As organizational leaders finalize their budgets for 2022, cybersecurity costs are top of mind, especially ransomware costs. As attacks grow increasingly frequent and sophisticated, the price of mitigating an incident is rising rapidly. In 2021, the average ransomware payment rose to $570,000, compared with $312,000 in 2020. Of course, there’s more to recovering from a ransomware attack than paying the ransom – a lot more – which is why total recovery costs hit a cool $1.85 million this year, more than double the 2020 average of $761,106.
on Monday, 24 January 2022 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Online Security, Business, IT Consulting, Business Tips, Security, mobile security
Read moreA little over a year ago, we started hearing the term "Zoom Fatigue," that referenced the extreme exhaustion from virtual meetings. Many of us are still using virtual meetings reasonably consistently, and I can guess that all of us are tired of seeing our own faces during these calls. Not only is it exhausting and extremely distracting watching your own face throughout a meeting, but many times, we look very unnatural because of the orientation of our eyes since it is challenging not to watch ourselves. Luckily, Microsoft has an answer.
on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 Posted in Business, Business Tips, Productivity Tips, Blog
Read moreMicrosoft consistently has something new and exciting up its sleeve. Last month, Microsoft did not disappoint during this annual conference, Ignite, which they virtually hosted. Ignite is typically one of the venues where new announcements and enhancements are revealed. This year, these announcements spanned multiple products and business needs and are sure to provide assistance in your office.
on Tuesday, 07 December 2021 Posted in Cybersecurity, Business, Security, IT Solutions, mobile security, Technology, Productivity Tips, Blog
Read moreRecently, President Biden met with leaders in the private sector as well as those in education to discuss the need to address cybersecurity threats to the nation and efforts needed across the board. The increase in incidents and the ongoing threat of attack transcends all invisible borders that we put on humans or businesses. In other words, cybercriminals don’t care about your race, religion, income, or the industry that you work within. Data is valuable to them, and they will obtain it however is necessary. This meeting was held to unify efforts so that collectively we are fighting the battle against hackers with the hope of having a more significant impact. The outcome of the meeting was as follows…
on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Business, mobile security, Technology
Read moreWe are constantly online and reachable. Whether it is via our phones or that we are sitting at the office on our computers, someone can always reach us. In most situations, that is the point. We live in a time when work is always happening, and no time is off-limits. The average employee receives around 121 emails per day, and I would guess that since the onset of COVID-19, that number has increased. How much "work" are you actually getting done with the constant ping of new emails or messages from applications like Teams?
on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 Posted in Business Email, Business, Business Tips, Productivity Tips
Read moreThe overwhelming theme of this year’s virtual Microsoft Inspire 2021 conference was that Microsoft is fully committed to being the very best partner they can be to their partners. Satya Nadella started the conference with a powerful keynote acknowledging that Microsoft has gotten where it is today solely because of its partners and that it will only continue to grow if its partners are also growing. Every major takeaway from the conference carried along this theme, yet concepts ranged from security to reduced costs to higher functionality. Below are what we believe to be the most impactful takeaways from Microsoft Inspire 2021.
on Monday, 19 July 2021 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Online Security, IT Support, Business, Network Solutions, Business Tips, Cloud Computing, Security, Technology, Productivity Tips
Read moreJust as it seemed we might be seeing clear skies ahead in terms of the pandemic; another dark cloud began to rise on the horizon. The Colonial Pipeline breach hit the news, and many people started to panic. We were all too familiar with the uncertainty of the future, and last year’s toilet paper rush was replaced with people filling gasoline in plastic containers of all sorts and sizes.
on Wednesday, 02 June 2021 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, IT Support, Business, The Internet of Things, Business Tips, Technology
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