Natural disasters can come at any time, regardless of human attempts to prevent the disasters. Geographic, marine, population, health and geological events can qualify as being recognized and known as natural disasters depending on their effects on human, animal, or plant life and on the earth in general. Sometimes, an event only becomes known as […]
A look at some of the many benefits that managed IT services have to offer for smaller businesses. Many associate managed IT services with big business and large corporations. However, this is one of the many reasons why small businesses ignore IT services… as they imagine they’re more trouble than they’re worth (especially without IT […]
The internet is packed full of countless companies offering free website hosting, and although this sounds a little more than tempting, the old saying the best things in life are free, doesn’t really apply when it comes to websites. Most beginners who wish to start their own website want to keep the associated costs as […]
Have You Opened Any Invoice Attachments Lately? Just this past week, a new ransomware called Locky was discovered that has security experts a little more than concerned. In fact, many IT service providers have found that it is spreading at an alarming rate, and is able to bypass antivirus, spam filtering, and web filtering solutions. […]
The days of retyping PDF documents into Word documents is over. Adobe has come up with a subscription based service to convert PDF documents into editable Word documents. The solution is known as Adobe Export PDF. For $1.99 per month, Adobe allows the user to convert unlimited PDF documents into Word or Excel format. There […]
It’s no secret that at times staff and management alike spend a portion of company time perusing the internet for sales, checking up on social media, and even taking in the occasional cute kitten video or two. As many as half of all employees are taking part in these midday indulgences, which can wreak havoc […]
The iPhone belonging to the couple who shot 14 people in San Bernardino is embroiled in a hot debate. The FBI is asking for Apple to give them access to the device, and Apple is stating privacy concerns as its reason for not complying. So what exactly is the FBI asking for? There have been […]
An unexpectedly large number of WordPress websites have been mysteriously compromised and are delivering the TeslaCrypt ransomware to unwitting end-users. And what’s worse, Antivirus solutions are not yet catching this is. In the last few days, malware researchers from Malwarebytes and other security firms have reported that a massive number of legit WordPress sites have […]
Are your employees grabbing company mail on their personal devices? Do they have access to business information across many devices? You are not alone. Companies are looking to safeguard sensitive information while their employees are looking at data on-the-go. There was a study done that over half of all workers have at least three devices […]
Ransomware is essentially a digital mechanism used for extortion. Most commonly, ransomware attacks encrypt the victim’s data and then demand a ransom for the return of the information. Data is an incredibly valuable asset, many people are willing to pay for its return. Unfortunately, paying the ransom is the worst decision you can make as […]