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Don’t be an April Fool on March 31. Make sure all your important business data is 100% protected. World Backup Day is March 31, 2016. On Aug. 3, 2012, Wired journalist Mat Honan’s entire digital life was ruined. How? Hackers…

Far too often management and leadership are assumed to be identical directive strategies. However, to effectively lead, one must do more than just manage. More and more, systems of management are being replaced by systems of leadership to better equip…

Such a dangerous sentence, yet so widely used. Small businesses tend to think they are invincible when it comes to cybercriminal attacks and this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, you are at risk every single day you…

I think we can all agree that Microsoft Word is the most popular and easy-to-use word processor available out there. Most businesses rely on Microsoft Word to get work done, but little do some know, there are ways to boost…

In modern business environments, collaboration is vital – all departments and staff members must be able to communicate and work together on projects, in order to remain ahead of the competition. As industries of all types focus more heavily on…

Do you find yourself spending a considerable part of the day staring at a computer screen? Is it a computer, smartphone, or other device? All of this time you spend in front of a computer screen can be quite detrimental…

Imagine losing access to all of your vital systems and data… How fast would you be able to recover? If you lost access to your vital systems and data due to disaster – from human error to virus infections to…

Cybercrime is an ever-present threat to modern businesses. Without up-to-date and varied security measures, successful hacks can compromise your sensitive data and harm your systems, resulting in costly downtime. Small businesses in the Fort Lauderdale area should be especially wary…

Disasters – from cybercrime to human error to natural occurrences – are inevitable. Do you have a business continuity plan in place to keep your company going? Disasters are inevitable. Just take a look at history. In 2013, a fire…

Targeted attacks are threats aimed directly as specific categories. These are called Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). These threats are created specifically to victimize a certain individual or organization. The experts at welivesecurity indicate that APTs have special objectives: Pursue its…