared this report about schools in Columbia Falls, Montana that were targets of a cyberattack. Hackers accessed students personal data—social security numbers, phone numbers—and threatened to release that data and hurt children unless a ransom was paid. The hackers also accessed school security cameras and could watch everything going on. This school district lies in a quiet town at the foot of Glacier National Park, showing that threats can affect any organization, anywhere.