Cybersecurity Trends You Should Watch Out for in 2023

By Jeff Hughes | Dec 27, 2022

The new year is a week away. It’s a time of renewal as we plan for the cybersecurity possibilities to come in 2023. It’s also a time when you need to prepare for resiliency in the face of cyberattacks.Sixty-eight percent of…

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Cryptomalware Response for Small Business

By Jeff Hughes | Dec 20, 2022

The nightmare scenario has happened and your business has been hit by cryptomalware. It’s a mountain of effort just to keep your team calm, let alone dig into the situation and understand what to do. How do you respond? Will…

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Goal Tracking for Teams With Microsoft Viva

By Jeff Hughes | Dec 12, 2022

Tons of organizations like to use the terms “digital transformation” and “collaboration.” But what do they actually mean? What do they mean for managing the day-to-day of your business? Are they just empty buzzwords used to fill up time in…

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Email Authentication 101

By Jeff Hughes | Dec 5, 2022

As an avid email user (and definitely not some kind of dummy), you always hear that following best practices is essential. The reliable delivery of your messages depends on it. One of the best practices is to ensure that you’re…

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Mobile Security Checklist for Online Holiday Shopping

By Jeff Hughes | Nov 29, 2022

The holiday shopping season is now upon us! This also means that scammers have kicked it into high gear. They’re primed and ready to take advantage of all those juicy online transactions. Which means you need to review your mobile…

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Off-Boarding Users: A Checklist

By Jeff Hughes | Nov 8, 2022

Your employees begin making digital footprints within your business the moment they are hired. Your hiring materials, company handbook, and on-boarding agenda are all digital. They get a company email address and application logins. They may even update their LinkedIn…

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Endpoint Security is More Critical Than Ever

By Jeff Hughes | Oct 17, 2022

Endpoints make up much, if not most, of a company’s network and IT infrastructure.An endpoint is a remote computing device that communicates back and forth with a network to which it is connected. Examples of endpoints include: Desktops Laptops Smartphones…

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Cyber Insurance is Becoming More Strict. Is Your Business Covered?

By Jeff Hughes | Oct 10, 2022

Cyber insurance and security is a concern for companies of all sizes. It’s particularly significant for smaller businesses who are less likely to have the dedicated technical staff in place, however.Insurers continue to raise the bar for the requirements of…

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Internet Explorer is Finally Dead. Long Live Microsoft Edge.

By Jeff Hughes | Oct 3, 2022

After being the top dog of Internet browsers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Internet Explorer (IE) is finally gone. As of June 15, 2022, Microsoft dropped the web browser from support and replaced it with Edge.IE ushered in…

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Small Businesses Are Attacked by Hackers 3x More than Larger Ones

By Jeff Hughes | Sep 26, 2022

It’s unfortunate to think about, but smaller businesses aren’t more secure simply because they’re smaller. Have you felt more secure from cyberattacks because you have a smaller business? Maybe you thought that you couldn’t possibly have anything that a hacker…

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