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SMBs Aren’t Too Concerned About Cyberattacks, But They Should Be

While the growing number of cyberattacks should be alarming to businesses of all sizes, SMBs aren't too concerned, but the truth is they should be. Cybercriminals are not just targeting larger global companies. The damages associated with cybercrimes can quickly put an SMB out of business. A report, titled "The 2019 SMB Cyberthreat Study," was conducted by cybersecurity provider Keeper Security. The study surveyed more than 500 senior-level decision-makers at companies with 500 employees or [...]

By |2020-08-04T14:23:13-05:00January 10th, 2020|CyberSecurity, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on SMBs Aren’t Too Concerned About Cyberattacks, But They Should Be
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Ransomware: What You Should Know About the Latest Attacks

Ransomware is a multi-cloud problem for organizations of all sizes, especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which have become a new favorite target for cybercriminals. A couple of the latest attacks have highlighted the increasing need for SMBs to take proper precautions to better protect themselves against malicious software infiltrating networks across the country. Ransomware attacks aren’t going away anytime soon. There was a 363 percent year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks during the first half [...]

By |2020-08-04T14:05:05-05:00December 20th, 2019|Newsletter Articles, Ransomware|Comments Off on Ransomware: What You Should Know About the Latest Attacks
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Unlike Y2K, Microsoft’s EOS Deadlines Aren’t Overhyped

More than 20 years ago, you'd find many of us frantically running around concerned about the Y2K bug. Remember that? We were basically led to believe the world was ending. Even though there was a lot of uncertainty about the Y2K bug, we still prepared for it. That’s how you should approach any pending deadline, especially when missing it could result in significant damages to your business. With some of Microsoft’s end of support (EOS) [...]

By |2020-08-13T10:22:22-05:00December 10th, 2019|Microsoft, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on Unlike Y2K, Microsoft’s EOS Deadlines Aren’t Overhyped
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How to Prevent Cyberattacks When They’re Increasing

Nearly every day, there’s news about a new data breach or cyber threat. The ever-evolving threat landscape is putting businesses of all sizes on edge, including the cybersecurity professionals working for them. Despite efforts to curb attacks, they’re increasing — and there are reasons for this. Cybercriminals are continuing to damage and disrupt computer systems and networks, even with all the security measures available to enterprises in today’s marketplace. The severity and volume of cyberattacks [...]

By |2020-08-13T10:22:33-05:00December 6th, 2019|CyberSecurity, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on How to Prevent Cyberattacks When They’re Increasing
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Are Leaders Actively Engaged in Cybersecurity Strategy?

While there’s a lot of talk about cybersecurity being a top priority among high-level executives, something’s missing from the conversation, and it’s detrimental to the health of an organization. A new report, published by AttackIQ and conducted by Ponemon Institute, surveyed 577 IT security practitioners in the United States who are knowledgeable about their organizations’ IT security strategy, tactics, and technology investments. The report found that those in leadership positions aren’t playing active roles in [...]

By |2020-08-04T14:10:08-05:00November 22nd, 2019|CyberSecurity, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on Are Leaders Actively Engaged in Cybersecurity Strategy?
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Study: Enterprises Are Turning to MSPs to Close Skills Gap, Address Complex IT Issues

According to a new study, many enterprises are turning to managed services providers (MSPs) to assist with closing the IT skills gap, and to address increasingly complex IT issues in the cloud. Commissioned by Virtustream and conducted by 451 Research, a report, titled “Demystifying Cloud Transformation: Where Enterprises Should Start,” found that more than 66 percent of enterprise organizations using cloud computing technologies to assist with business operations are also leveraging numerous types of managed [...]

By |2020-08-13T10:47:10-05:00October 18th, 2019|IT Managed Services, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on Study: Enterprises Are Turning to MSPs to Close Skills Gap, Address Complex IT Issues
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What Microsoft Teams Can Do for Your Business

Microsoft Teams is back in the news. This time the chatter is around the tech giant actively working on a Teams client for Linux, the most-used open-source operating system in the market. For SMBs with users on Linux, this is big news. Now, if you’re unfamiliar with Teams, you’re not alone. Many SMBs are running their daily operations without collaboration software, but they’re not doing themselves any favors. Slack, Teams’ top competitor in the space, [...]

By |2021-06-21T14:54:12-05:00October 4th, 2019|Microsoft, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on What Microsoft Teams Can Do for Your Business
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IoT Grows Rapidly While Challenges Remain for SMBs

Even though the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly, many businesses are concerned about the increasing number of challenges with small device technologies, including security. While early adopters are worried about opening themselves up to vulnerabilities and exploits, they’re still confident in IoT’s potential to increase return on investment (ROI) and consider the computing concept to be critical to business success. The number of connected devices continues to increase. There will be 41.6 billion [...]

By |2020-08-13T10:47:55-05:00September 6th, 2019|IoT, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on IoT Grows Rapidly While Challenges Remain for SMBs
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Haven’t Upgraded to Windows 10? Here’s What Intel’s Chip Shortage Means to You

Many small business owners still running Windows 7 are considering when they should upgrade their systems to Windows 10. Time is running out — especially with the ongoing Computer Processing Unit (CPU) shortage. With one company dominating the CPU market, whenever there’s a miscalculation, the worldwide PC market is significantly impacted. If you’re unfamiliar with the chip shortage, there are a couple of things to know. There’s a shortage? What shortage? Here’s what happened. Late [...]

By |2019-09-09T14:04:06-05:00August 16th, 2019|Newsletter Articles, Windows EOS|Comments Off on Haven’t Upgraded to Windows 10? Here’s What Intel’s Chip Shortage Means to You
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Why you need an MSP as part of your Partner Ecosystem

If you’re not sure why you need a managed services provider (MSP), you’re not alone. Despite all the benefits of hiring an MSP to join their partner ecosystem, many businesses are still unconvinced. Having an MSP as part of your team adds talent in essential areas that companies often struggle to fill Organizations are used to creating leadership and management teams but often fail to fill roles that are critical to a team’s success. IT [...]

By |2021-06-22T14:56:29-05:00July 19th, 2019|IT Managed Services, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on Why you need an MSP as part of your Partner Ecosystem
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