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Most business owners underestimate the cost of an IT outage until they've lived through one. The most direct and obvious cost is lost productivity: if ten employees can't work for three hours because a server is down or email is unavailable, you've lost thirty...
Summer intern season is approaching, and many businesses will bring on temporary help without giving much thought to the IT implications. One of the more overlooked risks involves company data ending up on a personal device. It’s alarmingly common to allow interns to...
Most business owners are familiar with the usual cybersecurity threats: phishing, ransomware, stolen credentials. Less discussed is a risk that originates inside your organization. Shadow AI refers to the use of AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI browser...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Its uses range from chatbots that answer customer questions to tools that help generate documents, presentations, and even code. While AI technology can save you time, improve efficiency, and unlock new opportunities, it's...
Billions of accounts have been exposed due to infostealers. Infostealers are “a form of malicious software that breaches a victim’s device or systems to take sensitive information.” This is one reason why it’s critical that your employees work from company-managed...
Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. That may sound far off, but if your company still relies on PCs that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11, the time to act is now. Once support ends, Windows 10 devices will no longer receive...
Summer brings lighter schedules, more time out of office, and, hopefully, a vacation. But while your employees take breaks, cyberthreats don’t. In fact, hackers often increase activity during slower months, knowing that staff are stretched thin or distracted. This...
Strong passwords are critical for cybersecurity, but many users still rely on weak, reused, or easily guessable passwords. While a password policy helps set security standards, humans are often the weakest link. That’s where a password manager is essential. It...
A zero-day threat is a security flaw that hackers exploit before the developer even knows it exists, meaning there’s no fix available yet. This makes zero-day threats especially dangerous. We’re seeing a sharp rise in zero-day threats this year, largely due to rushed...
If your business is still running Windows 10, now’s the time to plan ahead. Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, which means there will no longer be security updates or patches. If you have older PCs that can’t be upgraded to Windows...