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Ransomware is a type of malware that will encrypt your files, actually hold your data hostage, until you pay a ransom. When the malware’s demands are met, your files are yours again. Sounds crazy, but this type of malware is…

Cloud computing has become one of the newer buzzwords in business circles for small and medium-sized businesses. While not all small businesses have started using cloud computing, many find the cloud offers them additional services or storage space for their…

It’s often pretty hard to know whether you are being BSed by a service company that presumably makes its living off of when things fall apart in your office—especially when those “things” are important and somewhat elusive technologies, like IT…

Is Ransomware Hiding in Your Inbox? Phishing campaigns are up 789% since the last quarter of 2015, due to a jump in statistical data that shows a 6.3 million increase in raw numbers. What’s worse, industry experts have reported that…

Owners and managers of small- to mid-size accounting firms often feel as though they are at a competitive disadvantage with their larger counterparts. Though you can swing the balance of power in your favor by recruiting “rainmakers” and cutting costs…

The benefits a company accrues from outsourcing IT are many and include: Lower hardware costs Lower software costs Lower labor costs Allows companies to focus on core business areas Reduces risks Provides 24/7/365 coverage That said, there are pitfalls businesses…