There's a shortage of cybersecurity employees - to the tune of 3.4 million workers. It can be hard enough attracting the right talent, but when there's a shortage of knowledgeable workers, it can be downright impossible, especially for smaller businesses. If you're a small business owner, you may not have a dedicated IT team, let [...]
Did you know that the average data breach leads to $4.24 million in damages? That's no small number, especially for small businesses. Cybersecurity issues can lead to loss of revenue, loss of customers' trust, and in some cases, the closing of your business. Can you afford to lose over $4 million in damages? If you're [...]
Like it or not, securing your business data is now an essential business expense like marketing or employee salaries. Believe it or not, 93% of businesses file for bankruptcy within a year after a major data loss event. Fortunately, there are ways to protect your business from disaster. Let's talk about some common mistakes businesses make when [...]
You shudder when you imagine experiencing a data breach in your business. What would happen to your relationships with your clients? Your reputation? Research shows that more than 9,000 public data breaches have occurred since 2005, with 10 billion–plus records being exposed. Fortunately, penetration testing is a powerful tool that helps with identifying network vulnerabilities. Here's [...]
Did you know that you can often get gigabit speeds with fiber optic cables? Network cables are the bedrock of homes, offices, and governments. That said, you can't just use any cable for any situation. Network cabling comes in many flavors, some of which only serve niche purposes. Not sure what types of network cable [...]
Are you ready to make your business even more remote in 2023? If so, a VoIP phone system may be to make your team more flexible. Research shows that the VoIP service market worldwide is expected to reach more than $50 billion by the year 2025. That's because this type of business communications system offers multiple benefits. [...]
More than 600,000 new businesses are formed in the United States each year. Unfortunately, not all of these have staying power in their industries. One of the most important aspects of running a business is properly managing your company's network design. However, not everyone knows how to get started with network optimization. We've put together [...]
Managed IT solutions are becoming an ever more popular choice with businesses across the USA. That's one reason the managed IT market is now worth over 23 billion dollars. You might be thinking of using managed IT services for your own company. But do you know how they work? Do you understand the pros and [...]
It's the one thing that security experts say again, and again, and again: backup your data! But it's the one thing everyone ignores right up until they suffer a ransomware attack. From website data to business data, backups are easy to do. Most require simple software that performs these backups immediately. Now you might be [...]
The internet has radically changed every aspect of our world in its short existence. But with that progress come some caveats. Chief among them is the fact that data breaches are on the rise. As such, your IT needs to be of the highest caliber. You can't afford for your network to fall victim to [...]
