Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: How Tech Users Lack Fundamental Cybersecurity Knowledge
Not surprisingly, internet connectivity is at an all-time high. Also not surprisingly, this has led to a rise in cyberattacks: Phishing and identity theft are prevalent (yet, underreported), and the adoption of best practices continues to lag as nearly two-thirds…
Key Ways Outdated Hardware Can Really Harm Your Business
When you run a business, time and money are your most valuable resources. Operating outdated tech drains both. If you’re trying to justify using legacy hardware, make sure you understand what’s at risk – and what solutions are available to…
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Cybersecurity Skills That Will Protect Your Bottom Line
It’s hard to avoid a hazard you can’t recognize. Imagine you’re driving in a foreign country. You come upon a low water crossing sign but can’t identify the writing. Drive on and you’re going in blind to the inherent danger….
Why Next-Generation SMBs Choose Managed IT Services
Throughout this series we’ve been looking at the habits of small and medium-sized (SMB) businesses and how they can unlock Next-Generation Technologies to unleash the power of their businesses and provide them with a definitive edge over their competitors. We’ve…
7 Key Steps to Improving Your Data Security
The increased frequency of cyber attacks have greatly reinforced the vulnerability of networks and the near inevitability of a cyber incident. Staying ahead of phishing, ransomware, and the new wave of sophisticated cyberthreats means addressing vulnerabilities has never been more crucial. The best safeguard is…
The Business Imperative for Next Generation Business Management Software
As a small or midsized business (SMB) operating in a rapidly evolving marketplace, the right business management software can create and differentiate your brand, giving you a decisive competitive edge. Speed and agility — two attributes of “next generation” software…
Why Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage Just Got Harder to Get
Cyber liability insurance is gaining in popularity as a tool to help companies hedge the financial losses caused by the rising threat of cyber incidents. However, recent changes are making cyber coverage harder to buy. What is the state of…
4 Ways an MSP Helps Proactively Manage Your IT Environment
100-year storms. Global pandemics. Supply chain gridlocks. Last year businesses experienced multiple waves of serious and disruptive events. Some were crippled by the unexpected. Others didn’t miss a beat. Of those that fared well, many worked with third-party IT service…
The Real Costs of Systems Downtime
In March 2019, a 14-hour outage cost Facebook (now Meta) an estimated $90 million. Another six-hour outage hit the social media giant in October of 2021, inflicting what could have been another $38 million hit. Coincidentally, as I’m writing this, Amazon.com…
CIO + CFO: The Ultimate Digital Transformation Partnership
By the time you reach the C-suite level, the roles are so specialized they may appear to have almost no overlap. It’s certainly the case with CIOs and CFOs; however, that’s changing. As companies embark on their digital transformation journeys,…
24/7 Network Monitoring — A Critical Piece of the Tech Puzzle
More than ever before, businesses need their networks online and performing 24/7/365. However, due to the inherent frailties of technology components, the increasing likelihood of disruptive weather events, and the near inevitability of a cyberattack, companies — and their networks — are vulnerable. Network monitoring is a critical IT process that…
When Technology is a Trojan Horse: How Businesses Can Maximize Technology’s Benefits While Minimizing the Risk
Technology has been called a great equalizer, providing tremendous efficiencies that allow small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to compete with larger enterprises. For example, cloud technologies including SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS level the playing field by providing access to vast…
Client Spotlight: Net at Work vCTO Teams Up with bfi
As one of the nation’s largest furniture specifiers and distributor, bfi (Business Furniture, Inc), provides consultative services, product solutions and technical assistance for office, healthcare, institutional, and government environments. bfi engaged Net at Work and its Virtual CTO (vCTO) services…
Windows 10 Upgrade Guide
There’s no doubt that now is the time to upgrade your organization to Windows 10: Microsoft will end technical assistance and no longer provide security updates for Windows 7 from January 14, 2020 onward. The clock is also ticking on…
