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4 things a law firm should look for in an IT provider
Information technology providers are everywhere, but finding one that can meet a law firm’s needs is no small feat. Getting it wrong or right can
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Cybersecurity Terms Every Lawyer Needs To Know
You’re a lawyer, so why would you need to know cybersecurity terms? Cybersecurity is your IT provider’s problem, right? Well, yeah, mostly. But even the
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It’s time to embrace e-mail encryption
Law firms invest in all manner of technology to ensure client confidentiality—everything except email encryption, that is. An American Bar Association survey revealed only 39%
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Growing Pains: 5 signs your business may benefit from co-managed services
Life is full of existential dilemmas, like knowing if you’ve found your soulmate. Or when your business might benefit from a co-managed service provider. Okay,
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Thinking about Co-managed services? Get rid of these barriers first.
Most internal IT teams would rather have their teeth drilled than ask for help. So, getting them to agree to work with a Co-managed services
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The best network security tool is a piece of paper
All the cyber security tools and tactics in the world won’t help you without a written network security strategy. That’s right. A network security policy
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Benefits of Co-managed IT Services
When it comes to IT services, it can be tricky deciding if your business requires an in-house technician or outsourced services, whether that be managed
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Data Loss Prevention: Why you need it and how to get it
Customer data is gold. And a good data loss prevention (DLP) plan is critical to protect this precious stash. Don’t believe it? Well, this might
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Cloud Vs. Servers
When your business is growing, you have to figure out lots of things, including whether to keep your data on a physical server or store
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Don’t Let Your Data Sink – Cloud Backup
CHALLENGE On Sunday, November 13th, SeaBrook Harbor and Marine was faced with the unthinkable when a fire destroyed their offices in New Orleans. The fire
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Boost your business with these 4 IT Strategy concepts
Nothing can make a business owner’s eyes glaze over like the mention of IT strategy. It’s right up there with payroll processing and business insurance.
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Email Hacking: Hiding in Plain Site
Hackers are constantly updating their techniques to hack into your systems. Over the last several months, we’ve seen more and more cases with a similar
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6 trends to cover your cyber six this year and how to implement them
It would be great to tell you that cybersecurity isn’t a growing problem for small businesses. Unfortunately, it is. But you can use some developing
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Top 6 Cybersecurity Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Having good password health, adding multi factor authentication, and regular security patching could save you from being hacked.
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Multi Factor Authentication
In addition to having a strong password, multi-factor authentication (or MFA) is now considered a necessity to keep the bad guys out of your accounts.
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Password Health
Having good password health, adding multi factor authentication, and regular security patching could save you from being hacked.