There have been less Ransomware attacks in both 2018 and thus far in 2019 when compared to 2017. Alas, recent events have made it more likely that this trend will reverse in the near future. Why is that? Simple: some municipalities have set a precedent of paying up.
Other than their size and the resources at their fingertips, what makes a small to medium-sized business so different from a large, enterprise-sized one? If you really think about it, there isn’t all that much. This is why many SMBs have turned to managed services… to receive IT support comparable to what the large businesses receive.
Some terms are thrown around as if everyone knows what they are; this is especially the case with IT and technology solutions. Maybe it’s a result of them being around for quite some time in professional environments, but it doesn’t help those who are not familiar with the technology. One term that we should all know is “firewall,” as it’s omnipresent in the business sector, but it’s far from the only security solution you’ll need to guarantee safety.
Many organizations have taken the cloud into consideration as their next technology implementation, but there’s more to adopting a cloud solution than just going to the cloud store and asking for one. You first need to determine what kind of cloud solution is best suited to your needs.
Mobile devices are with us nearly everywhere these days, leading us to use them more and more in all aspects of lie, including for business purposes. As a result, cybercriminals have even more motivation to target them. Below is a list of practices to help you circumvent a mobile device being the downfall of your organization's security.
Modern technology is becoming more and more common in every part of our lives. For the modern business, emerging technologies can equal big profits if they are implemented and utilized properly. Let's take a look at a couple of the emerging technologies that organizations are using to improve the long-term outlook of their endeavor.
While each modern business has its own balance of company culture and processes, there are certain varieties of software that all modern organizations in operation should be leveraging. Below we go over what these solutions are, and how they can benefit your business.
Habits can be good way to enhance your internal productivity, but others can leave your business vulnerable to security risks. Alas, there’s a solid chance that your employees may have picked up the latter. This means you need to learn what to look for, so you can identify any problem areas within your business, and work to break the habits that led to these issues.
If you don’t take care of your PC’s files, you will soon discover that it’s easy to lose track of where exactly everything is. You have many, many file types, folders, and applications sitting around without any real sense of organization or continuity. Below we'll focus on how to help you better organize your files in a way that is simple to comprehend. You should be able to do so in either your operating system file explorer or in your cloud-based file storage.
Capital One is one of the biggest credit card companies in the world. On July 29th 2019, Capital One made an announcement: it was the victim of one of the largest data breaches in financial sector history. A former software engineer for Amazon has been indicted on charges related to the hacking.
When this blog talks about backup and disaster recovery (BDR), it might appear as though we’re talking about a single process; after all, there’s just one acronym for it. Nevertheless, while these two processes are related to one another, backup and disaster recovery each require a different preparation process, with different considerations made for each.
The End of Support for a Windows operating system sends waves across all industries, signaling an end of an era. Is your business one of the many that still cling to Windows 7? If so, you need to take measures now to prepare for its End of Support date. If you fail to do so, you’re putting your business at unnecessary risk.
In the course of maintaining a business everyone has their own specific responsibilities. One overarching responsibility that all employees need to have today is a keen eye for detail. The health of an organization depends on it. A staff’s failure to properly shoulder their load of security can lead to a significant negative result for both the employee and the business. When your company gets infiltrated by hackers, that fault is largely found in the mirror.
Your employees appreciate when you provide them with all the tools they require to accomplish their day-to-day tasks. If you take the time to give them everything they need to do their jobs, then they will, in turn, provide you with a higher rate of productivity and work quality. One way you can make this happen is by providing them access to the technical assistance they require to succeed.
Walk into any office and you’ll probably see signs on the wall indicating who is located where, as well as those that identify points of interest that visitors might need. With digital technology overtaking numerous aspects of the office, it was a given that it would eventually affect signage. If it’s utilized right, digital signage can highlight imperative parts of your office and encourage employees to give it their all during the workday.
Businesses require hardware and software to keep an infrastructure running, but not all businesses specialize in the management and acquisition of these systems. Moreover, some organizations don’t even know what their specific needs are, which is shocking to think about. Macro Systems is here to help you make the best decisions possible with your hardware and software acquisitions.
Productivity is the goa in business. Alas, there are so many interruptions in the workday, you have to capitalize on the moments where you’re in the zone. To get in the zone more frequently, and to measure the ability of workers to find their zone, companies have started using trackable systems fueled mainly by their management software-usually a CRM, but sometimes a larger, more integrated solution-to pump out metrics designed to give managers an idea how their teams are performing, and give them an idea about how to best utilize them.
Whether we like it or not, technology changes quickly. That change is usually beneficial; you can accomplish more, gain more visibility, stretch your resources further, and do things you wouldn’t have thought possible or affordable a few years ago. On the other hand, sometimes technology changes arrive with the frustration of having to learn something new, develop new processes, and deal with a mountain of other annoyances. Listed below are some tips on how to prepare you and your business for the inevitable changes that your IT will be facing over the next few years.
Technology has altered the culture of some office environments, for better or worse. While we tend to err on the side of implementing IT as being worth the risk, it’s always best to go into implementing a new technology solution with the thought of not just how it will affect operations, but how it might influence your company's culture. Below we go into detail about ways that implementing a new IT solution might affect the way your staff interact with each other, as well as what you should look out for when implementing such solutions.
Microsoft is discarding OneNote 2016 in favor of the OneNote application bundled with Windows 10. The note-taking app will still be supported until October 2020, with extended support offered after that, but Microsoft will not be adding any additional features to it; instead, they'll be putting all of their efforts into making the version bundled with Windows 10 the definitive version. Some details to keep in mind when making the switch between these two solutions are listed below.
