As a business owner, taking time off is essential, but so is keeping your business secure while you’re away. One commonly overlooked vulnerability? Your out-of-office auto-reply.You set it. You forget it. And just like that, while you’re packing for vacation, your inbox starts broadcasting: “Hi there! I’m out of the office until [date]. For urgent […]
Shadow IT: How Employees Using Unauthorized Apps Could Put Your Business at Risk
Your employees might never click phising emails or reuse passwords and yet still be a big security risk — just by using apps your IT team doesn’t know about.Even with the best of intentions, downloading and using unauthorized apps, software and cloud services can unwittingly create massive security vulnerabilities. What is Shadow IT? Shadow IT […]
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Power Moves: How Small Businesses Are Winning with Smart Tech Strategies
National Small Business Week is May 4–10, so we’re celebrating the business leaders who use smart tech strategies to work smarter, serve customers better and grow stronger. Here’s how small businesses are making big moves with smart technology — and how you can too. Getting Your Business Seen in The Age of AI Search EnginesOnce […]
6 SMB Cybersecurity Tricks Hackers Hate
The perception that SMBs have limited resources, smaller budgets and often a “won’t-happen-to-us” mindset makes them attractive to hackers. Although SMBs don’t have the resources of Fortune 500 companies, you don’t need that kind of money to protect your business. Here are six simple strategies hackers hate because they’re affordable, surprisingly easy to set up […]
Going Green: How Technology Can Help You Reap the Benefits of Sustainability
Sustainability is a practical strategy any small or midsize business can adopt to save money, improve efficiency and boost employee well-being. The Department of Energy says that power-efficient systems can cut energy usage by up to 75%, and greener workplaces have been shown to increase productivity and reduce sick days by 30%. Beyond cost savings, […]
What Do You Do When A Company Compromises Your Data?
With the rise in cyber-attacks worldwide, you’ve likely received more than one notification from a company you work with informing you that your data has been compromised in a breach. While there are steps we can take as consumers to protect ourselves, sometimes we can’t control when a company that promised to protect our personal […]