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Technology Unwrapped

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

The Benefits of Outsourcing IT for SMBs: Cost Savings, Effeciency, and Expertise

Imagine your internal IT lead just gave notice. You've already been stretching a two-person team to cover helpdesk tickets, vendor issues, cloud migration, and cybersecurity threats, and now there's an unfilled gap with no backup plan in place. If that sounds familiar ... you're not alone. Small and mid-sized businesses across Omaha and Lincoln face growing IT demands with shrinking resources. The result? Overworked teams, delayed projects, mounting security risks, and budgets that never seem ...
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Topics: Outsourced IT, IT Support, Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Protecting Donor Data and Sensitive Information

Nonprofits, like any organization, rely on technology and data in order to operate. When you receive donations, you are required to collect and protect certain data elements in order to make the process function. But, collecting and using data comes with baggage. You’re responsible for properly securing that data, even to the point of criminal liability. At CoreTech, we work closely with nonprofit organizations to help them secure systems and simplify compliance. This guide will break down core ...
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Topics: Outsourced IT, IT Support, Cybersecurity

AI and Cybersecurity: How Does it Help My Business?

Today's news reports state modern threat actors are turning to AI-based automation solutions, enabling them to attack swiftly, precisely and faster than human defenses can comprehend or react. In fact, according to Accenture's Cost of Cybercrime Study, 43% of cyber attacks target small businesses, but only 14% of SMBs are adequately prepared to deal with them. Why are the attack numbers so high for SMBs? These organizations are pursued using artificial intelligence (AI), advanced threats, ...
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Topics: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence

Why IT Support Should Be a Priority for Your Growing Business

You’ve put your growth strategy in place, the execution is happening, and you are beginning to reap the benefits. With growth comes challenges. A key element to improve and sustain your business growth is the technologies and structure you have in place. When it comes to technology, did you know that IT support provides the keys to overcoming many risks and challenges? A talented IT partner can help you with all of it, and when you understand how, you’ll see why prioritizing your search for the ...
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Topics: Outsourced IT, IT Support, Cybersecurity

The Benefits of Managed IT Services for Small and Midsized Businesses

Small and medium-sized business owners make a lot of decisions that impact their staff, clients, vendors, and business goals. From financing to legal support to a whole lot more, each shapes the future of your business. Many of those decisions relate to technology, and ultimately, you have to decide how you will utilize the technology, applications, and equipment you invest in. You can manage everything yourself or outsource some or all of that effort to a managed IT provider. To help you with ...
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Topics: IT Support, Cybersecurity

Structured Vs. Unstructured Cabling

Have you ever looked at a network closet and seen a tangled mess of wires that makes no discernible sense? Every IT professional has seen this, and it’s the stuff of nightmares for people who have to work with it. And what you see in the network closet usually resembles the cabling behind the walls and ceilings. The truth is that random cables running in haphazard patterns create problems in building, improving, or even maintaining a network. And, once a jumble of optical cables exists, it ...
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Topics: Cybersecurity

What is a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment & How is it Executed?

When someone asks you about cybersecurity for your business, what is your response? Do you feel strong, confident and informed? If so, that’s wonderful, but if you’re like most business leaders today, this topic might feel a bit foreign and even uncomfortable. That’s because cybersecurity covers a wide range of topics, services and tools that have evolved quickly. Cybersecurity is also technically complicated at times, and bad actors operate fast. And now, AI is increasing the number of people ...
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Topics: Cybersecurity

Will Firewalls Protect You Against Hackers?

Every business in Omaha or Lincoln needs IT security. That much is obvious when you consider the hackers target is small and large businesses alike. How you achieve the right amount of security for your business is the big question.
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Topics: Cybersecurity

Safeguarding Sensitive Data: Cybersecurity Tips for Staffing Agencies

Owning or managing a recruiting agency comes with so many opportunities. But for every opportunity, you face a dozen challenges. Among the greatest of those challenges is cybersecurity, and for a recruiting agency, personal data protection is incredibly important. If you’re not sure where to start, you’re in the right place. Below, we’ll discuss the top cybersecurity tips for recruiting agencies.
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Topics: Cybersecurity

How to Determine What Ransomware Payment Option is Best (Hint: None)

Unfortunately, ransomware attacks are now more common: Your business is hit by ransomware, and your valuable and sensitive data is locked by cyber criminals demanding an exorbitant ransom fee. You can’t afford to pay for it. But there's a twist now, some ransomware gangs are offering victims payment extension options.
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Topics: Cybersecurity