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How to Survive a Total Ransomware Lockout

How to Survive a Total Ransomware Lockout

Imagine the terror of arriving at the office only to find every screen glowing with the same cryptic message: "Your files are encrypted." If you’re like most business owners, this kind of situation could set you back weeks, and that’s not to mention the financial setback and permanent data loss that could occur as a result of such a ransomware attack. What your business needs is resilience, the kind that only immutable backups can offer.

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Tip of the Week: Stop Deleting Stuff Like a Caveman and Save Some Time

Tip of the Week: Stop Deleting Stuff Like a Caveman and Save Some Time

What do you do when you realize you’ve written three sentences of absolute nonsense?

What do most of us do? We lean on the Backspace key. We sit there, staring at the screen, watching the cursor slowly eat away at the alphabet like Pac-Man. Waka-waka-waka-waka. The funny thing is that all that holding down the backspace key for five seconds is inefficient, and quite frankly, you’re better than that. It’s time to stop making a fool out of yourself and start tactically deleting your text. Let’s teach you how:

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What Is an MSP, and Does Your Business Actually Need One?

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If you've ever Googled "why does our Wi-Fi keep going down" at 9 a.m. on a Monday, or sat in a meeting watching someone frantically try to recover a file that was deleted by accident, you've already felt the pain that a Managed Service Provider — or MSP — is built to solve. But what exactly is an MSP, and how do you know if your business actually needs one? Let's break it down in plain English

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Sharing Your Business’ Wi-Fi Password is a Bad, Bad Idea

Sharing Your Business’ Wi-Fi Password is a Bad, Bad Idea

We’ve all been there. A client walks into the office, a contractor needs to check a manual, or a visitor is waiting in the lobby, and they ask that ubiquitous question: "What’s the Wi-Fi password?"

Sharing it feels like common courtesy, of course. If you are handing them the password to your primary office network, you are doing much more than sharing an internet connection. You are essentially handing a stranger the keys to your entire digital office.

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The FTC Has New Cybersecurity Rules… Is Your Business Compliant?

The FTC Has New Cybersecurity Rules… Is Your Business Compliant?

The Federal Trade Commission has spent years providing businesses with guidance and advice concerning their security. Now, this guidance has converted into enforceable mandates.

In short, your business needs to have systems and protections in place—not plans—in order to abide by last month’s executive order that focuses on the prevention of cybercrime and fraud. Let’s touch on what needs to be accomplished in order for you to do so. 

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Imagine the terror of arriving at the office only to find every screen glowing with the same cryptic message: "Your files are encrypted." If you’re like most business owners, this kind of situation could set you back weeks, and that’s not t...
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