Over the past 10 years or so “the cloud” has become a somewhat vague technology term that often confuses business owners. One simple way to think about the cloud is simply “someone else’s computer”. Using the cloud simply means you are renting space or processing power on a server in a datacenter that isn’t located…
Cyber Liability insurance is used to provide financial assistance in the event of a cyber-attack. Often your general liability insurance policy or professional liability will contain some basic cyber liability coverage but with the increased risks and potential financial exposure a standalone policy should be considered. There are numerous attacks that can happen to a…
Creating an IT budget is something that every company should do, if you have no employees or 10,000 budgeting is important. The budget should include hardware replacements, subscriptions, support costs, and any other It related purchases. Your MSP should be providing these numbers to you but if not you can gather them yourself. We typically…
We are all installing smart devices in our homes such as thermostats, cameras, light switches, coffee makers, and smart hubs we talk to. How do we ensure these devices are secured and don’t threaten other devices on our networks? There are three things we believe are important when using these devices at home or office.…
When purchasing a new computer either from an MSP or retailer you are often offered a warranty. Should you purchase a warranty for your computer. A warranty is essentially a risk management to avoid large expenditures during a specified time. We typically do not recommend warranties on desktop or tiny computers because most of the…
As the holidays approach there are 4 types of phishing scams everyone should be on the lookout for. Fraudulent Shipping notifications – this is probably the most common attack during the holidays. The malicious actors will send you an email pretending to be from Amazon, Zappos, Apple, or more. The message may say there is…
We all want to send our prospects an email, postcard, flyer, or some other marketing and have them buy from us. Unfortunately, we all know it isn’t that easy. When we send our campaigns only about 1-2% of the prospects are looking to make a purchase for the products/services we sell. What do we do…
Using Technology to Maximize Employee Productivity Technology is a great tool to help improve the productivity of employees. Technology helps alleviate employees of menial, repetitive, and data entry tasks. The productivity gains from technology have been increasing every year for the last twenty or so years. We have seen an evolution from replacing people having…
Budgeting for IT: The Whole Picture You understand the importance of creating and using budgets for benchmarking company performance. How can you properly budget for IT spend. IT spending has evolved in recent years with the advent of subscription licensing, leasing, and more necessary services. In this article we will break the spending down into…
Phishing Scams don’t have to be complicated Today we are going to talk about a recent phishing scam to prove that anyone can not only fall for these scams but it doesn’t take a criminal mastermind to run them. During the early days of the pandemic, a 17-year-old British teenager pulled off a phishing scam…