About two and a half years ago, Lenovo was brought under fire for manufacturing products that had adware preinstalled on them. This malware, a variant called Superfish, was installed on up to 750,000 Lenovo devices, and the company--eager to put this incident behind...

Have you ever tried to manage a major IT project yourself? If you have, you know that it’s a huge time sink and that there’s so much involved with the process. We’ll discuss four of the best ways that you can save time and resources while managing your latest...

When it comes to Internet threats, ransomware is the one that causes the most fear, especially for small and medium-sized businesses, as it should. According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, ransomware is growing at a yearly rate of 350%. Are you’re...

Chances are, you’ve heard of phishing before--emails that promise some benefit or prize if you click on the included link, that actually results in trouble for you and your data. Unfortunately, as technology has embraced mobility, so have phishing attempts. This is...

Wouldn’t it be great to have a fully-trained and certified staff of IT professionals sitting in the corner of your office, keeping your technology in line? Unfortunately, small businesses often don’t have the budget required to hire an internal IT department filled...

Network security is an important part of keeping both your business and your staff away from online threats, but it’s not enough to implement the best, most comprehensive solutions on the market. There are a surprising number of facets to network security, and in...

Is talking to someone in the technology industry like speaking with someone in a different language? You’re not alone. It’s no secret that the IT industry loves jargon - and has dozens of buzzwords at any given time. These are a few words that have the industry...

In case you haven’t heard, the credit bureau, Equifax, has suffered a data breach that may have exposed the records of 143 million Americans. On July 29th, it was discovered that cybercriminals had “exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to...

By now, you’ve probably heard about the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery planning for small businesses. More businesses have continuity plans than ever before, according to FEMA. With so many SMBs looking to secure their future, there are a few...

Microsoft Office has many capabilities that are not fully utilized by the majority of their users. Mail merges in Word used to be a time consuming, frustrating process. With each new edition of Word, Microsoft has refined the process to make it more user-friendly....