Did you know that 60% of small businesses that get hacked close within 6 months after the incident? What’s really scary is that the vast majority of hacking opportunities come because of a few basic oversights on the business owner’s part. How can you prevent a #data breach and avoid liability for information loss? Here… Continue Reading
The most important thing to look at when you need a customer relationship management system (CRM) is whether or not it is specifically intended for health care practices. There are many systems out there, but healthcare requires different reports, contact with customers, and cross-referencing abilities. In addition, it’s important to have the support that you… Continue Reading
You’ve achieved your dream of owning your own business, and you can’t wait to see how you’ll make it grow. When you have your eyes on your success, don’t forget to keep your feet on the ground and your business in compliance with federal, state, and internal requirements. Internal Compliance Internal compliance is also related… Continue Reading
Living on the Edge Perhaps the most prevalent bouts of advertising, though, have been seen with the cajoling to use Microsoft’s Edge browser via pop-ups and the like. Not only are these tactics intrusive, but they seem a little desperate, which is hardly the image the company wants to be promoting. At any rate, just… Continue Reading
What a fun look into the origins of Apple. Though I am not personally an Apple Products user, it’s pretty cool While there is plenty of talk in these memos about things long conquered, there is plenty to savor and plenty we still strive to conquer to this day. Peeking inside a book bin at… Continue Reading
If you are using a Remote Desktop Connection without protection you are leaving your network open to attack. Just today headlines are again ranting of new malicious actors gaining access to computers around the world through open Remote Desktop ports. Though users have been warned many times, we see small offices using RDP all the time… Continue Reading
Well, nothing sets you apart like good customer service. An up and comer in ransomware infections, Spora, has decided creating a positive experience for itself in the “hold your files hostage” business just makes good business sense. First noticed in January of this year, it was touted widely for its encryption technique, work offline mode, and… Continue Reading
I feel confident in this statement: If you haven’t awoke to the big red screen informing you all your files have been encrypted, you know someone who has. Ransomware is a real and quickly propagating threat. Normally distributed through phishing emails and file sharing networks, these attacks are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. Once… Continue Reading
As an outside IT consultant to small business, I am frequently tasked with balancing user needs, security and very reasonable budgets to resolve problems or handle growth. Sometimes the answer to the problem can’t be handled easily or inexpensively, but there are other times when moving some IT tasks to a DIY solution is a good… Continue Reading
So, you’ve spent months looking at that stupid Windows 10 icon popping up in your system tray and you’ve avoided clicking on it. You know being a beta tester for Microsoft isn’t really in your best interest. You decided to wait until your IT partner let you know everything was humming along and it was safe… Continue Reading
