With IT’s ever-changing and ever-evolving demands, it’s important that businesses, especially those with fewer resources, be able to keep themselves up to date – and there’s no better, more efficient, and more cost-effective solution than Managed Services.
Many large businesses prefer the use of Managed Services to meet their IT needs, but many smaller organizations continue [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Business Continuity'
5 Benefits of Managed Services
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Services
Monitor and Manage Your Reputation Online Using These Online Tools
October 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
Someone, somewhere could be talking about you or your company, and—depending on what’s being said—it can be either helpful or damaging to you or your business. This is of special concern in the online world, as the proliferation of websites and social media tools make it easy to share opinions with the world. In this [...]
It’s Almost the End of the Line for Windows XP
October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Microsoft
As systems and market demands continue to require better productivity and efficiency, it only follows that the software that businesses use also needs to upgrade sooner or later. Such is the case with Windows XP, which Microsoft will stop issuing support for in 2014.
Part of using any sort of software is the inevitable need to [...]
Understanding Data Breach Prevention Called a “Full-Time Job”
September 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
From SECNAP Alerts:
Enterprise data systems are proving to be porous, as a number of breaches over the past few months have affected not only large banks, but major organizations outside of financial services as well.
An August breach at Citigroup’s Japanese card unit was followed by another one in the same month, which was caused by [...]
Factoring the Human Element into our IT Security Equation
August 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
Keeping your IT system safe is more than just getting the right security software – it also entails training your employees to become more responsible users and making them more aware of how to prevent becoming unwitting accomplices in letting malware into your system.
One of the things many people fail to realize is that securing [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Security
Fired Techie Created Virtual Chaos at Pharma Firm
August 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
From SECNAP Alerts:
Logging in from a Smyrna, Georgia, McDonald’s restaurant, a former employee of a U.S. pharmaceutical company was able to wipe out most of the company’s computer infrastructure earlier this year. Jason Cornish, 37, formerly an IT staffer at the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese drug-maker Shionogi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to computer intrusion charges in [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Security
Digital Copiers/Printers/Scanners Open Online Doors to Your Data
July 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
From SECNAP Alerts:
A researcher who has been scanning the Internet for months looking for unsecured, embedded Web servers has found a bounty of digital scanners, office printers, voice-over-IP (VoIP) systems, storage devices, and other equipment fully exposed and ripe for attack.
At Black Hat USA 2011 next month, the security researcher will demonstrate his findings: Ricoh [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Hackers·office equipment·Security·Vulnerabilities
Why Cyber-Attacks Commonly Attack SMBs
July 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
Many small and medium-sized businesses have the misconception that they are safe from cyber-attacks because of the lesser profits cyber-thieves can make from them. But recent studies show that hackers are now starting to exploit the less strict and intricate security protocols of SMBs.
There is a misconception among many SMBs that they are small targets [...]
The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 4
July 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
(Note: This is the fourth part in a series. Read the first three parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.)
Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·ROI
Lost Laptops: a Billion-Dollar Annual Expense for Business
July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Security
Every time a business laptop is lost or stolen, an organization takes a direct cost hit to the tune of millions of dollars. Given the significant financial impact of missing laptops and the vulnerabilities of stolen laptop data, it is astonishing that the majority of companies aren’t taking even basic precautions to protect them.
The worst [...]
Tags: Backup·Business Continuity·Data Loss·Security·Storage·theft
Pacific Northwest National Lab a Victim of Cyberattack
July 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
Essential computer services remain offline nearly a week after cyber-attackers hit another Department of Energy laboratory, this time in the state of Washington. The Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington shut down Internet access and email services following a sophisticated cyber-attack, according to a July 5 post on the facility’s Twitter account. Officials [...]
The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 3
June 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, help you understand indirect [...]
Tags: business·Business Continuity·ROI
The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 2
June 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, help you understand indirect [...]
Tags: business·Business Continuity·investment·ROI·Technology
IT Support—It’s Really Business Support
June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services
Are you investing in IT to win—or just to keep up? Many, if not most, companies use IT as a tool, and in doing so they tend to focus on its cost. A better approach is to consider it a strategic asset. Doing so can differentiate your company and increase your profits.
Differentiate your company and [...]
The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 1
June 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
Cost savings are always important to small businesses—but that doesn’t mean you should skimp on technology. New technology may be necessary for the survival and growth of your business, and may not be as expensive as you think when you consider its return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, [...]
Tags: business·Business Continuity·ROI
How to Protect Your Data When Employees Leave
May 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Security
The growth of technology in the business environment has been a boon, but it also gives departing employees many methods of taking data with them. In the past, they used CDs; today, they can copy files to a portable USB storage device, email them, or even use a smartphone. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
Remember [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Data·Security·theft
Lessons Learned from Japan
May 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan was not a local event; it triggered a tsunami warning for Southern California, impacting many American companies—and reminding all of us just how important it is to have a Business Continuity Plan.
What Japan Can Teach Us about Business Continuity
When a powerful earthquake rocked northeast Japan [...]
Battling Stubborn Bandwidth Hogs
April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Firewalls
Major sporting events can be a cause for concern for business owners and managers as employees shift their attention from work to keeping themselves updated through video streaming or engaging in online gambling. It’s important that you have the right tools at your disposal to keep things in check.
One of the many challenges businesses face [...]
Protect Yourself from the “Request Rejected” Email Virus
April 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
The phishing scams being warned of as a result of the Epsilon data breach aren’t the only malicious emails making the rounds right now. A spam email with the subject “Request rejected” is currently infecting computers around the world.
The message does not contain any clue as to what the rejected request might be, and since [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Email·Managed Services·Scam·Security·Spam·trojan·virus
Get the Most Out of Your Li-Ion Batteries
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity
For years, we’ve all been told that lithium-ion batteries need to be fully charged and then fully discharged to keep their “depth of discharge” longer. Not so, according to a new article by the folks at Battery University. This eye-opening article challenges everything you thought you knew about battery life for small devices, and they have [...]