The Case of The Gift Card Swindle
Here’s how it starts: with a well-meaning heart and a text or email. Here’s how it ends: you have your money stolen. And in the middle is the classic gift […]
The Unknown Unknowns of Cybersecurity
Your favorite Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once uttered a strange phrase when discussing the situation in Iraq: “there are unknown unknowns.” It sounded like nonsense to the general public […]
Why SMBs Come to Us…and Why You Should Come Earlier
Often, potential clients come to us seeking Managed IT services when their business experiences a notable IT event, or when some significant step in the life of the business is […]
The Differences Between IT and Cybersecurity
Most people assume that the term “IT” encompasses cybersecurity. This assumption leads SMB owners, in particular, to make some mistaken assumptions about their cyber risk. A number of our SMB […]
Give IT a Seat At the Table
IBM’s Institute for Business Value released its annual C-suite study recently, and the findings have some notable relevance for SMB owners. These surveys poll C-suite executives in different circumstances than […]
3 Simple Ways To Save Time Using AI
You’ve heard the deal – AI is going to fundamentally change business. It’s going to cause mass job loss; it’s going to skyrocket profit margins of businesses that use it; […]
Large or Small, Cybercriminals Want It All
AT&T. Advance Auto Parts. Rite Aid. What do all of these have in common? If you guessed “large companies which have experienced massive data breaches in the past few weeks,” […]
The Not-So-Boring Story of Regular Backup
Data backup and recovery? BORING. Crippling incident that costs my business a ton of money, time, and reputation? Less boring. Frightening, but less boring. Regular and effective data backup and […]
Help Your IT Infrastructure Live Its Best Life
Uncle Joe could fix anything. Once, he bought me a motorcycle toy at the grocery store (one of those ridiculously cheap toys at the checkout line). Of course, the junky […]
The Complete Risk Assessment Strategy
“Hey, I’m going to use the machete to chop up the branches that fell in the storm,” says my 8-year-old son. Hmmm. Granted, it would be nice to have those […]
Is Cyber Insurance Really Necessary?
Today, the exciting topic of insurance! Seriously, though – insurance. You gotta have it. However, while cyber insurance has become increasingly common, it is still clear that many organizations […]
Underused Tools in Microsoft Teams
In our last blog, we discussed the benefits of Microsoft Teams to improve workplace collaboration. We pointed out that, for SMB owners who need to be efficient in their time […]