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Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

How Endpoint Security Can Help Your Business

How Endpoint Security Can Help Your Business

There are many parts of running a business where you can't be too careful, one of which is the realm of cybersecurity. Many of the preventative measures you can implement aim to keep issues from making their way to your infrastructure in the first place, which makes sense from an operational standpoint. With an endpoint detection and response solution—or EDR—you’ll take an important step toward keeping most threats off your infrastructure.

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Advantages of Encrypting Your Email

Advantages of Encrypting Your Email

Encryption stands as a formidable shield for businesses, fortifying their security architecture. While often discussed in VPN contexts, its significance in securing email solutions cannot be overstated. Why is email encryption indispensable for businesses of all sizes? 

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What Can We Learn from the Apple Cyberattack?

What Can We Learn from the Apple Cyberattack?

On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Apple deemed it necessary to send a rare alert to certain users via email, spread out across 92 nations. As Apple’s website states, these threat notifications “are designed to inform and assist users who may have been individually targeted by mercenary spyware attacks.” Listed below is a review of these attacks so we all comprehend this threat better.

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Steps to Policing Your IT Policies

Steps to Policing Your IT Policies

Small businesses are presented with the challenging prospect of monitoring and policing various IT-related policies that you might have for your network infrastructure and workplace technology use. The difficulty of this notion does little to lessen its importance. You need to take action to protect your assets, data, and reputation from the countless threats out there, and ensuring that your employees are properly using technology is paramount to this endeavor.

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4 Crucial Cybersecurity Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make

4 Crucial Cybersecurity Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make

When considering your organization’s cybersecurity, it is imperative not to lose sight of the forest for the trees… or, in other words, not to forget the basics around which the rest of your protections are built.

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Five Secure Password Tips

Five Secure Password Tips

Securing your accounts against unauthorized access begins with the implementation of a strong password. It's imperative to recognize that not all passwords offer the same level of protection. Listed below are five essential guidelines to ensure the security of your accounts.

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Is Your Business Prepared to Invest What is Needed into Cybersecurity?

Is Your Business Prepared to Invest What is Needed into Cybersecurity?

Safeguarding your business' infrastructure from various threats is a well-known imperative. In discussions about network security, the term "endpoint" frequently arises. Exploring the significance of securing all endpoints is the focus of today's article.

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Be Aware of XLoader, an Android Malware

Be Aware of XLoader, an Android Malware

Mobile malware isn’t common, but it’s growing increasingly more so. You may have heard of a malware called XLoader, which has been utilized to victimize people in over seven countries. This mobile threat has seen various iterations over the past several years, but you should be especially concerned these days.

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Four Keys to a Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy

Four Keys to a Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy

The effectiveness of your business' IT security heavily relies on the functionality of your IT operations. Making sure that your staff comprehends their role in safeguarding your business assets is critical. Let’s delve into the essential priorities for establishing a robust security training platform, an indispensable element in fortifying your business' IT defenses.

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Your Business Needs to Prioritize Staff IT Training

Your Business Needs to Prioritize Staff IT Training

For the IT administrator and the small business owner, it can be a bewildering experience when your organization comes under siege from employee-induced cyberthreats; especially if you, like many other organizations, have started prioritizing security training. Even if the threat is thwarted early and the effect on the business is negligible, it is critical that you trust the people who have access to your organization’s digital resources. Listed below are some of the reasons some of your staff take cybersecurity initiatives worse than others. 

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How to Create a Risk Mitigation Strategy

How to Create a Risk Mitigation Strategy

It’s an unfortunate fact that all businesses will inherently face some type of threats during their operations; that’s inevitable. From cyberattacks to natural disasters to good, old-fashioned accidents, you’re liable to face no small risk. This risk makes a process known as risk mitigation so imperative for all businesses to undergo with some regularity.

Listed below are the aspects of creating and maintaining a dependable risk mitigation strategy.

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When Insurance Companies Ask Your Business About Its Cybersecurity

When Insurance Companies Ask Your Business About Its Cybersecurity

You might have noticed that business insurance companies are starting to show an interest in how you are protecting your technology and data. If your org has been in touch with your insurance provider regarding modifying or renewing your business insurance, you were likely handed a lengthy questionnaire about your cybersecurity. Let’s take a look together to help you make informed decisions on how to handle your IT and how to prevent your insurance costs from skyrocketing.

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5 Strategies to Improve Your Password Management

5 Strategies to Improve Your Password Management

Passwords are the keys to digital access, but they're often not treated as keys; they aren’t always protected by their users. Alas, people don’t always do everything they can to protect their passwords and there are a lot more scammers out there than pickpockets.

Effective password management is imperative for any organization. It works to maintain the security of online accounts and sensitive information. Listed below are five ways to control and enhance your password management.

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What To Do Right Now if Your Business Has Been Infected by Ransomware

What To Do Right Now if Your Business Has Been Infected by Ransomware

We’re hoping that you are reading this post to prepare yourself in case your organization were to face a ransomware attack, but if you are suffering from one right now, we encourage you to reach out to us immediately, whether you are a client or not. Ransomware spreads quickly, and once it has infected a system, there really isn’t much you can do to stop it. That being said, there are steps you need to take to come back from this gracefully.

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Online Holiday Shopping Cyberattack Trends

Online Holiday Shopping Cyberattack Trends

Unfortunately, some of the biggest retail days of the year are some of the biggest days for scams, the entire holiday season seeing an increase in threats toward retailers and, as a result, the consumers that are just looking for that perfect gift for their loved ones. Listed below are some statistics and trends to see what insights we can glean.

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Online Holiday Cybersecurity Shopping Tips

Online Holiday Cybersecurity Shopping Tips

The holidays are a time of love and giving, but they are also a time when hackers run amok. If you don’t want to get a stolen identity in your stocking this year, we recommend you practice the following safe shopping security measures listed below.

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A Zero Trust Policy can Help Protect Your Business from Ransomware

A Zero Trust Policy can Help Protect Your Business from Ransomware

With ransomware becoming one of the most damaging threats out there for small businesses, it’s more critical than ever to know how to protect your organization from its influence. Fortunately, there are measures you can take, including some very powerful ones like zero-trust policies that can thwart attempted ransomware attacks.

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Advantages of Utilizing Mobile Device Management for Your Business

Advantages of Utilizing Mobile Device Management for Your Business

Mobility has become a key contributor to many businesses’ productivity plans. As a result, Mobile Device Management (MDM) has become an essential tool for organizations to manage and secure mobile devices within their networks. Listed below are five vital benefits of Mobile Device Management.

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Why Your Business Should Utilize a VPN

Why Your Business Should Utilize a VPN

With data security being a hot commodity with hackers, it’s no surprise that companies want to do everything they can to protect their assets. One method for doing so is implementing a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, that can effectively obfuscate data while it’s in transit. Listed below are some of the most valuable reasons why your business should be using a VPN.

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Your Business Can't Take Cyberthreats Lightly

Your Business Can't Take Cyberthreats Lightly

Constant challenges arise for businesses, ranging from supply chain disruptions and employee turnover to the unpredictable forces of natural disasters. Among these challenges, cyberattacks stand out as an inconspicuous yet highly menacing threat. Listed below are the various ways cyberattacks endanger your business and how to prepare for them effectively.

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