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Why Your Business Needs a Data Security Policy

Today, the competitive business environment is data-driven. Data provides key insights into your customers and business performance that helps you make better decisions and improve processes. However, the sudden influx of employees working remotely exposes your organization’s information to several security threats. According to the FBI, cybersecurity complaints increased from 1,000 to 4,000 complaints daily during the COVID-19 pandemic.[i] […]

Making Ongoing Risk Management an Operational Standard

No business today is 100 percent secure from cyberthreats and more businesses are waking up to this reality now than ever before. It’s no wonder cybersecurity investment in 2020 is pegged to grow by 5.6 percent to reach nearly $43.1 billion in value.1 With cyberattacks surging due to widespread remote work and increased online interactions during the pandemic, it seems […]

Conduct Business from Home, Grow Your Business Remotely

2020 has definitely been the year for remote working. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has transformed all of our lives in a myriad of ways. From how we shop to how we work, we’ve certainly made a lot of adjustments to our habits! With more and more companies opting for remote working setups, the way we do business has completely shifted. […]

A Day in the Life of a Small Business Owner

Does your day look like this? Does your business have the tools and experience to work wherever, whenever?

How fast does your Wi-Fi need to be for you to work from home?

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed businesses to adopt remote work setups. But with the sudden move, employees are finding out that they don’t have adequate resources to work from home, specifically due to poor or limited internet access. So that you don’t encounter the same issue, find out how much internet bandwidth you need to work from home. What is […]

Is electricity the new perk for work from home employees?

Now that many of us are working from home, we don’t get the familiar perks like snacks, a desk, chair or maybe even a computer! These things were always provided to you in your office, but since the COVID-19 pandemic we are no longer going to the office, but rather to our home office. But, working at home can cost […]

How do I know when it’s time to replace my company’s server? Three Hints!

Your company’s server, or servers, are critically important and yet often ignored, because they just work and work and work! But how do you know when it is time to give this mission critical equipment some attention before you end up with a dead in the water firm? While it can be tricky to calculate a lot of variables, there […]

If you can’t print from your Mac or iOS device

This is a fairly common issue with our Mac clients, so follow these steps to see if you can get that printer to cooperate! If you can’t get your printer to work with your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, these steps might help. You might experience issues such as these when you try to print from your Mac or print from your […]

The Woes of Work Wi-Fi

“We have nothing if we don’t have Wi-Fi.” – anonymous Over 70 percent of American households have wireless internet or “Wi-Fi”, and Wi-Fi has seemingly permeated nearly every space we inhabit: libraries, coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, airports, bars, gyms, and even churches. Offering a visitor a few kilobytes to check the news or weather now seems like a basic […]

The Top Nine Biggest Challenges When Moving Your Business to “The Cloud”

The use of cloud technology is on the rise, as businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the multiple benefits cloud computing can have in terms of efficiency and profitability. The technology is now used by as much as 70% of U.S. organizations. The figure is expected to grow further, as businesses surveyed said they were working on transferring more IT operations […]