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Cyber Risk Management for Small Business

Cyber Risk Management for Small Businesses In today's increasingly digital world, managing cyber risks has become crucial for businesses of all sizes. For small businesses, the stakes are particularly high. Despite limited resources, they face the same range of cyber threats as larger organizations. Given that approximately 60% of small [...]

Cyber Risk Management for Small Business 2024-06-28T22:57:08+00:00

Top 5 Collaboration Tools for Small Companies Under 50 Employees

Top 5 Collaboration Tools for Small Companies Under 50 Employees In the fast-paced and interconnected world of business, effective collaboration is essential for small companies with limited resources and teams. The right collaboration tools can streamline communication, enhance productivity, and foster teamwork among employees, whether they are working remotely or [...]

Top 5 Collaboration Tools for Small Companies Under 50 Employees 2024-04-01T01:28:30+00:00

Protecting Patient Data in the Digital Age: The Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon’s Office Data Breach

Lack of proper data security in healthcare clinic results in loss of trust and reputation In the digital age, data security is a paramount concern, especially in the healthcare industry. Unfortunately, even prominent institutions like Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon's Office are not immune to the threat of data breaches. Recently, [...]

Protecting Patient Data in the Digital Age: The Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon’s Office Data Breach 2023-07-29T01:12:22+00:00

Virtual server configuration best practices

In this article, we're going to talk about virtual machines and virtual server configuration best practices. But first, let's start with why configuring a virtual server correctly is important: Security: Virtual servers can contain sensitive data and be targeted by cyberattacks. Proper configuration can help prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, [...]

Virtual server configuration best practices 2023-02-19T19:26:39+00:00

Preparing for SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance Certification

SOC2 Type 2 compliance is a set of security standards for service providers that handle sensitive data such as financial information, personal identification, or protected health information. The goal of SOC2 Type 2 compliance is to ensure that service providers have appropriate security measures in place to protect the confidentiality, [...]

Preparing for SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance Certification 2023-02-19T19:05:45+00:00

Small business cloud services

Is Your Business Ready for The Cloud? Here’s a tech prediction we don't need a crystal ball to make: sooner rather than later, most organizations will move most of their IT to the Cloud! The cloud is hot topic these days. The vast majority of software vendors are moving away [...]

Small business cloud services 2021-12-28T00:12:18+00:00

Importance of Remote Monitoring to IT Management

Even before a global pandemic created a paradigm shift that increased the hybrid and work-from-home (WFH) models, certain business functions like IT departments had been strongly utilizing remote operations, specifically when it came to keeping track of computer systems and IT assets in the form of remote monitoring. Remote IT monitoring [...]

Importance of Remote Monitoring to IT Management 2021-07-30T18:28:23+00:00

Trends in Business Technology: Looking Back at COVID-19

There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic created a paradigm shift within business operations. According to trend reports from Malwarebytes, around 70% of organizations had moved at least 61% of their workforce to a work-from-home model. These requirements yielded an increased use of video conferencing and team collaboration software, and [...]

Trends in Business Technology: Looking Back at COVID-19 2021-07-14T15:41:39+00:00

Cyber & Data Breach Insurance: Managing the Risk of Data Breaches with Insurance

Cyber & Data Breach Insurance: What is it and how is it underwritten? When evaluating potential solutions for your organization's cybersecurity program, you are likely only considering the ones that directly protect your computer-related and information systems. This might include controls for network security, application security, and/or information-security. But what [...]

Cyber & Data Breach Insurance: Managing the Risk of Data Breaches with Insurance 2021-10-04T19:38:54+00:00

IT Support for Small Business: Common Questions About Outsourcing

Contracting out (or outsourcing) functions of a business seems like an inevitable consequence of running one. Surprisingly though, when referring specifically to small businesses, only 37% actually do. For a variety of different reasons, small businesses will try to avoid it. IT support and technology management, in particular, does tie [...]

IT Support for Small Business: Common Questions About Outsourcing 2021-03-26T18:52:29+00:00