The Google Two-Step
Angela works in the office next to me. She and I have worked together on and off for almost 30 years so I would have thought that she would have certainly picked up on all my…
How To Protect Your Data
I gave a presentation on cybersecurity recently and an attendee stated that their IT Team told him their firewall would protect them from ransomware. “FALSE!” I explained, and could see that they didn’t really believe that…
Get Ready for Windows Server 2008 End Of Life
There has been a large shift in technology since Windows Server 2008 was released. In 2008, virtualization was new to most organizations there was a shift from 32bit to 64bit operating systems. Now, in 2018 80%…
Why it is Critical That Your Website is ADA Compliant
Website compliance has taken the spotlight lately with an increasing amount of lawsuits being filed in regards to accessibility for people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive civil rights law that…
Phone Scams Work When You’re Most Vulnerable
My schedule had been overbooked and I knew that there wasn’t a moment to waste in the day. Imagine my surprise when our power company called and stated that our schedule for disconnect had been received.…
Free Email Accounts Aren’t Good for Businesses
A family member recently joined an organization and was told that they would need a Gmail account since that is what the business uses. They contacted me asking if that was good business practice and my…
Is Your IT Support Team Proactive?
"What do you do again Tom?" That is the question I get from many people who I’ve met in the last few years. They are aware that we help companies with their computers, but that is…
Windows 7 End of Life is This Year.
In a session at the Orlando conference last year, Microsoft wanted to ensure that customers are on track to replace Windows 7 by January 14, 2020. Now is the time to inventory your infrastructure to determine…
The Biggest Lesson to Take Away from 2018.
When I sit down to write a post, the first thing that comes to mind is what is it that will be most helpful. With this being the last post of the year, I thought we…
Stop Receiving Messaged Spoofed to Appear to be From Your Domain in Office 365
Many organizations have their email hosted with Office 365 and sometimes an email will get through that appears to be from someone in the company when in fact it is not. So how did an email…