Archive for March 29, 2015

While businesses are increasingly aware of the many dangers that cyber-attacks can present to their company, it seems that they still aren’t entirely sure how to deal with data loss or breaches. The majority of modern businesses workings are dealt with online, and if a malware attack or other bugs enter their network, they can…

Take a peek around your office. Are your employees as productive as they could be? Are they getting their work done, or are they taking an extra long coffee break while the computer reboots? Sometimes it can seem like employees use bad technology as an excuse for slacking off, but the truth is that unresponsive…

Every file you have saved on your computer could be at risk from the attack of a new e-mail virus, expertly designed to seem like an average e-mail you may find in your inbox. In seconds, all of your files, photos, and downloads or even the entirety of your business’s information and saved data can…

Is your I.T. company keeping secrets from you? When you hire someone to handle all your information technology for you, it’s to be expected that you’re going to let them handle the nitty-gritty details. That’s what they’re good at, and you’ve got better things to do than worry about handling updates or patches for all…

Be on the lookout for suspicious emails that claim to be from a federal agency – they could be a trap to steal your private information! A new campaign of email phishing attacks has been reported by US-CERT. The subject lines of these emails reference the Affordable Care Act, and they claim to be about…

Can you rely on the service you receive from your I.T. consulting company? Do they provide real solutions for the problems you face every day in your business, or do they just fix a computer when it’s broken and then wait for your next phone call? Your I.T. consulting company should be like an extension…

The department of Labor sent out an email last month informing Americans about updates to its Affordable Care Act page – hackers have now taken that email and used it as a template to spread a new scam. Be careful if you find an email about Affordable Care in your inbox, because it could be…

Few things are as frustrating as technology that just won’t work, right? How many times have you wanted to throw your home computer out the window because you got the blue screen of death AGAIN? You get fed up, you turn off the computer, and you go do something else because you’re just so mad.…

Are you proactive when it comes to your I.T. security? — Or do you simply hope for the best? We know you’re busy. However, if you don’t plan ahead, a single security breach will take down your business! Hackers Are Finding Their Way Into YOUR Systems Right Now! Unless you’re proactive about I.T. security, you’re…

It’s almost that time of year – now is the time to determine where you’ll go to get your tax returns done. But tax companies you used to trust, like TurboTax, have hiked up their prices. As of last year, TurboTax changed how it categorized options for online filing. They got rid of the “Basic”…