Did you know that the average employee has around 200 passwords? That's a lot of passwords to remember! It's no surprise, then, that many people simply use easy-to-memorize but also easy-to-crack passwords and reuse these across multiple accounts. Some people also write down their passwords on sticky notes on their computers.
Many businesses use network cables to connect and quickly transfer data between their computers and other devices. This means that network cabling (i.e., the infrastructure of network cables) is crucial to ensuring that employees can easily access the IT resources they need to perform their tasks.
Catastrophes may strike at any time without warning, and any firm that's caught unprepared may struggle to get back on its feet. To protect your firm from complete collapse, you need a business continuity plan (BCP).
What is a business continuity plan (BCP)?
A BCP details how a company can stay operational during an unplanned interruption caused by either a natural calamity (e.g., flash flood) or human-made disaster (e.g., ransomcloud attack). Stakeholders and key personnel create this plan in anticipation of such adverse events so that staff members, company data and systems, and physical assets are all protected.
The New Year is the perfect time for business owners and managers to make resolutions that can steer the company in the right direction. Given the importance of cybersecurity in today’s business environment, they need to make the following seven resolutions to bolster password security:
1. Use long passwords
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) no longer recommends combining upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters to create a password.
The new year is a great time to start fresh and implement new strategies for your business. If you haven’t already, we highly suggest adding managed detection and response (MDR) to your cybersecurity strategy.
What is managed detection and response?
MDR is an outsourced service for hunting down and responding to cyberthreats.
Some businesses delay or forego IT purchases, thinking that these are unnecessary expenses. What they fail to realize is that buying the right technologies can actually be a wise investment.
In this blog post, we'll discuss 10 ways investing in business IT can help your company save money and become more profitable.
With 2023 just around the corner, we need to start thinking about what the cybersecurity landscape might look like so we can better prepare for emerging threats. Otherwise, we'll be blindsided by cyberattacks or breaches that can lead to significant financial losses, reputational damage, and hefty regulatory penalties.
Many businesses spend a lot of time and effort ensuring that they provide exceptional customer experience. For example, they invest in IT solutions that make it more convenient for customers to shop and access certain services via the internet as well as enable employees to serve customers remotely.
The holiday season is when we get together with family and friends to celebrate. But it's also a time when scammers come out in full force to take advantage of unsuspecting victims. Phishing scams, in particular, peak around the holidays, soaring by 52% in December.
Computers are among the most versatile and important business tools today. They let you process data and communicate with customers, employees, and vendors. A computer also lets you keep track of inventory, organize workflows, and create content for information and advertising.
