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Technology Articles for small businessesMaintaining Privacy and Security When Sharing on Social Media
When it comes to sharing with family and friends on social media, are you unknowingly putting yourself at risk? Even if you just use social media apps to stay connected to a small group of trusted loved ones, it’s all too easy to unknowingly overshare information...
How to Protect your Business from Phishing and Spearphishing
One of the best ways to protect your business against these types of attacks is by educating your employees on the methods these criminals exploit to gain access to your employees and your sensitive information. But beyond that, there are some methods you can...
The Biggest Risk to Your Business is Uninformed Employees
Outside of attempting to download free software from torrent sites, one of the most common ways ransomware gains access to your network is through Phishing and Spearphishing. Techrepublic has recently released a free whitepaper, Phishing and Spearphising: An IT...
How to prevent ransomware attacks
Even with such significant growth in the rate of ransomware attacks, all hope is not lost. TechRepublic recently compiled a list of 10 things you can do to help prevent your business from being a victim of Ransomware. These are taken directly from...
Name Changes for Microsoft Office 365 Subscriptions
Microsoft has announced it is changing the names of their Office 365 small and medium business (SMB) SKUs on April 21, 2020. No changes are being made to pricing or features, it is just the names. There are also no price, feature, or business model changes...
9 Common Technology Problems Companies Face Today
You can’t understate the value of technology for businesses in the 21st century. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, technology in business is all the hype. The advent of cloud computing for business has increased this dependence on...
Risks of External USB Drive Backup
I was discussing backup solutions the other day with a smaller client, and the topic came up about why a cloud backup subscription is needed when they have been able to use their USB drive backups so for with no issue. While I have used USB drives and even DVDs...
Windows 10 Customizations Guide
Windows 7 is approaching its end of life on January 14th. If you haven't upgraded to Windows 10 yet, please do so; If you have questions or are unsure how to perform the update we are available to help. We know that a lot of people like the look and feel of Windows 7...
What to Know About Small Business Growing Pains
Starting up a new business and seeing it grow is rewarding. However, it's not always easy to develop a small business. Here are some typical problems your growing business may encounter and how to solve them. IT Services Among the greater hurdles to getting a small...