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Malware Attack Vulnerabilities of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses

Feb 28, 2018

The primary concern with cybersecurity threats for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) is that they enable malicious users to access confidential or sensitive data. Businesses and users around the world face a variety of attacks each day that ...

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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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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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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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6 Data and Technology Trends to Look For in 2018

Jan 24, 2018

Here we are at the start of a new year. It’s a time when the year is essentially still a blank slate and full of potential for exciting new data and technology trends in 2018. It may even be the year that Tesla finally delivers its Model 3 electric ...

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Why the Average User’s Cybersecurity Knowledge Should Scare You

Dec 22, 2017

The majority of the American public lacks basic cybersecurity knowledge. In a Pew Research Center survey of 1,055 adult internet users, most respondents could answer only five of 13 knowledge questions correctly regarding key cybersecurity terms and ...

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7 Signs Your Business Needs a New IT Service Provider

Dec 21, 2017

In many relationships, there comes a time when something feels amiss — you can’t identify exactly what, but you get that gnawing feeling in your gut that tells you something is off. Often times, it gets to the point where you just know it’s not ...

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7 Things Your Current IT Service Provider Doesn’t Want You to Know

Dec 20, 2017

As with any ongoing business relationship, there comes a time when you may need to reevaluate your relationship with your IT service provider. This could be because you make it a habit to reevaluate your vendor relationships on a regular basis or, ...

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Knowing Your Business’s Cybersecurity Awareness Training Level

Dec 14, 2017

I BM CEO Ginni Rometty has been quoted as saying, “Cyber crime is the greatest threat to every company in the world.” And, unfortunately, there are WAY too many stats to help back up her claim. Nearly half of all cyber attacks focus on small ...

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