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Are you doing everything you can to protect your customers' data? Are there improvements to be made? Don't leave your customers' data at risk, call us to schedule a consultation at 785-409-6286.

Who Is Protecting Your Data???

Why Every Small Business Needs a Managed IT Service Provider As a small business owner, your business may face various challenges regarding IT support, such as limited resources or lack of experience. This is why it's essential to have reliable IT systems in place, as they can be valuable allies...

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Hive ransomware disrupted after FBI hacks gang's systems Today, the Hive ransomware Tor payment and data leak sites were seized as part of an international law enforcement operation involving the US Department of Justice, FBI, Secret Service, Europol, and Germany's BKA and Polizei.

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Don’t Let Outdated Operating Systems Put Your Business at Risk As the New Year begins, business owners need to be aware of a significant change in the technology landscape: the end of Microsoft's support for Windows 7 and 8.1. As of January 10th, 2023, Microsoft will no longer provide security...

The Top 3 Benefits of Outsourcing IT Support Businesses of all sizes can benefit from outsourcing IT support because of the accessibility to specialized knowledge, cost reductions, and operational flexibility. Some top benefits of outsourcing IT support include financial savings, access to technical knowledge, and more flexibility. By...

Time to Clean Your Machine!

Computers play a big role in our lives. Between work, school, keeping up with family and friends on social media, or even just relaxing to your favorite game. No matter how much or how little you use your computer, it is frustrating if it doesn't work.

Helpful Tips For Optimal Performance.
1. Use a can of compressed air to remove dust/ dirt⁣.
2. Safeguard against power surges⁣.
3. Update everything (yes, we mean everything!)⁣
4. Get professional help from a local IT company you can trust.⁣

Need Help? Leave the cleanup to us!

Happy First Day of Winter!

Tried of IT issues? Are things not operating the way they should be?
Give us a call we can help!
785-409-6286

What makes for good password hygiene? You might be surprised to learn that many of the “standard practices” we all use for our passwords are actually bad. How many times have you reused passwords? If you’re like my family, you have password “buckets.” This password is for finance, one for retail, and the other one for Netflix and streaming. You may even have several variations of those passwords.

Most of the time, you would be better off picking four random words that you can easily remember, rather than using a simple word or date with minor changes and amendments added to the end. (“Just add a '!' to the end,” you say!)

What would you do if you lost EVERYTHING?

Learn more at www.worldbackupday.com

Contact us if you are not sure if backups are being done at your business.

Ransomware Attackers Look For Unpatched Systems To Exploit Not long ago Microsoft patched a critical MSHTML remote code ex*****on security flaw being tracked as CVE-2021-40444. Beginning on August 18th of this year (2021) the company spotted hackers exploiting this flaw in the wild. So far there have been...

DID YOU ANSWER FALSE? There's still time to get your plan in place before the next major event!
With a business continuity plan in place...
Do you have a business continuity plan for your business?

True or False? You have a continuity plan in place that will prepare your business for whatever this year may bring?

Happy Friday 🤣

ALL of these are bad passwords! Have you changed your passwords since the major breach (of nearly every password in the world) last week?

Which one of these is the least secure password you can use?
12345
123456
123456789
test1
password
12345678
zinch
g_czechout
asdf
qwerty

Which one of these is the least secure password you can use?
12345
123456
123456789
test1
password
12345678
zinch
g_czechout
asdf
qwerty

If you haven't taken your cybersecurity seriously...
There has never been a better time.
This hack will affect nearly every password in the world... Leaving the door OPEN for hackers.
Are you protected?
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/billions-of-passwords-leaked-online-from-past-data-breaches/

Billions of passwords leaked online from past data breaches Dubbed RockYou2021, the list as revealed on a hacker forum contains 8.4 billion password entries, says CyberNews.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES ON CYBERSECURITY?
➡️ First and foremost, Don’t Blame Your Employees
Many people look at the news of a massive data breach and conclude that it’s all the fault of some incompetent employee that clicked on the wrong thing. But in truth, it's more of the organizations fault for not properly training that employee and putting a failsafe in place.
If an employee of your company fell for a hack, it's your responsibility. Are you prepared for that?
https://which-50.com/how-to-protect-your-business-from-becoming-the-next-big-cybersecurity-breach%E2%80%A8/

How to protect your business from becoming the next big cybersecurity breach The recent ransomware attack on one of the US’s largest fuel pipelines, Colonial, has led President Biden to release an executive order mandating that the federal government significantly improve cyber security within its networks. It’s a step in the right direction, and a serious warning signal...

FALSE! It has so much more to do with the training you have given the employee.
If you only cut your grass once a year it would be a mess and full of weeds, if you only train your employees once a year your cybersecurity will be much of the same!

True or False? If someone in your company clicks on a malicious link that leads to a cyberattack, it's 100% on the employee.

Happy Memorial Day.

TRUE! They can either be the best line of defense or they can be the biggest threat...
Do you know which ones yours are?

True or False? Employees in your business can be one of your biggest threats.

"Macs never get hacked" is a very outdated mindset.
https://www.businessinsider.com/viruses-on-mac-computers-at-unacceptable-level-apple-says-2021-5?fbclid=IwAR3tIms73AXUU0WR0pm22G-SUcQ636jsPBGSCJkqgSYOqhrpUcAw2MXICT8

Viruses and malware on Mac computers have reached an 'unacceptable' level, according to Apple exec Craig Federighi Apple's computers are facing major issues from viruses and malware, which Apple said has reached "unacceptable" levels in a sworn testimony.