Multi-Factor Authentication – Use it!

Multi-Factor Authentication – Use it!

Setting up a new laptop recent, as I reinstall all my software and logged into my various tools, my phone was going nuts sending me codes. These codes are the Multi-Factor Authentication in action! During this same time, a client suddenly had an issue where an email...
“Don’t Open Any Emails From Me!” Ugh!

“Don’t Open Any Emails From Me!” Ugh!

Just the other day one of our readers saw a friend post on social media, “Don’t open any emails from me, I have been hacked.” They had received a strange email from their friend so now they are questioning their own system. We love that the reader reached out to us...
Cloud-based Storage Options

Cloud-based Storage Options

When I started in IT, we stored our files on shared network drives, which existed in the same building and network. If you needed to reach a network drive outside that network, you had to have access to remote into that different network. Those documents were stored...
You Have Mail! But is it POP3, IMAP or Exchange?

You Have Mail! But is it POP3, IMAP or Exchange?

During college in the early 90’s, email was just becoming popular as a form of communications. Now, I get roughly 100 new messages a day. We get our coupons, store specials, family updates, and work information via email. We can even get a daily subscription to the...
Firewalls 101 – The Hows & Whys

Firewalls 101 – The Hows & Whys

As we write these blogs and get a good collection, we often get questions back. We love that our blogs are opening communication. We especially like it when the questions have nothing to do with the blog they are reading. Recently, a reader asked about Firewalls.  ...

The Top 10 Ways Hackers Get Around Your Firewall And Anti-Virus To Rob You Blind

Cybercrime is at an all-time high, and hackers are setting their sights on small and medium businesses who are “low hanging fruit.” Don’t be their next victim! This report reveals the most common ways that hackers get in and how to protect yourself today.
 

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My Data Was Kidnapped!

My Data Was Kidnapped!

Business owners face so many challenges and worries: staffing problems, equipment failure, packages not getting delivered, financial troubles…just to name a few. But as a small business owner, I have never worried about Ransomware Attacks. Isn’t that what happening on...

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Do you have the bandwidth you need?

Do you have the bandwidth you need?

In conversation the other day a parent said, “I just don’t have the bandwidth for this teen drama today.” My nerdy mind immediately thought about 1’s and 0’s passing through space. Bandwidth is now a buzz word, according to the Urban Dictionary, for how well someone...

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