If your business is suffering because of the COVID-19 crisis, you can apply for a loan (and possible a $10,000 grant) here: https://covid19relief.sba.gov/ Payments are deferred for one year from the origination date. You have 30 years to pay it back. 1099 workers may...
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Financial Help for NJ Small Businesses and Nonprofits
For business and nonprofits that have been hit hard by the economic downturn caused by the Corona virus, here is some helpful info on programs that can help you. https://www.menendez.senate.gov/coronavirus/small-biz
From RingCentral: 5 Keys to Managing Remote Teams During Crisis | LinkedIn
Helpful tips on managing your team while they work from home: Source: (11) 5 Keys to Managing Remote Teams During Crisis | LinkedIn
From Bleeping Computers: Attackers Deliver Malware via Fake Web Site Certificate Errors
We've all seen these "security certificate" errors at one time or another. This malware imitates those familiar but confusing messages to prompt you into clicking on a button to install malware on your computer. Learn more here.
Our Response to the COVID-19 Situation
Earlier this week, we sent the following email to our managed services customers. Dear Customers, As the spread of COVID-19 continues, we are all increasingly effected. By now we have all made some adjustments to our daily routines and our...
Microsoft Say Your Password Doesn’t Matter!
Here's an interesting blog post from Microsoft about the importance of 2-Factor Authentication. Did you know that changing your password frequently doesn't increase your login security? But 2-Factor Authentication does make you safer! Source: Your Pa$$word doesn't...
MS: Frequently Changing Passwords Does Not Make Your Logins More Secure
Does your company have a policy expiration or rotation policy for email or other sensitive logins. Microsoft has actually stopped recommending rotating passwords. This is from the Office admin portal: In the past, Microsoft advised admins to make users change their...
Coronavirus “safety measures” email is a phishing scam – Naked Security
Be aware of this phishing scam. If you receive an email about the Coronavirus, do not click any links; do not log into any web sites with your passwords; do not forward the email. Source: Coronavirus “safety measures” email is a phishing scam – Naked Security
From the Microsoft Security Blog – the Cleverest Phishing Techniques of 2019
Phishing scams have become ubiquitous. Educate your users. They should be wary of emails that appear to come from a team member asking them to send money, or that appear to come from a vendor asking them to click and link and enter a password. Here are some other...
We Protect Our Customers’ Systems by Protecting Our Own
We are seeing more and more stories like this one about IT providers getting hacked, which leads to their customers getting hacked. This is generally due to security vulnerabilities in the networks of many managed IT service providers, as well as poor security...