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8 Ways to Lose Your Business to a Phishing Attack
Due diligence is the key to avoid being caught on the hook of a phish attack. One wrong move could cost you thousands of dollars and even put your business into bankruptcy. Following these simple guides will help you keep your business intact. NOT PAYING ATTENTION:...
Website cloning: Don’t fall for that trap!
Have you watched one of those horror movies where the something impersonates the protagonist only to wreak havoc later? Well, website cloning does the same thing--to your business--in real life. Website cloning is one of the most popular methods among scammers to...
Social media at work…what could go wrong?
As a business, there is no doubt today that you need to make your presence felt on major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. But social media also exposes you to cybercriminals. In this post we talk about the steps you can take to...
Get smart about smartphone do’s and don’ts for business
With flexible working schedules, remote teams and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies in force, it is has become commonplace for employees and business owners alike to use smartphones for work purposes. A quick reply to an email, sharing that sales presentation,...
Best practices to secure against ransomware
With 37% of organizations admitting having been hit by an attack in the last year, ransomware continues to be a top cyber threat. Here is a list of best practices to help defend against ransomware attacks. Don't enable macros For document attachments received via...
Why you need the cloud
When talking to our clients, we have noticed that SMBs often think the cloud is something for their bigger counterparts to explore. We hear objections like, “But, it’s too complicated.”, “The cloud sounds expensive.”, “We are a small business, we don’t think we need...
3 things your managed services provider (MSP) wants you to know
Are you considering bringing a MSP on board? Or perhaps you already have one. Either way, for you to truly benefit from your relationship with a MSP, you need to build a solid bond with them. As a MSP who has been in this business for long, I can tell you the 3...
Six things that pandemic taught us about data security.
As workers fled home to handle everything remotely, organizations had to quickly address new threats and questions that were raised about maintaining data integrity and security. From the IT perspective, here's what the pandemic taught us about data security......
An onsite inspection is part of a MSP’s job
Managing your IT is not just sitting behind a desk remotely monitoring network status and taking support calls. A good MSP conducts periodic onsite inspections to ensure your facilities support your hardware infrastructure. Case in point, we were there when needed...