Blog Posts
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
An I.T. Roadmap is a Good Start By Mark Rossi There is a continuum of approaches to developing a company’s Information Technology (I.T.) strategy ranging from “Let’s hold off any planning or spending until something breaks” on one end of the spectrum to “Let’s...
Is your technology a help or hindrance to your employees?
Downtime may be costing you more than you think. There are three primary causes of network downtime and all of them are avoidable. To avoid or fix the amount of downtime in your company, you must understand the root cause. Is it one of The Big Three: Human error...
Business Client Checklist for Hurricane Preparedness – Keep Your Lines of Communication Open
Business Client Checklist for Hurricane Preparedness Are your company data and equipment safe, should a hurricane hit? By Mark Rossi When hurricane alerts begin, most people’s first thoughts are how to safeguard their homes and where they will evacuate should a storm...
YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS PROBABLY OUTDATED
YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS PROBABLY OUTDATEDIf not, it soon will beBy Mark Rossi “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is not how to think about your IT systems. Think of technology as the backbone of your business; if it is strong it can give you a competitive advantage,...
How a managed IT strategy can increase productivity
Imagine a stock investment that saves you money and grows your portfolio at the same time. It doesn’t seem possible but that is exactly what a managed IT strategy can do for your business, starting with these four simple steps. 1. Invest in technology – Real-time...
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
3 Reasons to hire a professional IT firm Even if you have the best IT person in the country, an outside expert will help dispel the dreaded FUD - What if we are hacked? Will our systems always work? If my IT person leaves, will we be left holding a mess, or worse?...
Cybersecurity On The Rise
Three Critical Steps to Protect Your Business Recent trends, side effects of a global pandemic and cybersecurity statistics reveal a huge increase in hacked and breached data from sources that are increasingly common in the workplace. More online ordering, website...
Microsoft Exchange Still Vulnerable Proxyshell Exploit
Attackers are actively scanning for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers and abusing the latest line of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities that were patched earlier this year. Back in March, we saw multiple zero-day exploits being used to attack on-premises...
Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 56 flaws 1 zero-day
OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges...
Protect Your Business Like You Would Protect Your Home
Cybersecurity risks are just a thing of reality. I know that most business owners want to run and hide when the term Cybersecurity is even mentioned, however, the risks are far too great to ignore. That being said, what can be done to protect your business? The best...