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There has been a lot of talk about moving to the cloud and doing business in the cloud. Have you done the due diligence to consider the costs associated with running IT on your premises? There are many factors to…

Various businesses and healthcare facilities have been making the news, spotlighting a new fast growing threat to your data: ransomware. Unlike some forms of malware that just require a good cleaner to scrub them off your system, ransomware locks down…

A hacker, who goes by the moniker “Peace,” revealed that he placed a malicious backdoor onto hundreds of Linux Mint downloads on February 20. He also admitted to making an entire copy of the site’s forum on two separate occasions.…

There have been several stories this week about data breaches that have made the news. Affected companies and issues include a new malware virus, Washington State Health Care Authority, the IRS, and VTech. MazarBOT Malware that can wipe data from…

You might not know this, but Shadow IT can be lurking within your business, and there’s something you can do to stop it. But first, what exactly is Shadow IT? Shadow IT is when your employees bypass internal IT resources…

Although Microsoft has yet to announce when exactly their new server will be launched, they have released 4 technical previews thus far to give you an idea of what’s coming. They have announced a plan to launch a 5th technical…

As a business owner, your identity holds a heavy reputation. But, what if someone were to steal it? Think of all the headaches you would have to deal with when you go to file your tax returns and they get…

We all know the old saying, but when it comes to locking up your important data, this is a dangerous idea. Passwords are your first line of defense against unauthorized users when it comes to safeguarding your company’s most privy…