Your Employee NDA Doesn’t Matter If IT Isn’t Setup Right
Imagine you have a sales guy for a few years and he quits on you one day to go work for a competitor. Their manager then asks the HR department for a copy of the person's signed NDA and asks IT Company to allow access to their inbox and to forward all emails to a...
Do I Need Ongoing IT Support?
Imagine this. You’ve just spent months working closely with engineers and project managers, to design, configure, and install your company’s new server environment that will house not only your data but run your main business applications. You’ve signed off on the...
How Your Employees are Watching TV on Your Dollar
We recently met with a company who asked us to do a security audit for them because one of their employees fell for a phishing attack. They know it compromised their email and they were worried about what else could be at risk. While there were a number of security issues that came back, what the President didn’t expect to learn was the productivity hit they were taking.
C-Suite: Ask For Your Administrative Passwords Now
As an owner or high-level exec, I recommend you ask your IT company to send you all your administrative passwords to all your IT systems at least 2x a year. The larger your business, the more often you’ll want to ask because things probably change more often. First...
They Can’t Get New Computer Setups Done Correctly (the 1st time)
I’m constantly amazed by how many prospective clients come to us with this complaint because it is so easy to fix. You order a new computer for your controller/civil engineer/field technician/etc, it goes to your IT company, they set it up, deploy it on site, and 30...
Work from Home – Benefit or Disaster?
Applaud the go-getters on your team that want to go above and beyond in and out of the office, but don’t let those same allstars’ work ethic cripple your business. The remote use of unmanaged machines can be a fast ticket to unwanted results.
How to SPOT a Phishing Email
A phishing e-mail is a phony e-mail that is designed to look like a real request from a contact/company you trust in an effort to get you to give up your login information or to click and download a virus. Often these e-mails look 100% legitimate. They show up in the...
Use STRONG Passwords!
Thanks to powerful brute-force-attack software readily available online, hackers can try tens of millions of possible password combinations per second. For example, hacking software can guess a five-character password in under three hours. If you only use lowercase...
Are You Committing These 8 Business Backup Sins?
Like most business owners, I’m sure you know back-ups are an essential component of your network health. However, too many businesses don’t have all the facts about backup. Take a look at these back-up risks that we commonly find bullying local businesses: Back-ups...
Don’t Sign A Cloud Agreement Without Asking These 9 Questions!
Cloud services are a booming solution for businesses today to streamline operations and save money. Most companies realize the burden of keeping their operations internal and seek an outside resource to take care of their needs. How can you be sure you’re getting what...
