Small IT firms are built on the foundation of effective and reliable IT solutions for their clients. They are generally faced by some situation which tends to put them in a tight spot. Some of the challenges are: Disintegrated platforms Data services at an uneconomical cost Poor handling of service desks Hard to get on…
Ransomware is a type of malware that helps encrypt the files that are stored on a user’s device or any storage devices that are available on the network. To access these encrypted files, the client must pay compensation known as “ransom” to the cybercriminals, regularly through an intense to-follow electronic installment technique, for example, Bitcoin. In…
Did you know the majority of small businesses don’t have the proper IT security services in place? What this means is they are vulnerable to getting attacked by a cybercriminal and potentially losing everything they have. As a result, most of the data breaches that occur every year happen to small businesses, and many of…
When you come to a point where you have to decide on whether to enter a white label partnership agreement or not, it means your business is doing well. Having a white label provider as a partner is not an indication that you can’t handle all of the work you have on your own. It…
It’s a cybercriminal’s full-time job to steal individual and company information. They will then use it to either benefit themselves directly or sell the information on the dark web to other cybercriminals. The sophisticated techniques used to obtain this information are impressive to even the most experienced cybersecurity expert. Having a proactive IT management strategy…
With the number of small businesses that have to close their doors every year, it’s a positive sign when small business owners are taking proactive steps regarding their cybersecurity. While malware and ransomware get all of the headlines, the dark web poses a constant threat that’s difficult to safeguard against. Using dark web monitoring tools…
It’s always better to have the mindset of thinking your organization is always vulnerable to being attacked, rather than thinking cybercriminals won’t waste their time on you. Cybercriminals target small companies more than large companies simply because they are more vulnerable. Any network security flaw in your system could be just enough of a hole…
Cybersecurity is more complex than ever before, so having the right IT security services in place is essential. For small business owners, this usually means hiring a managed security service provider to ensure all aspects of IT security are covered and there are no holes for hackers to gain entry. With ransomware and malware attacks…
Small and midsize businesses are targeted by cyber criminals more than large companies. There are many reasons why this is true, but the biggest reason is because they are easy targets. Hackers know smaller companies don’t have large budgets to be able to invest in cybersecurity tools, so there will likely be many vulnerabilities they…
As a small business owner, one of your biggest fears is likely having to deal with a cyber attack at some point. Statistics show most small businesses that go through one of these attacks have to close their doors shortly afterward due to the cost of getting everything back to normal. The only problem is…
