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Vulnerability Assessment: Ensuring Network Security Vulnerability Assessment is an important feature in services we offer our clients and one that everyone should consider as a critical piece to ensuring a secure network environment. It is the process of defining, classifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities in computer systems, applications and netw...

Colonial pipeline and the impact of ransomware on your business

Colonial Pipeline and the Impact of Ransomware on your Business On May 7th, the Colonial Pipeline experienced a devastating cyber attack that forced its organization to close operations and freeze its IT systems to contain the virus. Ransom demands today can be exorbitant and usually involve negotiations to lower the price. Colonial Pipeline still had to pay aro...

2021 tech goals for your business. Keeping up with IT security.

2021 Tech Goals for Your Business: IT Security and Password Protection Most of us breathed a sigh of relief to make it to 2021, and now is a good time to re-assess your IT and how to make it the safest and most proficient for your business. IT security remains a primary need for the success of your business. A recent NYT article noted that

Perfect tech gifts for this crazy year.

Special Tech Gifts Just for 2020 2020 has been a crazy year, to say the least. As we move into the holiday season, you might want to consider some of these great tech gifts that are especially useful this year for remote work and staying up to date. They are definitely timely gifts for this year. Here are our top choices: The

Covid,cybercrime and your IT. How to protect your business.

Covid, Cybercrime and Your IT Infrastructure: The Role of the MSP The Covid19 virus has turned the world upside down, including business and the role of IT, forcing businesses to take a closer look at their IT infrastructure. According to mspalliance.com, MSPs are seeing a surge in customer activity as we near the end of the third quarter of 2020, and as schools a...

Tips on preventing cyber attacks and how multi-factor authentication can help.

Preventing Cyber Attacks: Multi Factor Authentication and More Cyber attacks have been around for years but seem to be especially prevalent today with so many working remotely. We continue to stress the importance of safe email and password practices, along with tools, such as Multi Factor Authentication (MFA.) Microsoft recently noted (see zdnet.com) in referr...

The challenges of working remotely and help from MSPs https://waytek.com/challenges-of-working-remotely-how-the-msp-can-help/

Challenges of Working Remotely: How the MSP Can Help By now, unless you are an essential worker, you have probably experienced the challenges of working remotely. MSPs and tech departments have been busy easing this transition. There has been a lot of analysis pointing to the probability that organizations will have a large number of employees working...

Covid 19 and the cyber security threats to businesses https://waytek.com/covid-19-and-the-cyber-security-threats-to-business/

Zoom and alternatives to working remotely https://waytek.com/zoom-and-beyond-working-remotely-with-video-conferencing/

Zoom and Beyond: Working Remotely with Video Conferencing It has been over a month now that most of us have been working remotely, which often includes video conferencing. The Zoom app became an overnight success, as it was quickly utilized for family, friends and business meetings. Questions arose, however, as to the security of Zoom, which didn't seem to...

Looking into alternatives to Zoom

Using Zoom while working from home? Here are the privacy risks to watch out for Don't let tattle-tale software features disrupt your remote workflow.

Read these tips on your technology and working from home

Tips for Technology and Working From Home Most of the United Sates (and the world) is living the new reality of working from home. For those of us not used to this new format, many challenges arise, especially with technology. A recent New York Times article addressed these challenges, stating "without an IT department, you are on your own....