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September 2017: On September 7, as Americans were riveted on Hurricane Irma as it developed into the Atlantic’s largest-ever storm, Equifax announced it had been hacked from mid-May through July. It reported that hackers accessed information for about 143 million Americans including Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses and, for some people, driver’s license numbers. Credit …
Updated for September 2017 (originally posted May 2015): Would you buy a new car and never put oil in it? Or not add air to your tires if they’re running low? Or never get a tune-up? Only if you didn’t want it to last long! It’s the same with your computer. It needs some attention …
August 2017: If you use a version of Office 365 and Windows for your organization, you can now get them bundled together into one subscription when you choose Microsoft 365 Business and Microsoft 365 Enterprise. Bundling can save time and expense, and deciding if it’s right for you can be the trigger to look at …
August 2017: No one likes to hear that they have a bullseye on their back. But if your company is in the financial or manufacturing sectors, you’re a top target when it comes to cybersecurity. Finance, manufacturing, and oil and gas companies were the hardest hit by the worldwide WannaCry and Petya ransomware attacks. And …
July 2017: To meet your business objectives, you need IT team members who are excellent at the technology areas that make your business shine. This is the first in a series of four posts on how to align your IT with your business objectives. In this post we look at the differences between IT excellence …
July 2017: When a portion of the electric grid went down in Ukraine last year due to hacking, it seemed like no big deal to us Americans. But recently, researchers determined the hackers were probably testing advanced, scalable grid-sabotaging malware to prepare for a much larger attack. And that is a big deal. Scenarios like …
July 2017: No one wants to be scammed — it can lead to problems ranging from a messed-up device to identity theft to holding your network hostage for a ransom. Scroll through this list of 10 top hacker scams and see what you can do to stay on top of your no-scammer game. Scam What …
(Updated for July 2017): To connect all your different apps and data repositories in one super-secure, high-performance platform that’s easy to use, VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, might be your answer. Employees can send emails, use timecards, access shortcuts and do everything else they need to get their jobs done in one place from any …
June 2017: If you have anything to do with the IT end of a business, chances are you’ve heard about software-defined this and software-defined that. It’s one of the hottest terms in the industry and it’s causing some confusion. Don’t let the lingo frustrate you — the lingo can be more difficult than the concept. …
June 2017: For your company to leverage IT to meet your business goals, your IT team needs to innovate. And often. The status quo means you’re falling behind. People say innovate or die for a reason! Companies that find new ways to successfully leverage their IT are often the ones that grow the fastest and …
