You put Ring doorbells on your house, deadbolts on your doors, and floodlights on your garage. But how do you protect your valuable personal and business information from prying eyes and cyber thieves? Here are some top cybersecurity tips for 2022. Personal Message Smarts: Whether using personal or business email, NEVER trust links or attachments […]

According to Pew Research, eight out of ten of us turn to a digital device for the news.  Convenient? Definitely. Entertaining? Yes. But reliable and accurate? Not so much.  With busy lives and little time to do our own investigation, how do we determine truth from spin? How do we detect “fake news” and current […]

You’re humming along with Windows 10 when suddenly you get an invitation to upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft’s staged rollout of its newest operating system has begun, and the upgrade is free to current Windows 10 users. Whether you are an individual or your employer’s IT department head, before you agree to make the switch […]

  The importance of cybersecurity rose significantly in the last few years. As we rely on technology tools to transact business, store sensitive personal data, or simply to communicate with others across the Internet, we become more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. How do you know if your cybersecurity is at risk right now?   At Home […]

“Trifecta” refers to the first three winners in a race. With respect to Information Technology, the IT trifecta are network, software, and hardware. What are these elements, and how does your IT team maintain them? Network In the IT world, network describes two or more computers linked via telephone lines, cables, infrared beams, radio waves, […]

Calls lit up your IT support team’s phone lines before you pivoted to remote work. Now the activity never ends, and your employees complain about long waits to have their issues resolved. You fear your overworked IT staff can’t keep up with the growing cybersecurity, system maintenance, and support demands. Hiring additional IT professionals means […]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report for May through December 2020, 33.3% of employed workers aged 16 years and older, were working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gallup reports workers continue to prefer the flexibility of remote or hybrid arrangements.  IT pivoted quickly to support this new paradigm and found valuable partners […]

  Do you own a programmable thermostat? Did an automated system answer your customer service concern? Have you asked Alexa or Siri a question? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, you have interacted with some of the newest technology trends. What are these developments that are reshaping the technology industry? Artificial Intelligence […]

Non-profits come a little late to the party of cybersecurity, and hackers are taking advantage of the vulnerability. In 2020 hackers stole $7.5 million from the endowment fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and stashed the money in international accounts before being detected. The same year cyber criminals stole sensitive data on high-net-worth […]

An unbelievable combination of factors, including the transition to remote work, new automation tools, and the explosion of machine learning, has created a new universe of data for businesses.  As a result, your business can predict and meet your customers’ needs before they even think to ask.  Greater Reward, Greater Risk  However, all this data […]