Cybersecurity is a high priority for IT professionals  Awareness is growing among small and medium businesses of the need to take proactive cybersecurity measures to protect valuable digital assets. This is especially true in the context of the rising numbers of well-publicized ransomware and phishing attacks.     As a managed services provider, we are active participants in the day-to-day war on … Read More

Hospitals and medical facilities need to send important communications to staff, patients, and visitors regarding facility issues and security threats through real time alerts and notifications. StaffAlerter provides a cloud-based command and control system with notifications and responses to real time events. StaffAlerter can incorporate inputs from: fixed and wireless panic buttons (PAD Personal Alerting Device), NOAA Weather alerts, access … Read More

In the complex world of information technology (IT), patch management is a critical aspect of the security process. The timely deployment of updates to systems and devices can reduce the likelihood of a security breach by an estimated 41%. 

You may think you’ve identified and isolated the incident, so game over, right? Not necessarily. Depending on the type of attack and/or malware involved, you’re not out of the woods until the threat has been eradicated from your systems. This means you’ve fully recovered from any data losses, corruption, loss of system access, etc. 

Business Owners, IT Professionals, And Executive Teams Want to Know: “Are We Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks, And If So, How Can We Protect Ourselves?”  The unfortunate answer is yes, you are vulnerable.   Any company with a network connection to the internet that has sensitive information is vulnerable to ransomware attacks.  But there is good news as well, with some simple precautions, you can protect your … Read More

A data loss event can happen at any moment. Small and Midsized Businesses (SMB) often struggle to place a value on their data or to quantify the cost of downtime associated with data loss The cause could be as innocent as an employee inadvertently deleting an important spreadsheet or something more malicious like ransomware. An automated and verifiable backup stored … Read More

Businesses require secure solutions for data storage. An increasingly viable option is cloud hosted storage. Cloud computing eliminates several of the barriers associated with new technology. Both economical and effective, cloud systems feature: Low entry costs Automatic updates Minimal IT burden Scalability  Accessibility, Integration, and Protection Working from home has demonstrated the need for businesses to have “mobile” offices. Employees … Read More