Video Conferencing is the New EmailEmail was once hailed as the top form of business communications. Only a couple of years ago, business professionals averaged 6.3 hours a day sending and receiving email messages. Today, however, a new type of business communications...

5 Cyber Security Challenges FacingOrganizations in the Age of COVID-19 A survey of more than 270 cybersecurity professionals published in late June by the host of the Black Hat Conference found that 80% believe the pandemic will lead to significant changes in...

Are Your Emails HIPAA Compliant? Every organization that collects, shares, and uses protected health information (PHI) understands the gravity of compliance. From releasing patient information to communication, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

The World Has Changed. Have you?  Capturing Today Through the Lens of CybersecurityMarch 2020. From kitchen tables to televisions to emergency rooms, COVID engulfed the world. Our physical and digital lives fundamentally changed within a matter of days. “Shelter in...

VoIP: A New Dimension in Communication for SMBs Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is about a decade old technology that is gaining popularity among individual subscribers and businesses. In conventional systems, phone calls are made using telephones or handsets...

SMBs: It is Hackers v. You - Don't Let Them Score Selling stolen IDs and other personal data is a lucrative trade for hackers. They are always looking for sources where vital information is stored. As a small to midsize business you store your client's personal...

Business Disaster: What Threatens Small Businesses the Most? There are many threats to the integrity of a small business, and not all of them are as dramatic as a cyberattack or a hurricane. Every small business needs to do a risk assessment to determine all the...

Data Protection and Bring Your Own Device to Work BYOD refers to a firm's policy of allowing employees to use their own personal phones, tablets and laptops for all their work applications.This is a pretty common policy, and it has many benefits, but it brings along...

Everyday Human Error Can Affect Data Protection Are you under the impression that data loss is all about putting up firewalls to protect against evil cyberattacks? Some of the biggest sources of data loss include sloppiness, human error, and just plain forgetfulness....

Disaster Recovery Plans: Do You Have One? Disaster recovery and business continuity plans are issues that almost all small businesses fail to think about. More frequently, they decide they haven't the resources to address such "unthinkables." If your business was down...

    Why Small Businesses Shouldn't Avoid Making Disaster Recovery Plans.   Entrepreneurs and small businesses, especially ones that are fairly new, often don't think about making plans to recover in case of a disaster. However, it is the smallest...

Outsourcing? Really. It's OK: How it can save time and money Almost by definition, small business owners and entrepreneurs cringe at the concept of outsourcing. Those who start their own companies like the control and autonomy it provides them. Unfortunately, that...