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Outsourced Managed Security Services for Small Business You don’t need an in-house IT security team to keep your company’s network safe. When you outsource your managed security services (MSS) to a dedicated consultant, you benefit from the agility and accessibility of an expert team that is ready to respond to any issue 24 hours a day.
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Defending Against Cryptolocker How To Defend Against Cryptolocker
Cryptolocker is just as creepy as its name sounds. This phishing scam encrypts data from your system and holds it ransom until you transfer money to the criminals behind it. And even when people do pay, they often don’t get their files back.
An earlier version of Cryptolocker was demolished in 2014 but a new version has recently emerged.
How can you protect your company’s network from Cryptolocker? Establish protocols, update your security system, and make sure you have a strong backup system in place.
First, let’s take a look at how Cryptolocker gets inside your network. (more…)
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Will Facebook at Work Change Facebook at Work? A just-for-your-workplace version of Facebook—will it…work? In January of 2015, Facebook announced it was piloting Facebook at Work to a few companies for testing. A full launch is expected later this year.
Facebook at Work is designed to make communication and collaboration with your coworkers easier. Your work account doesn’t have any crossover to your personal account, and it even looks different than traditional Facebook; it’s white instead of blue.
Can this new version of Facebook really make your company more productive? Or will it be just as much of a distraction as regular Facebook? (more…)
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Mobile Optimization to Grow Your Business Grow Your Business Mobile Optimization
Is your company’s website mobile-friendly? Do you know? If your website looks the same on a smartphone as it does on a computer screen—except smaller—then your site is not optimized for mobile. Anyone who wants to access your site on a smartphone will have a hard time navigating it. (more…)
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Trend Watch: Web-Scale IT Trend Watch: Web-Scale IT
The term “web-scale IT” has been batted around among tech insiders in the recent aughts. It was put into official parlance in May of last year by information technology research juggernaut Gartner, who named it as one of the top IT trends for 2015. (more…)
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Could “Continuous Partial Attention” Affect Your Business? Could “Continuous Partial Attention” Affect Your Business?
While the term “continuous partial attention” was coined by writer Linda Stone all the way back in 1998, it seems particularly on point for today’s world, nearly two decades later. (more…)
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Keeping Employee Smartphones Secure With most employees using their personal smartphones to connect with work, clients, and even conduct business, data security is critical. What can you do to keep your company data secure on employee smartphones? (more…)
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Preparing Your Business for Winter Weather Emergencies Preparing Your Business for Winter Weather Emergencies
With winter firmly entrenched across much of the country at this point, you should already have a winter weather emergency plan in place for your business to ensure that your business can operate as normally as possible following a severe weather event. For some industries, winter weather means closures and lost revenue, but for others, operations can continue almost as normal if you have the right systems in place. Preparing your IT systems for winter weather will help you safeguard your network during times of emergency, but more importantly, it will also improve your IT infrastructure for all situations. (more…)
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Benefits of Project-Based IT Staffing Project-Based IT Staffing Benefits
Project-based IT staffing has become one of the preferred models of IT staffing in business today because it allows companies to hire highly skilled and qualified individuals for one-time or temporary projects without the costs associated with a full-time employee. (more…)
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IT Lessons Learned From Recent Cloud Hacking Events Recent Cloud Hacking Events Lessons Learned
In recent months, there has been a lot of coverage for cloud hacking events. Everything from retailers to celebrity cell phones have been hacked–posing the question–how do I prevent my sensitive information from being stolen? (more…)
