Keeping the “Bring Your Own Device” Policy In Line With Your Network Security
Bring your own device (BYOD) is a trend that has been developing over the past few years. It’s good for companies because employees bringing in their own devices ultimately results in cost-savings. In addition, employees seem to like it as well because they more comfortable working on their own devices. Sounds good, right? There’s just […]
IBM Servers
As small, medium and large enterprises have increasingly complex storage, data and network needs, they continue to invest in more sophisticated servers. An IBM server provides a cutting edge solution with extremely powerful, reliable service. A typical IBM server has either 8, 10 or 12 cores with 2 all the way up to 16 terabytes of memory. […]
How To Recognize An Email Scam
Con-artists have been around long before email. When email became a reality, the con-artists became very happy. Email meant less work, and higher payoffs for their scams. Many of the scams used via email were used before email began.It seems people will always have a tendency to “fall” for them. These are the most common email […]
How a Business Can Benefit From Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is getting a good deal of media attention, though many in the business community are still unclear about how what exactly it is and how it differs from other data storage and retrieval methods. In simple terms, cloud computing entials placing all software resources employees need on a web-based rather than a desktop-based platform. […]
Has your Disaster Recovery Plan been Put to the Test?
Have you tested your disaster recovery plan lately? If not, then how can you be sure that it will work when you need it to? According to a recent article from The Business Journals, you should be testing your planned response to a server failure twice a year, and a catastrophic failure once a year. […]
Google Study Reveals Continued Effectiveness of Email Scams
Despite all the warnings and ubiquitous nature of email scams, it appears far too many people are still being fooled by them. This information comes from a recent study from Google published by Huffington Post. In the report, statistics now show up to 45% of people have given private information to an email scam, primarily […]
Enjoy Maximum Security with Colocation Server Hosting
Deciding whether or not to house your own servers isn’t the easiest task. There are pros and cons that you need to consider before making any type of commitment, but as an alternative, you should look into colocation server hosting. Colocation has numerous benefits, including sufficient security. Passive and Active Protection from Fire Fire can spell […]
Email Security: Five Tips to Protect Yourself
E-mail can be a terrific form of communication for keeping in touch with family, friends, and business associates. However, using it unwisely may make you and your computer susceptible to spam, scams, and viruses. Here are five tips to avoid these problems: Utilize Security Software A decent security program with a firewall should be your first […]
Email Scams: The FBI Says Businesses Are Losing Millions from Being Duped
The worst type of email scam today is one that not only fools employees in companies, but also the executives. And that’s exactly what’s happening now, despite so many being aware of how dangerous email scams are. As the structure of many companies becomes increasingly more complex, more business dealings occur via email. With so many email […]
Dispelling 3 Myths of Business Continuity
There are many myths out there surrounding business continuity which take away from the main argument. In this blog we’ll dispel three myths we’ve heard way too often. 1. Business continuity isn’t a company objective When people think of company objectives, they think of things like increases in productivity, hitting certain sales numbers, and minimizing costs. Well, you […]