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Cyber-security for small business: Tech support scams
An employee gets a phone call, pop-up, or email warning about a problem with the office computer. In an effort to be helpful — or perhaps concerned they clicked on something that caused the glitch —...
Dealing with spam text messages and unwanted calls
They're about as welcome as robot calls and junk mail — spam text messages. They show up as unwanted and unexpected text messages on our phone screens. That's aggravating enough, but it gets worse....
Complacency will cost you
Spear-phishing is on the rise Imagine spending years developing a product your research says will take the market by storm. Grow your small business into a major player. Rewrite the rules for much...
Show Me Your HIPAA
Imagine a world where the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights came knocking on every medical practice’s door saying, “Show me your HIPAA!” Would you be able to show...
Here’s How to Avoid Disaster Recovery Scams
Last week, I visited Florida communities recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael. The SBA's disaster assistance team is working long hours at local recovery centers, helping...
5 Predictions for Your Future
Wild things are coming your way There's so much changing in the IT world at this very moment—from transitioning to Device as a Service to managing the security of an increasingly mobile...
How Can You Tackle Network Security on Vacation?
The snow gently falls outside as you kick back in your Snuggie, ready to conquer that Netflix backlog... You've earned it! During the months leading up to winter, you vanquished any and all network...
Section 179 – What every business owner needs to know.
What is Section 179? The Section 179 Tax Deduction is a special federal IRS law that allows businesses to deduct all or part of the purchase price of certain qualifying business equipment. Section...
New Password Guidelines
New NIST Password Guidelines Recently the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released updated best practices for creating passwords. Surprisingly, NIST's recommendations fly in...
Looping a slideshow in PowerPoint
Sometimes you want to run a PowerPoint presentation on repeat – looping a slideshow so it can play in the background during an event, perhaps at a trade show booth. Is it possible to automatically...