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How to Overcome Ransomware

Feb 27, 2018

It’s the message that no IT professional, business owner or end user ever wants to see. Your computer screen lights up with a message warning that all of your invaluable files and data have been encrypted. And, unless you pay a ransom, the message ...

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How CPAs Can Avoid These IT Security Mistakes

Feb 22, 2018

Many Los Angeles Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) practice diligence when it comes to personal security. They lock their doors, install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes, and may even have a security system installed. ...

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iPhone X: How to Make Your Investment Last

Feb 20, 2018

The world’s first smartphone, the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, truly was a technological marvel when it first hit the market in 1992. Combining the technology of a cell phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA), it was unlike anything else on ...

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How to Celebrate ‘Clean Out Your Computer Day 2018’

Feb 12, 2018

National Clean Out Your Computer Day (COYCD), which falls on the second Monday each February, provides a great excuse to clean up those files and folders you’ve been neglecting over the past several months (or years). Everyone needs a little TLC ...

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Businesses Who Value IT Outperform Those Who Don't

Surprise! Businesses Who Value IT Outperform Those Who Don't

Feb 08, 2018

Microsoft Corp. recently released its global SMB IT and Hosted IT Index, which investigates how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) across multiple segments fared during the past year, how they use technology, and how it impacted their business. The ...

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LinkedIn Features Professionals Should Utilize

9 LinkedIn Features Professionals Should Utilize

Feb 07, 2018

There can be no debate that LinkedIn has had a significant impact on the way people search for jobs and prospective employers, as well as how employers look for prospective employees. LinkedIn is the leading online professional network with more ...

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The Importance of Cyber Liability Insurance

Feb 06, 2018

I think it’s pretty safe to assume that virtually every business has at least one computer. In fact, it’s safe to say that nearly every employee at every computer company has a computer. These technological marvels help to make a number of daily ...

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Data Encryption Best Practices for Los Angeles RIAs

Feb 02, 2018

Is your Los Angeles investment advisor firm protecting sensitive client information with data encryption? For investment firms, data protection is more than a company-mandated directive: it’s the law. Failure to protect sensitive information can ...

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The iOS Bug That Freezes Your iPhone with a Message

Jan 31, 2018

The once-believed to be “unhackable” Apple iPhone has another cybersecurity gap that can lead to phones freezing and restarting — all from receiving a simple text message According to a Mashable article, software developer Abraham Masri discovered a ...

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WannaCry Ransomware: How It Affected So Many Businesses

Jan 30, 2018

It’s the worst nightmare for any IT professional. Your company’s system is hit by a ransomware that you don’t see coming. The screen-sized message covers your screen so you can’t type or operate the system. The cryptoviral infection holds your ...

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How Accounting Firms Can Improve Client Data Protection

Jan 29, 2018

I need not remind you that your clients look to you, as their Los Angeles certified public accountant (CPA), to safeguard their information and financial data. Implementing comprehensive client data protection policies, procedures, and security ...

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