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Technology Unwrapped

The most important technology concepts, strategies and actions uncovered for your business.

Do Gaming Keyboards Have a Place at Work?

You read that right, we’re going to talk about the use of a gaming keyboard at work. If you stop to think about it, the keyboard is an important component to an office workstation and is important for your physical comfort and productivity.
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Topics: The Workplace

How Co-managed IT Services Can Lower Your Company IT Costs

There could be any number of reasons you are looking to lower the cost of IT spend for your company. IT salaries are rising, so the cost to hire, train, and provide benefits may not be what your small or midsize business can take on now. Maybe you have lost IT staff during the Great Resignation, and you don’t have time to recruit or spend the money to replace those resources quickly. You probably have security initiatives that need to be accomplished, and no one with the experience or time to ...
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Topics: Owners & Managers, Technology Planning

In-House vs. Outsourced IT Support: What Does Your SMB Need?

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?
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Topics: Outsourced IT

How Does a Dark Web Scan Work? And Why You Want One Regularly

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.
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Topics: Security Threats, Network Security, Technology Planning

5 Urgent Steps to Take if you have Ransomware

Getting infected with ransomware is the last thing any business would want. Even worse would be not having a plan to respond to the ransomware attack. If there is no immediate response, the malware could go on and infect the whole network operating system.
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7 Things for Sale on the Dark Web Right Now

Updated September 19, 2024 - There are thousands upon thousands of items sold on dark web marketplaces daily. In this guide, we’ve detailed seven commonly found things for sale on the dark web, ranging from stolen credit card information to stolen data, and personal information.
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Topics: Security Threats, Network Security

Why Should Your Accounting Firm Invest in IT Security?

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.
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Topics: The Workplace, Network Security, Technology Planning

How Can a Managed IT Service Provider Help Local Government?

Keeping up with evolving demands is a key part of helping your community thrive. Digital transformation has aided numerous local government agencies in the past few years, with solutions as simple as public WiFi access around parks and swimming pools, improving communication between institutions, and more. However, someone needs to manage digital transformation, and if your local government is already busy servicing parks, emergency services, courts, transportation or public works, how can you ...
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Topics: The Workplace, Outsourced IT, IT Support

How Do Hackers Use Social Media Profiling?

Staying in touch with family and friends, surfing through the latest batch of memes, or even interacting with our favorite brands—social media is ubiquitous in the world today. It’s all about sharing, and, well, socializing. While social media does have a good purpose, there are, unsurprisingly, threat actors who use all that shared information for nefarious purposes.
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Topics: Security Threats

Microsoft Announces Windows 11: Here’s What You Can Expect, and When

On June 24, 2021, Microsoft announced the next generation of their operating system (OS), Windows 11. If you haven’t already watched the announcement (which you can do below), we’ve provided a quick rundown of what you can expect from the newest version of Windows—and when you can expect to get your hands on the latest update.
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Topics: Microsoft Products