The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published an alert warning that criminals are exploiting cloud-based email services to carry out business email compromise (BEC) scams. The attackers are using phishing kits that impersonate email services like Google’s G Suite or Microsoft’s 365 to compromise corporate email accounts. Once they gain access to an account,… Read more »
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3 Lessons COVID-19 Taught Us About Cybersecurity
COVID-19 has changed the world we live in entirely. There is a direct correlation between the treatment of cybersecurity and COVID-19. These are three lessons that COVID-19 taught us about cybersecurity: People not heeding the COVID-19 warnings = people not heeding the cybersecurity warnings COVID-19 response = IT response to incident handling Wash your hands… Read more »
Changes Coming to Authentication for Microsoft 365 Email Service
In late 2021, Microsoft 365 will no longer support legacy authentication. Modern authentication means OAuth 2.0, where applications request access tokens from Azure Active Directory rather than using username and password to connect. This enables multi-factor authentication, restrictive access policies, and other security beneficial features. In September 2019, Microsoft stated that from the October date,… Read more »
The 11 Biggest Challenges CIOs Face Today
CIOs have more than their share of concerns keeping them up at night, from changing cyber threat landscape, help desk support, infrastructure updates, and retraining IT talent. CIOs say they’re more concerned with how to protect data, as organizations struggle with new privacy regulations. Executives focusing on securing their cloud-based assets across multiple cloud environments,… Read more »
Increase Your Email Open Rates with One Simple Hack
Email marketing is one of the top avenues that businesses use to reach their clients, but it can be extremely frustrating when you see a low open rate after a low open rate. There is a simple hack that will help you increase your email open rates. We recently had a client contact us because… Read more »
What is Co-Managed IT?
Your unique business requires a technology plan that is personalized for your business. When it comes to your technology, there should be no one-size-fits-all approach. This is where Co-Managed IT steps in. A Managed Service Provider works with your internal IT department or manager to fill in the blanks and provide additional resources that your… Read more »
6 Educational Cybersecurity Resources for Kids
Kids and teens around the country are staying home and adapting to a new virtual school environment due to COVID-19. While the adjustment is fun for a while, the same routine can become tedious, and students may be spending more free time browsing online. We have listed 6 educational cybersecurity resources available for kids of… Read more »
Working Remote Without the Cloud During COVID-19
Millions of Americans were forced to work from remote due to COVID-19 in the spring. Thankfully, companies were able to uproot their offices in a matter of hours to their homes because of cloud technology. It makes us wonder, what would have happened if we didn’t have cloud technology during COVID-19? Would there have been… Read more »
12 Best Travel Gadgets for Any Trip in 2020
We are all ready to get out of the house and travel this summer after being cooped up during the COVID-19 quarantine. We are sharing a few of the best travel gadgets to help make your trips in 2020 a little easier. Universal (All-in-One) Plug Adapter This is a must-have if you are planning on… Read more »
3 Keys to Cloud-Based Remote Work Solutions
Due to COVID-19, most businesses are having to adapt to a remote setup for their employees. For some businesses, it was a simple switch, while others are struggling due to poor architecture planning. As more businesses look to remote work solutions, it’s important to understand that a remote set up requires a new set of… Read more »
