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What's in the Biden Administration's Cybersecurity Executive Order?

May 13, 2021

On May 12th, the Biden Administration issued a much-anticipated “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” Executive Order (EO), setting certain standards and requirements to prevent cyberattacks for government agencies, federal contractors, and others. ...

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8 Things To Know About Microsoft Teams

Apr 29, 2021

The global workforce has seen a shocking and rapid switch to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as it turns out, that shift isn't going to be temporary. The pandemic only accelerated a trend towards flex working that many are calling ...

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Small Business Technology Trends and Challenges for 2021

Apr 08, 2021

As a small business, you may not be at the forefront of developing technology as much as an enterprise-level business, but technology still plays a vital role in the growth and efficiency of your organization. Given how much things have changed last ...

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With IT, Good Enough Really Isn't

Feb 04, 2021

Wow! Just when I thought I'd seen it all, along comes another potential new client who had no idea how bad their technology was running. While I may be dating myself by saying it this way but, I feel like a broken record. Every time we take on a new ...

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COVID-19 Vaccines are Here and So are the Scams

Jan 21, 2021

As the COVID-19 vaccine distribution has now begun, government officials expect scams to emerge. Watch out for everything from phony treatments to phishing messages. Reuters is reporting that scammers are offering vaccine shots for as low as $150, ...

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Just Because They Call Themselves an IT Service Provider...

Jan 07, 2021

Wow! Just when we thought we'd seen it all, along comes another potential new client who had no idea how bad their technology was running. While I may be dating myself by saying it this way but, I feel like a broken record. Every time we take on a ...

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Remote Work Is Here To Stay and Other Technology Predictions For 2021

Dec 24, 2020

The technology industry and end-of-year predictions go together like New Years Day and the Rose Bowl Parade. But on the heels of a year like no other, where a global pandemic changed the landscape of the workforce practically overnight, ...

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12 Tips to Help You Secure Your Home Network and IoT Devices

Dec 10, 2020

As hot new gadgets seek to make your home smarter and more efficient, it’s become more critical than ever to ensure these devices don’t weaken your home network security – especially now if you’re working from home! The Internet of Things (or IoT) ...

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Data Loss Spikes Under the New Work From Home Paradigm

Nov 12, 2020

These days, COVID-19-era data breaches are going beyond the standard CEO fraud, hacking, passwords exposed on the dark web, and other hot cybersecurity topics. Unfortunately for too many businesses, the data loss — from theft or otherwise — is ...

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Has the Pandemic Changed Your Mind About the Cloud?

Oct 29, 2020

Before the pandemic, the main business interruption everyone here in Los Angeles thought about or planned for was, frankly, simply an earthquake. I think we'd all agree that the thought was this would be some sort of business interruption, we'd pick ...

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