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Becoming a Human Firewall
Security is All About the People Hackers are constantly working to exploit new vulnerabilities in the software that you use. The biggest threat to your firm, however, remains the same as it has always been: your employees. 77% of IT professionals surveyed in a recent...
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How to Decide if Outsourcing IT Support Services is Right for Your Business
Nearly 70% of U.S. small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) work with an IT service provider for some or all of their IT needs (according to a 2016 survey by Clutch). There are many considerations for deciding what to outsource. Virtually every business manages some...
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Vetting Your Vendors: How to manage the human element in cyber risk
People make mistakes and it seems we do not learn our lessons. The stakes are high when securing data. Once you’ve “let the genie out of the bottle,” and experienced a data breach, there’s no undoing it. Once this has happened, the best you can do is mitigate the...
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Security Awareness Tips for your Business
A recent study of 330 global IT professionals, sponsored by Sophos, found that 77% of IT professionals received regular reports of phishing attacks from the end-users they support. While anyone in the office may be the target, the study indicates that Accounting and...
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Could the Spectre of hackers create a Meltdown for you?
On February 6, 2018, Elon Musk made history as he launched his Tesla roadster into orbit around Mars. The words “DON’T PANIC!” were prominently displayed on the dashboard (a reference to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). In an unrelated story… one month earlier,...
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7 Reasons to Outsource Your IT Management
Should you Outsource IT? These days, a business needs a website, search engine optimization, a social media presence, marketing automation, an integrated phone system, a practice management and billing solution, and a business-grade network to hold it all together. No...
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