Working from home is no longer a theoretical exercise and businesses are looking to make the best use of it. Remote work helps to recruit and retain talent due to the comfort it provides to the employees. Employers also benefit from a reduction in expenses. A survey says that 83% of employees believe they don’t […]
Read More...7 Benefits of Working With an MSP
Part 1 – Saving Money!!! In this blog I will address the first two benefits as they are closely related. Managed Service Providers (MSP) provide outsourced day-to-day IT management, monitoring and support. MSPs provide a cost-effective method for improving business operations and productivity. When engaging an MSP, you do not relinquish overall managerial control and […]
Read More...SECURITY ALERT – Office365 Phishing Scam
We have seen a spike recently in a new phishing scam that has proven to be quite effective. The primary goal of this phishing scam is to secure your Office365 user name and password then email everyone in your address book looking to gain the same information from them. The goal is access as many […]
Read More...Cybersecurity – Huge returns for minimal investments
I ran across a few articles recently that had some numbers I found quite shocking. According to a recent study by HP upwards of 44% of breaches could be attributed to patched vulnerabilities that were between 2-4 years old. This means that patches that could have help avoid the breaches altogether had not been installed […]
Read More...CDOT Virus – What to know about the SamSam virus & steps to take now
On February 21, 2018 the Colorado Department of Transportation back office operations were hit with the SamSam ramsomware virus. The virus encrypts files on a users system as well as any network data files the users has rights to access. CDOT made the decision to shut down 2,000 employee computers while they investigate and remediate […]
Read More...Microsoft Office 365
You’ve been hearing about Microsoft Office 365 for a while now and are wondering if it may be the right fit for your organization – Let’s take a look at what exactly it is and how it compares to a more traditional approach. What is it? Office 365 is Microsoft’s subscription-based plan that allows you […]
Read More...Service Spotlight: Enfrastructure Services™ (Part 2)
Last month we went over the first portion of what falls under our Enfrastructure Services™ – Network Architecture + Support, Virtualization, Server Migration, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Office365 and Active Directory. That’s a lot, and it’s only half! Let’s get into the rest… Remote Connections Expand your network outside of your physical premises making it possible for your […]
Read More...Service Spotlight: Enfrastructure Services™ (Part 1)
It’s our final Service Spotlight but one that deserves the attention. Enfrastructure Services™ is where some true customization and personalized business solutions can come into play. With expertise in network architecture, virtualization, security and storage our team of senior technical consultants works with you to deliver the solution that best suits your organization. There is […]
Read More...Service Spotlight: EnableIT™
We’ve talked about some important stuff over the last few months – security, back-up and disaster recovery, keeping your network maintained – and there are just a few more pieces to complete the IT puzzle. The current work environment for many companies looks different than it used to. More people are coming and going, employees […]
Read More...WannaCry? | What the most recent malware outbreak taught us.
The WannaCry ransom attack was a worldwide cyberattack targeting computers running Microsoft operating systems. The malware would encrypt data on the infected system as well was all other data on the network that the user had access to – pretty standard cryptoware. What made this attack different is that once a system was infected there […]
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