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Top 5 Signs of Social Engineering

It's true – your devices, accounts, and data are all incredibly valuable to cyber criminals, no matter your industry or role. According to Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Report, 68%...

Why Phone Record Breaches Increase Risk of Impersonation Scams

The AT&T phone record breach – which took place in 2022 and was disclosed July 2024 – affects everyone. Even if you're not an AT&T customer, records of calls placed and text...

IT Security Priorities: Top Recommended Improvements to Make This Year

It's a harsh reality for most small and mid-sized businesses, but it's the truth. You simply don’t have the resources to stop well-funded, highly-targeted attacks. But that's not...

Why is my Domain Being Flagged as Spam?

Have you had an issue with email deliverability or your domain being flagged as spam? The industry standard for spam complaints is 0.1%. This means if you send an email campaign...

Bulk Emailing for Small & Mid-Sized Businesses | What You Need to Know

In a recent development, both Yahoo and Google have chosen to make DMARC a requirement for email delivery. This move is a significant step toward enhancing email security and...

Strategic IT Planning for the New Year

The new year is quickly approaching. That's right, it’s already time to start strategically planning to hit next year’s IT goals. Our rule of advice is that your team should sit...

When You Should Reboot Your Devices And Why

"When was the last time you restarted your computer?" Does that question sound familiar? Whenever a user is facing a tech issue, typically one of the first troubleshooting steps...

IT Strategic Planning for a New Decade

Strategic IT Planning is a collaborative process taken with clients to understand their business needs and goals, that ultimately allows the IT budget to appropriately align with...

3 Reasons Why Hospitals Consider Outsourcing IT

You come to work with all systems operational: patients are being checked in. Nurses are filling out charts. Doctors are prescribing medicine. Everything in your hospital is...

Multi-Factor Authentication - What It Is & Why It Matters

We’ve talked a lot about the importance of changing your password and making sure you choose passwords that aren’t easily guessed. But while you should always beef up your...