4 Red Flags to Look Out for when Choosing a Managed Services Provider
In recent years, cloud computing technologies have revolutionized the modern workplace. But with innovation comes no small amount of confusion, and many SMBs have difficulty setting up and maintaining a suitable IT environment. Maintaining in-house systems can be expensive and complicated, particularly when you need a dedicated team to maintain them. Fortunately, managed services providers […]
Forget HIPAA – If You Accept Credit Cards, You Have Another Compliance Standard to Worry About
High-profile data breaches hit the headlines every year as seemingly impenetrable global enterprises fail spectacularly to protect confidential customer data. Chipotle was the latest example of a big-name company unable to keep customer credit card numbers out of the hands of cyber attackers. However, it’s small businesses that make up the overwhelming majority of data […]
The SpectrumWise 7-Layer Approach to Network Security
As the threat of data breaches continues to rise, businesses no longer have the option to go without a comprehensive security solution. Your cybersecurity strategy needs to be an ongoing and constantly evolving process that always stays one step ahead of new and unexpected threats. The Spectrumwise solution, for both our clients and ourselves, is […]
Promoting Collaboration with Office 365
Office 365 presents the perfect complement to the modern digital working environment where multiple people will often be working on the same projects. Most users are already aware of the powerful co-authoring feature that allows multiple users to access and edit documents simultaneously. Nonetheless, that’s not where the powerful collaborative functionality of the world’s most […]
How to Determine the RTOs and RPOs of Your Disaster Recovery Plan
Every company should have a disaster recovery plan in place that allows business to resume within a specified amount of time. Additionally, the plan should be audited and updated regularly, considering any system upgrades and other factors that may affect its implementation. After all, if your plan turns out to be partly irrelevant should the […]
How Proactive IT Maintenance Saves Time and Money in the Long Run
It’s tempting to avoid investing money in a system that appears to be working just fine. Who cares if you start the car with a butter knife as long as it still works, right? But what happens when the patchwork clunker does go belly up? It’s a ridiculous example, but are you sure it’s not […]
Phishing 101: Teaching Your Employees to Keep the Company Data Safe
A report published by the U.S. Department of Justice last year revealed at least 4,000 ransomware attacks had occurred every day since the beginning of 2016. This represents a fourfold increase over the previous year. In the overwhelming majority of cases, particularly in the workplace, ransomware ends up on a computer by way of a […]
5 Reasons Your Business Needs Virtualization
Businesses are under increasing pressure to modernize their information technology resources to increase efficiency, reduce operating costs and negate the pressure on IT departments. You’ve probably heard about virtualization before as one of the key areas of business computing. Perhaps you’ve even written it off as something that only massive global enterprises need to worry […]
4 reasons you need a separate backup of your Office 365 and G Suite files
The business flexibility that Office 365 and G Suite provide is truly remarkable. They’re lifesaving solutions for employees who need to access, collaborate on, and share company files while they’re at work, at home, or on the go. And since data is stored in the cloud, employees no longer have to carry stacks of company […]
VoIP communications are here to stay
Everyone knows who Alexander Graham Bell is, but why don’t we teach our kids about Alon Cohen? We acknowledge how revolutionary the telephone was, but we also know a thing or two about technology new and old. In 1989, Mr. Cohen invented an audio transceiver that went on to become what we know today as […]