What Does That “New Car Smell” Have to Do With SMB Data Backup and Network Security?
by Kirk Studebaker // President on Apr 24, 2019 3:17:00 PM
How do you prefer to acquire a new vehicle? Your preference could help you understand your choices when it comes to your information technology infrastructure. Are you the traditional type who likes to own your vehicle? You prefer to pay your car off in full and (eventually) enjoy not …
Cyber Extortion: 4 New Ways Cybercriminals Are Ripping Off SMBs
by Dan Stoy, Solutions Specialist // Managed Network Services on Apr 17, 2019 9:18:00 AM
Cybercriminals are still coming for your customer and business data. They are continuing to attack with ransomware delivered via email and other phishing scams. Overall ransomware numbers are dropping, though that indicates a shift in criminal strategy from focusing on consumers to fo …
4 Tips to Help Your Business Minimize the Cybersecurity Hiring Gap
by Kirk Studebaker // President on Apr 10, 2019 8:30:00 AM
What’s your plan for cybersecurity planning? There aren’t enough qualified cybersecurity professionals in the world for all of the businesses that need to hire one to hire one (hint: that would be every business). We’ve detailed this cybersecurity hiring gap in a post last year. While …
The Biggest Threats to Small Business IT in 2019
by Dan Stoy, Solutions Specialist // Managed Network Services on Feb 27, 2019 7:45:00 AM
A new year means new threats. Small businesses across the country are scrambling to keep up with the new normal that is the Internet of Things (IoT) - the billion or so devices sharing data and information around the globe. As brilliant as it may be to be so connected, security breach …
The Top 5 Most Popular Posts of 2018 -- Security, Toner Pirates, and Billing for Color
by Kirk Studebaker // President on Jan 8, 2019 10:28:14 AM
I hope your 2019 is off to a fantastic start. Before completely diving into the new year, here’s a look back at some essential knowledge from 2018 that’s still relevant. It’s time for you to get up-to-speed on the best tips for buying and securing your copiers, understand 3-tier color …
4 Things About Ransomware Every Small Business Should Know
by Dan Stoy, Solutions Specialist // Managed Network Services on Dec 19, 2018 7:30:00 AM
The most important thing to know about ransomware is that it’s not going away. Criminals will continue to use ransomware to extort money from anyone they can -- business or individual. Every article or piece of research about cybersecurity issues in 2019 named ransomware as one of the …
The 6 Extraordinary Benefits Managed Network Services Provides Your Business
by Dan Stoy, Solutions Specialist // Managed Network Services on Dec 12, 2018 9:15:44 AM
The benefits of ANY type of outsourcing remains simple -- someone else can perform a task better than you can do it yourself (and usually for less money). This is especially true of managed network services. As office networks have become a commodity, they still require time-consuming …
Do You Know About Managed Network Services? You Should
by Dan Stoy, Solutions Specialist // Managed Network Services on Dec 6, 2018 10:43:56 AM
Managed services. IT managed services. Managed IT services. The cloud. Cloud services. Managed network services. As usual, the IT industry is awash in TLAs (three letter acronyms) to describe outsourcing various IT functions to a third party to supplement (or even replace -- though th …
The Role of the Virtual CIO and How One Can Improve IT Results for Your Business
by Dan Stoy, Solutions Specialist // Managed Network Services on Nov 29, 2018 2:47:07 PM
As an SMB business owner or executive, you have enough on your plate running your business. You don’t have the time to become an expert in the information technology you rely on to run your business. We find that many business leaders lean in one of two directions: They hop from idea …