Technology Unwrapped

You’ve no doubt noticed that working from home has several advantages, but, as with anything, there are also a few downsides as well. During the current pandemic, both sides of the equation have likely surfaced at one point or another. Depending on your work style and your actual job responsibilities, you may love working from home or hate it, so we’ve detailed seven pros and seven cons of working from your home office, dining room or—let’s admit it—your couch.

Whether you’re referring to personal or professional information, keeping data private and confidential could be what stands between you and a cyber security attack—or a legal battle. Either way, privacy acts are necessary for enforcing these requirements, and two of these policies have started shaping the landscape of cyber security legislation. Note: There are a lot of acronyms associated with cyber security legislation, but I’ve done my best to keep this blog post from being just an alphabet ...

Insurance may be one of your least favorite aspects of operating business, but it’s still a necessary one. Especially when it comes to cyber insurance. You might be thinking that your small business doesn’t need cyber insurance, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

When it comes to maintaining productivity in your business, you need available, effective IT support. But should that support come from an internal IT team, or should you partner with an outsourced IT support company for your SMB?

If you own or help manage a healthcare organization, you understand the importance of security, compliance, and thorough, thoughtful communication across your entire staff. You work with numerous patients every single day, and shuffle through information in droves in order to provide the best possible care experience.

You know that regular monitoring and maintenance of your data and systems is important for optimal performance uptime, but you might not realize that continuous scanning, particularly Dark Web scans, can mean the difference between getting breached and preventing one.

There are thousands upon thousands of items sold on the dark web daily, and we’ve detailed seven of them in the post below.

All businesses should prioritize IT security investments—especially accounting firms. You play a pivotal role in the lives of those businesses and clients, which is why your accounting company is a top target for cyber criminals.

If you’re reading this, chances are high you’ve decided to outsource some, or all, of your IT responsibility.

Data loss, whether from human error, a ransomware attack, security breach or a hardware failure, can cost your business a lot of money. In fact, in 2020, a data breach cost SMBs an average of $149,000. Most small businesses can’t handle losing that amount of revenue to data loss. That’s why you need a data loss prevention strategy, plan and policy. In this post, we detail five strategic tips for preventing data loss in your SMB.