How professional services firms can benefit from MSPs
“Professional services” is an umbrella term for economic activities that are defined by the sharing and/or lending of knowledge, expertise, and skills, as opposed to the manufacturing and selling of goods. Examples of professional services firms include medical practices, architecture firms, and advertising agencies, among others. Such firms focus on providing value in their niche […]
Why cybercriminals target healthcare organizations
The saying “There’s no honor among thieves” takes new meaning when we consider how cybercriminals deliberately attack hospitals and other healthcare institutions, showing little to no regard for the value of life. With hospitals in North Carolina and the rest of America struggling to take care of COVID-19 patients since early 2020, criminals have made […]
Why do your employees need security awareness training? Here are 5 big reasons
Over the years, businesses have become increasingly reliant on IT for their operations. Unfortunately, this has also opened more opportunities for hackers to spread malware, launch cyberattacks, and wreak havoc on IT systems. In fact, Accenture’s Ninth Annual Cost of Cybercrime Study found a 67% increase in the number of security breaches and a 72% […]
Looking for an IT consultant? Use these tips to hire the right one
Consultants are subject matter experts that businesses turn to when their projects require specialists but no one among the staff can fulfill the role. IT consultants, in particular, focus on specific fields, such as business continuity planning, cloud services, and digital transformation strategies like virtualization. Your business may currently be using Windows 10 and is […]
5 Costliest phishing scams in history
Phishing scams abound amid the pandemic, with the majority of emails sent over the last year featuring COVID-19-related subjects that deceive and persuade recipients into opening them. In fact, according to the FBI, phishing was the most common type of cybercrime in 2020, with 241,324 incidents, up from 114,702 incidents in 2019. The percentage of […]
5 Business continuity threats to watch out for
Prior to the pandemic, many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were busy running their day-to-day operations and didn’t put much thought into being ready to handle future downturns. However, the impact of COVID-19 stressed the importance of being prepared for disasters and highlighted the need for business continuity planning. Indeed, if only more SMBs had […]
IT tasks that an MSP can handle better than an in-house IT team
Many companies in Charlotte, North Carolina, including yours, rely heavily on computers, smartphones, and other technologies to accomplish most tasks. So when IT issues arise, business operations are likely to get disrupted, which can result in lost sales and unhappy customers. You must then ensure that you have reliable tech systems. To achieve this, you […]
What you need to know about spam filters
Email systems are widely used for business communication and collaboration. The problem is that they are often flooded with junk mail, otherwise known as spam. In fact, about 85% of the global daily email traffic is spam — that’s 122.3 billion messages per day! Spam is commonly just a nuisance, mostly containing harmless ads and […]
Should your business still leverage the public cloud?
In 2020, public cloud usage spiked as many businesses needed it to stay operational in the midst of the stay-at-home orders put in place in Charlotte, North Carolina. But after more than a year of using a public cloud platform, some companies are evaluating whether they should continue doing so or switch to private or […]
Every healthcare organization should have these security measures in place
Even prior to the pandemic, the healthcare industry was highly targeted by cybercriminals because hospitals and their partner organizations possess highly sensitive information, such as patient data and confidential medical research. But the number of cyberattacks against healthcare organizations further skyrocketed in 2020 given the coronavirus crisis. State-backed Russian hackers, for example, attempted to steal […]