Are you falling behind the current standard of business cybersecurity? Discover what your colleagues in the business world are using to keep their organizations secure.The absolute biggest mistake companies make about cybersecurity is to assume that they don’t need it and that they are not a target. Or even worse, they think they are already protected, without taking any steps to ensure they are.Here’s the reality: no matter how big your business is, or what industry you operate in, you are a viable target for cybercriminals.You can’t afford to hope you’re protected. You have to make an effort to keep your defenses up to date and prepared to fend off the ever-evolving range of weapons in use by cybercriminals today. The Top 3 Cybersecurity Tools Businesses Are Rushing To Adopt According to a recent study by Okta, tens of thousands of businesses worldwide demonstrate an ongoing commitment to enhancing their cybersecurity. They noted a few trends in the types of technologies being more commonly adopted, which include… Endpoint Monitoring & Management Basic cybersecurity technologies aren’t enough on their own any longer, which is why businesses are investing in more sophisticated solutions. Let’s consider consumer-level antivirus, to start.Antivirus is installed to protect […]
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Is your Business Safe?
Online security is a major issue for businesses of all sizes. The good news is that there are IT tools that can give you peace of mind if a security threat arises. They can prevent and stop the threat quickly, providing a great return on investment for your managed IT Services. Are You Safe? Some recent famous security breaches you might be familiar with are Facebook, Equifax, eBay, Apple, Panera Bread, Target, Home Depot, Yahoo! and Blue Cross Blue Shield. These breaches resulted in exposing the private data of millions of people to hackers. Although you may only hear about these breaches happening to larger companies, the risk is high for smaller businesses, too. Who Is a Target? The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report revealed that 61 percent of cyber-attacks in 2022 were targeted at smaller businesses. Hackers can use a variety of tactics to gain access to a business’s private data or information. According to the study, more than 50 percent of breaches included malware, 81 percent of hacking-related breaches were from leveraging stolen and/or weak passwords, and 43 percent were social attacks. The majority of malware was installed via malicious email attachments and were financially motivated. About 25 […]
Benefits of Managed IT Services – INFO-TEK – IT Support
Let’s explore the myriad benefits of IT support services provided remotely for small- to mid-sized business owners. A holistic approach streamlines operations. With monitoring, management, data storage, and security (to name just a few) under one roof, there is no finger-pointing or blame when something goes wrong. Your managed IT solutions and support team will fix the problem. Centralized applications and servers improve security and stability. With managed services, your data and apps are hosted remotely, usually in a virtual server environment. These facilities usually follow international standards for security and control. Even if a natural disaster, fire, or flood strikes your office, your data will be secure in a remote facility. Managed service providers have standards established to help you maintain business continuity if something goes wrong in your office or off-site. Round-the-clock service provides peace of mind. Imagine this scenario. It’s after midnight and you’re putting the final touches on a crucial presentation when the server goes down. Your in-house IT staff has been home for hours. But your managed service provider (MSP) is on the job. In fact, with managed IT support services, there’s a high likelihood the network wouldn’t fail because the MSP would notice there was […]
As More Ransomware Attacks Hit, Kansas City Companies Step Up
A rapid increase in the frequency and severity of ransomware attacks around the country is making cyber defense essential. Kansas City’s cybersecurity industry is rising to the challenge. The explosion of ransomware attacks is shining a light on the importance of cybersecurity. And Kansas City’s cyber defense industry is growing to meet the increasing demand. In a ransomware attack, hackers gain control of a company or government’s servers and demand money to unlock the network. Cryptocurrency has allowed hackers to receive ransoms anonymously after taking control of businesses’ networks. These attacks happen everywhere, including Kansas City. In the last two years, Metropolitan Community College, Truman Medical Center, and the city of Independence have all been targeted. Byron Clymer is the chief information officer at Lockton Companies, a global insurance company headquartered in Kansas City. Clymer said he has been on the front lines of too many cyberattacks to count. “The threats come out daily, so you’re on the wall daily preventing and looking for attacks, trying to prevent them, trying to figure out other ways that they might be trying to get in,” Clymer said. If you don’t know that your computer or server is being cryptojacked, how will you […]
Tips for using Outlook more efficiently
Outlook is arguably the best tool that businesses use to manage their email, set up meetings, and coordinate projects. It’s much more than a basic email program and includes features that help you organize your work, contacts, and business communications. Let’s take a look at a few tips you may have missed. Clean Up your inbox No matter inbox how meticulously organized your Outlook inbox is, there’s always room for improvement. For a little computer-assisted help, try the ‘Clean Up’ feature. From your Inbox, click the Home tab and choose from Outlook’s three Clean Up options: Clean Up Conversation – Reviews an email thread or a conversation and deletes redundant messages. Clean Up Folder – Reviews conversations in a selected folder and deletes redundant messages. Clean Up Folder & Subfolders – Review all messages in a selected folder and its subfolder, and delete redundant messages in all of them. Ignore (unnecessary) conversations An overstuffed inbox is often caused by group conversations that aren’t relevant to you. The Ignore button helps you organize your inbox and focus on relevant emails. Select a message, then click Home > Ignore > Ignore Conversation. You can also do this by opening a message in a new window and clicking Ignore under […]