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Make Cybersecurity a Culture Within Your Organization

Make Cybersecurity a Culture Within Your Organization

Unfortunate as it might be, one single solution is not going to eliminate any and all of your cybersecurity woes. That said, there are plenty of ways that you can mitigate the majority of threats and minimize their chances of success. One of the best ways is to...

Cyberattacks are Happening Faster with Less Time for Early Detection

Cyberattacks are Happening Faster with Less Time for Early Detection

In what sounds like a positive shift, cybersecurity experts have announced their research has found that cyberattacks are spending less time on the networks they infiltrate. Unfortunately, this isn’t such a clear-cut positive. Today, we’ll discuss “dwell time” and how...

#WFH Security – Part II

#WFH Security – Part II

This is part II of our work from home security series! If you haven't read or watched part one, click here. Below we outline the rest of the nine security measures we recommend considering when working from home: https://youtu.be/71gweRuKR_s If you prefer to listen or...

#WFH Security – Part I

#WFH Security – Part I

When everything went on lockdown in March 2020, we all scrambled to implement temporary practices that would allow us to stay in business. On top of that, we were all adjusting to the work from home life - playing teacher, parent, co-worker, employee, and everything...

What You Need to Successfully Work from Home

What You Need to Successfully Work from Home

When you work from home for any length of time, you’ll come to understand that there are certain things that you need in order to get your job done. Depending on the type of work you do, you could need different tools. Today, let’s take a look at some of the most...

Tip of the Week: Handy Productivity Features in Microsoft Word

Tip of the Week: Handy Productivity Features in Microsoft Word

Many businesses rely to some degree on Microsoft Word as their word processor of choice. Considering this, it seemed fitting to go over some of the productivity-supporting features that Word has to offer. Focus Mode Let’s not mince words here: while Microsoft Word’s...

Facebook Dealing with Fallout From a Huge Data Leak

Facebook Dealing with Fallout From a Huge Data Leak

Facebook is by far the largest social media network and it does bring a lot of value to a lot of people. Whether that be for personal use or professional use, Facebook has staked a claim as the most successful technology company in the world. With this comes scrutiny,...

Remote Work: What is Next for Your Business?

Remote Work: What is Next for Your Business?

When the pandemic hit early in 2020, many business owners didn’t understand the situation they were about to face. Many businesses didn’t have the technology in place to support remote work, and the ones that did likely had employees that weren’t prepared for the...

Tip of the Week: Reducing the Impact of Blue Light Exposure

Tip of the Week: Reducing the Impact of Blue Light Exposure

With each day, it seems that we all have a new threat or risk to worry about. Lately, there’s been a lot said about the dangers of blue light exposure, with lots of things to buy that supposedly help fix the problems it can cause. Wouldn’t you know it, blue light...