Why 2019 Is on Track to Be the Worst Year for Cybersecurity
During the first half of 2019, approximately 3,800 data breaches occurred, representing a 54% increase over 2018. Media reports on the most high-profile breaches have instilled a general impression among consumers that is consistent with the facts: in the public’s...
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Why Your Employees Are a Cybersecurity Risk
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the ideal time to consider your data security posture, if you haven’t already. The staggering growth in eCommerce and information-based business services means that companies today collect an enormous range and quantity of personal...
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What to Do When Your Business Suffers a Network Security Breach
Even when you do everything right with your network security, it’s all too easy to get breached. It just takes one of your employees using their work email address on websites and using that same password to access your network. ADP, Paychex, Gmail, Salesforce,...
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5 Warning Signs of a Phishing Email
Rather than raise awareness, headlines like “85% of large companies have been hacked” often leave small and midsize businesses with the false impression that their size and anonymity will protect them from attack. In fact, not only are small and midsize businesses...
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Security Breaches Aren’t ‘If’ but ‘When’: Your Security Needs to be Managed
Security is not a question of “if” but “when” In the medieval era, kings didn’t plan for “if” their castle would get attacked. They knew it was a matter of “when.” They planned accordingly with both defensive and offensive strategies that protected the perimeter, the...
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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Save Money on Your IT
With Microsoft ending support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 on January 14, 2020, businesses using those systems will need a transition plan to Windows 10, Azure cloud or Server 2019. These transitions will continue to happen periodically – your firm will benefit by...
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The Clock is Ticking: Windows 7 & Server 2008 Are Almost Out of Time
Are You Running Server 2008 or Windows 7? Microsoft cannot maintain every product it has ever released. Support eventually ends, meaning security updates are no longer offered. This end-of-life period will happen for Windows 7 and Server 2008 on January 14, 2020. If...
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How to Beat These 4 Security Threats to Small Business
Security is an ongoing challenge that businesses, regardless of size, want to take action on. Many just don’t know where to start. This can be exacerbated by needing to comply with specific government regulatory requirements – for example: health care providers,...
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Accelerators for Growing Your Business
The most successful businesses are using technology to facilitate their growth. Technology helps you increase productivity, make more informed decisions, address the ever-growing security and compliance needs and compete more effectively in your market. More often...
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What You Need to Know About Growing Your Business in 2019
You know it’s time for your business to grow, but you’re completely stuck on how to get there, and you’re wondering what your next steps should be. Two-thirds of the fastest growing companies end up failing, often because they’re missing the must-have combination of...
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