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Why do you need a top-down approach to IT security?
For any organization, its employees are its biggest assets. But, what happens when your biggest assets turn out to be your greatest threats or liabilities? That is how cybercrime can change the game. In a recent study, it came to light that employee actions account...
Multi-factor Authentication Demystified
You have probably come across the term multi-factor authentication of late. It is an IT buzzword today and is fast becoming one of the best practices of cybersecurity. So, what is it, exactly? Read this blog to find out. Multi-factor authentication, as fancy as the...
5 Benefits of a Flat Fee IT Support Plan
When you are looking for business IT support, you can find various types of contracts and agreements. You can choose from a break/fix plan, pay in advance for blocks of hours, or select a flat fee IT support contract which includes the majority, if not all, the things...
Cybersecurity Response Guide
What is the best way to avoid having a cyberattack turn into a full breach? Prepare in advance with a cybersecurity response guide. After experiencing a breach, organizations often realize they could have avoided a lot of cost, pain, and disruption if only they’d had...
3 steps you can take to protect your cloud data
Moving to the Cloud offers tremendous benefits for SMBs that range from lower IT costs to any-time access to data and certainly more reliability in terms of uptime. But, data in the Cloud is also vulnerable to security threats just like the data stored on physical...
Benefits of a Single Source IT MS Gold Partner
First, what is a single source IT support provider? You probably know this but just to clarify, it's a single qualified managed service provider (MSP) you turn to for all your IT support needs. Because of its importance to your business, this vendor must have top-tier...
Is the Cloud really risk free?
The Cloud presents plenty of benefits that make it a very attractive choice, especially for SMBs who don’t want to be burdened with higher in-house IT costs, putting your data in the Cloud is not risk-free. Just as storing data on physical servers has its security...
Reaching out to a service provider before a breach is key to cybersecurity protection
Let’s start with a “fun fact”: In 1981, the first cybercriminal was convicted of hacking into the AT&T network and altering its internal clock so it charged off-hour rates at peak times. So, it turns out that cybercrime is not all that new. But it stays new in the...
Understanding cybersecurity starts at the C-Level
One of the errors many smaller firms make--and some larger ones--is that they really don’t understand the broad-reaching effects of a cyber attack. If someone breaks into your home and steals a laptop, you may think “ well, insurance will pay for the laptop and the...