With so many threats in business, it doesn’t take much to fall victim to a cyberattack or a scam. Comprehending the dangers out there is the first step in enacting a cybersecurity process that can keep your users and your business safe. Listed below is a look at how to build one in this month’s newsletter.
One of the reasons that information technology keeps evolving is for the sake of the user and their convenience using it. That being said, if this convenience comes at the sacrifice of your business’ cybersecurity, it just isn’t worth it. This is the crux of why we always recommend that any company seeking to use password management should invest in a reputable password management software, rather than the built-in capabilities of modern browsers.
Cloud computing has been touted as one of the most innovative and important technologies for smaller businesses as they look to compete with larger companies. How it makes this possible is by offering dynamic computing environments that can help bring these smaller businesses into the information age without saddling them with massive infrastructure costs while doing so. That’s not to say that the cloud is cheap by any means, and this month we will discuss how cloud computing is a great option for nearly any business.
This blog recently discussed productivity, and how it can be defined. We wanted to continue our deep dive into the concept of productivity with an examination of the different ways that you can measure your own.
How can you keep track of your productivity? Continue reading.
Ransomware is one of the worst situations that any organization could have to deal with. It not only holds your data or computing infrastructure for ransom, it also creates situations where you have to explain to your clientele that you’ve been breached and that their information has fallen into the hands of scammers looking to extort your business. Listed below are details about how ransomware works and other details to give you an idea of just how unpleasant it is.
If you frequently utilize your desktop to store icons and files, and if you’re like most people who do this, you probably have a cluttered desktop that is difficult to manage. While you can and should take time to clean it up from time to time, one faster way you can do so is by adjusting the size of the icons found on your desktop.
Your Google Calendar is an imperative part of your productivity practices, but with the help of some additional calendars, you can make managing daily tasks easier than ever. Listed below is how you can use multiple Google Calendars to be more productive, as well as how you can get them set up.
Productivity has been, is now, and likely will forever be heralded as one of the preeminent goals for any business. As such, it makes sense to understand as much as we can about it. To do so, we’ll be examining a different aspect of productivity for the next few weeks.
First up: what is productivity, exactly?
Do you have a file or folder on your PC that you always seem to access, yet you have to dig through countless folders or files in your organizational hierarchy to find it? Windows makes it simple to add a new shortcut to your PC. How you can make a shortcut to a file, folder, or program on your Windows computer is listed below.
Back in 1995, the Association of Records Managers and Administrators were in the midst of campaigning for the renewal of the Paperwork Reduction Act. As a part of their efforts, they created National Records and Information Management Day. It has since expanded into a week, and then into an entire month, for businesses around the world to consider their record-keeping practices.
Technology fatigue is the mental grinding that comes with the overwhelming use of technology in our lives. Many people in the workforce haven’t had to utilize technology as much as they do these days and the ever-growing demand for technology in business creates problems for employees (and therefore businesses). Listed below is the truth behind technology fatigue and how individuals can do a better job of not getting burnt out from tech.
Cyberattacks are a serious problem that all organizations face in some form or another, but there are small, everyday tasks you can do to ensure that they impact your business as minimally as possible. It takes intention and effort to protect your business and its infrastructure, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be hard. Listed below are three simple ways you can keep your infrastructure secure.
Meetings are a common hold-up for getting things done in the office, an idea that is certainly not unfounded. Research supports the premise that meetings impact productivity. Consider what the numbers say and how you can work to ensure meetings don’t influence your organization’s productivity in a negative way.
Regardless of how miraculous or otherworldly technology may seem upon its introduction, it can quickly become so very familiar to us. Hard as it may seem to believe, someday (maybe even soon), things like ChatGPT and other cutting-edge technologies will seem typical, perhaps even humdrum.
If you’re looking to maximize your productivity, then having the web-based resources you browse to everyday is a must. You can take this idea one step further by assigning a shortcut icon to a specific web page you frequent. Listed below is the process for how you can do this.
Chances are that when you signed up for Internet service via your Internet service provider, or ISP, they hooked you up with a router that you would use to broadcast your wireless network’s signal around your office. While this is all well and good, we think you have valid reasons to replace that router with one that is better suited to your business’ needs. Why, you ask? Read on and find out.
The increase in wearable technology that you see coming into your business has significantly increased over the past couple of years. People are doing a better job of tracking their health and using wearable technology to improve their work lives. This creates a problem for the business because every single device brought onto a network is a potential threat and threats have to be managed. Listed below is a look at how people are using wearable technology and what you can do in response to this trend.
We’re no strangers to talking about artificial intelligence. It’s been a somewhat regular topic on our blog and in our newsletters. AI is interesting, sort of this odd technology that for many years, the average person didn’t know what to do with it. Now, it feels like AI is the dominating new technology of the year. What happened? Will it stick? Can a business take advantage of it?
Did you know that World Backup Day is in just a few short weeks? While it is an imperative occasion for businesses to recognize, data backup should really be something you think about all the time; your backup is an integral part of the backup and disaster recovery portion of your overall business continuity.
No one can tell when a disaster is going to hit your organization or what form that disaster is going to take. The cause could be a storm, human error, or some freak occurrence that nobody could have seen coming. In order to get back up and running after one of these incidents a company needs to have a strong business continuity strategy. An essential part of this strategy is knowing how to recover data depending on the way it’s lost. Getting data back and working for your business is the only way to stave off ruin. Listed below is a look at data recovery strategies that can literally save your business.
