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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.

Comprehending How Technology Affects C-Level Business Positions

Comprehending How Technology Affects C-Level Business Positions

CEO, business shorthand for Chief Executive Officer; it may be a title that you hold yourself. While the CEO of a company is obviously imperative, it is important to consider what other c-level roles should also be filled. As a technology-centric company, we often consider roles like the CIO, the CTO, and soon enough, the CDO to be just as critical. 

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Three Types of Internal Communications that Affect Your Operations

Three Types of Internal Communications that Affect Your Operations

Businesses have various communications to manage, including their internal ones. For many businesses, this may be put on the back burner, as they prioritize their operational and sales-encouraging communications. On the other hand, internal communications are just as imperative. Listed below some of your options here, and how you need to use them.

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Four Policies to Boost Business Security

Four Policies to Boost Business Security

Are you aware that, of all the vulnerabilities your business has to cyberthreats, your workers are one of the riskiest, simply due to their exposure to your business technology? If your business isn’t secure, it will become very difficult to serve your clientele. Let's take a look at four policies that can help you and your employees positively contribute to your business’ security.

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Don't Let Your Organization Become Complacent

Don't Let Your Organization Become Complacent

As the owner of a business, you must be able to see the fine line between being comfortable with your position and being dangerously complacent. Otherwise, you run risk hindering your organization's growth, or even actively sabotaging its success. 

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Tips on Promoting Your Employees' Physical and Mental Health

Tips on Promoting Your Employees' Physical and Mental Health

The human body is an incredible piece of technology, but you don't usually hear it discussed in most offices. Since your employees are so vital to your organization's success, you’d benefit from doing everything you could to help your employees to take good care of their physical health.

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Protect Your Business against the Gift Card Scam

Protect Your Business against the Gift Card Scam

The gift card may be the perfect (if impersonal) gift; however, these convenient little plastic rectangles may not be so perfect after all. In 2018, they’ve been a vital component to a business email compromise scam that has been popular recently.

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What to Consider When Creating a Username

What to Consider When Creating a Username

When you sign up for a service online, you'll be asked to make a username and password. Here, let's clarify the purpose of a username and supply you with some best practices on how to create the best username possible for you.

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Four Threats From Inside The Business You Have To Be Aware Of

Four Threats From Inside The Business You Have To Be Aware Of

Taking into consideration the leaks and vulnerabilities that have been brought to light over the past few years, network security is a critical priority for every organization. One problem many have is that while they are protecting their network and infrastructure from threats outside the business, there are real threats coming from the inside. Below we examine four ways threats can cause havoc from inside your business.

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Passwords Are on the Way Out. What’s Next?

Passwords Are on the Way Out. What’s Next?

Passwords are a critical security component of any online account. In many cases, they’re the fine line of defense against the horde of threats that exist on the Internet. The problem that many users have with passwords, however, is that good passwords are difficult to remember, and on their own, aren’t necessarily the most secure option. So, how can you make passwords both easier to use and more secure?

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Why Heart Attack Victims Should Be Wary of Hacking Attacks

Why Heart Attack Victims Should Be Wary of Hacking Attacks

It goes without saying that having to rely on a pacemaker isn’t an ideal circumstance for anyone, even considering that the device allows the patient to continue living a fulfilling life. This is why a particular discovery of a European-based research team becomes a shade or two darker: the team has concluded that it’s possible for a novice to send life-threatening signals to the device.

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New Study Shows Passwords Can, In Fact, be Remembered

b2ap3_thumbnail_people_remember_passwords_400.jpgWe see a lot of password-bashing these days, and some people have lost faith in them as a security measure. But, unfortunately, a lot of the blame for this lies in human memory. We just don’t pick passwords that are strong enough. In fact, a mind-numbing one in 20 people still use “password” to keep their information safe.

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YouTube Makes an Effort to Be a Nicer Place

b2ap3_thumbnail_comments400.jpgPerouse the YouTube comments on any popular video and it will appear like a teenybopper is texting a neo nazi. The level of stupidity seen in the comments of YouTube is the ultimate proof of human idiocy. Finally, after years of putting up with people's hate and ignorance, YouTube is cracking down on comments!

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