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You probably need to purchase some helpful technology for loved ones or co-workers during the holiday. Below is a look at four gadgets that are sure to make even the biggest technophile smile.  

Cybersecurity is becoming a colossal problem for every business due to the massive amount of data breaches that take place regularly. Organizations of all kinds are looking at strategies to secure their sensitive customer and employee data from hackers, malware, and any other potential danger. The issue is it’s not always as simple as just implementing cybersecurity software.

With Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the gift-giving holidays upon us, let's take a look at how we can be as secure as possible while shopping on the Internet.

There have been a significant amount of discussions in the media about the effect that movies and television have had on society. More often than not, the media that is produced is a result of the ebbs and flows that occur in society, which ironically makes the whole notion that television and movies affect society a fascinating contradiction. The absurd portrayal of criminality in media is one problem that is massively debated by lawmakers and sociologists.

The holiday season has arrived! Why not give the IT professional in your life a few things that they’ve been wishing for all year? Macro Systems has compiled a list of gifts you can give them, some of which will cost you and your business nothing.

As technology has progressed, so have our capabilities of using it. While this has led to significant improvements in how we can live, it has also made it much easier for us to distress and harass others. This is a big, growing problem, so it is critical to know how to take a stand against it, both at home, and in the workplace.

The office is a workplace; it probably isn’t a place that is usually associated with fun and games. Neverless, different aspects of games have been shown to provide significant benefits when introduced into the professional environment. Let's explore some ways in which some fun activities could help your organization.

Star Wars is a cultural sensation. For the past 40+ years audiences from all around the globe have become captivated with the story that took place in a galaxy far, far away. However, Star Wars was also a wonderful lesson in modern IT security! Let's examine three situations that happened in Star Wars: A New Hope and, how, if proper IT strategies were implemented, the Empire would have been able to keep its greatest asset protected.

WHOOPS! This might be one of the more PG-rated things you would say if you dropped your phone, and perhaps additional colorful words would follow the moment you discovered that your phone’s screen is now cracked. If you find yourself in such a predicament, what do you do next? We’ll help you deal with this unfortunate circumstance in the best way possible.

March 23rd, 2018, was the date when the United States Congress passed another spending bill that could reduce individual privacy protection all over the globe. This bill included a provision called the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (or CLOUD) Act, which makes modifications to the Stored Communications Act of 1986 and supplies unelected American officials a significant amount of power over digital privacy rights.

As if the initial revelation of Equifax’s 2017 data exposure wasn’t terrible enough, it has now been reported that there are even more victims than we initially believed. While news like this is obviously never positive, it can produce a silver lining if the opportunities that said news presents are taken advantage of.

Selecting the right gift for someone can be stressful. To eliminate some of that stress for you, here are some gadgets that could be the perfect gift for someone on your holiday list.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is considered by many to be the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Black Friday is infamous for deals so beneficial that people are willing to wait in line for hours before the stores even open in order to take advantage; however, are these deals really the best compared to Cyber Monday?

When it’s time to replace your technology, it might bring about a sense of panic. How can you replace your technology without breaking your budget, or worse, exposing data on your old technology to potentially threatening actors? Only one thing is for sure; you need to make sure that you have a solid strategy to adhere to when you need to replace your broken-down technology.

What if we asked you to throw your expensive smartphone high up into the air, just for the fun of it? You’d probably tell us to take a hike. However, thousands of phones get tossed into the air and put at great risk every day, thanks to an app designed for just such a purpose. In our opinion, this may be the greatest (and most devious) technology prank of all time.

A business owner knows better than anyone how difficult it can be to manage their time and get the most out of their workday. However, you can use your morning and afternoon commutes to eliminate certain mundane tasks from your day-to-day schedule. By using this time to your advantage, you can reduce the stress you’re put under on a daily basis and free your schedule for more important tasks.

A technology-based parody of the classic Christmas story, “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens.

Once upon a time, in a land not much different from this one, there lived a business owner. His name was Scrooge. He wasn’t an unlikable fellow; jolly and cheerful at any glance, his smile could light up the darkness in anyone’s life. Yet, when the winter months arrived, and a chilled wind blew across the land, so too did a fell gust freeze his heart. It was time to figure out why his systems were hacked (again), and he knew it would be an expensive endeavor. How he hated managing his IT.

It's no secret that Facebook is one of the most visited sites on the Internet. In fact, according to the Alexa rankings, which measure website traffic, facebook.com is ranked second after only Google.com. With this much exposure, and the emanated revenue that comes from this kind of traffic, it has become important for the world's largest and most successful social network to scout out and eliminate possible competitors, many times before those companies even consider themselves potential competitors.

With more businesses becoming aware of the environmental impact of their day-to-day operations, one would assume that a practice like printing would be on the decline due to how wasteful it is. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. Despite advances in digital communication, paper consumption continues to increase by 20 percent each year in modern offices.

Data is the lifeblood of business. Therefore, IT workers who maintain business critical systems that "keep the blood pumping" are at the heart of every data-driven organization. Can your business live if an in-house IT worker took a vacation? Many employers think not. Statistics show IT workers have a difficult time "getting away from IT all."