Microsoft 365 and the New Commerce Experience

Microsoft’s Office 365 suite has evolved into a powerhouse subscription, allowing many businesses to retire their servers and run entirely from this bundle of cloud-based products. The productivity suite was originally launched a decade ago and now has more than 300 million paid commercial seats and recently, Microsoft is announcing a price increase for many…

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What is a Zero-Day Vulnerability?

What It Is A zero-day vulnerability (also know as zero-day flaw, zero-day exploit) is at its core, a flaw. It is an exploit in the wild that was previously undiscovered, which exposes a vulnerability in software or hardware. A zero-day vulnerability will often create complicated problems well before anyone realizes there is an issue –…

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Ethics and Unauthorized Practice of Law: Preventing Data Breaches in the COVID Era

Reprinted with permission from Buhl, Little, Lynwood & Harris, PLC. Original article can be found  at https://bllhlaw.com/preventing-data-breaches-in-the-covid-era/ Every day brings new stories of companies or governments being hacked and private data being leaked. In the first three quarters of 2020 alone, there were 2,935 publicly disclosed breaches, amounting to the disclosure of 36 billion records.1…

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5 Ways SMBs Can Save Money on Security

5 Ways SMBs Can Save Money on Security Small-to-medium sized businesses and large enterprises may seem worlds apart, but they face many of the same cyber-security threats. In fact, in recent years, cyber-criminals have increasingly targeted SMBs. This is because it’s widely known that SMBs have a smaller budget, and less in-house expertise, to devote…

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Four Key Components of a Robust Security Plan Every SMB Must Know

Four Key Components of a Robust Security Plan Every SMB Must Know Most businesses are now technology dependent. This means security concerns aren’t just worrisome to large corporate enterprises anymore, but also the neighborhood sandwich shop, the main street tax advisor, and the local non-profit. Regardless of size or type, practically any organization has valuable…

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Stay Secure My Friend More Hackers Targeting SMBs

Stay Secure My Friend… More Hackers Targeting SMBs Many SMBs don’t realize it, but the path to some grand cybercrime score of a lifetime may go right through their backdoor. SMBs are commonly vendors, suppliers, or service providers who work with much larger enterprises. Unfortunately, they may be unaware that this makes them a prime…

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Why Hybrid Clouds are More Than Just Another Trend

Why Hybrid Clouds are More Than Just Another Trend It should come as no surprise that many small to midsize business owners take pride in overseeing every aspect of their startup business. Naturally, many are apprehensive when it comes to surrendering control of their servers, their data, and their applications. The downside of this need…

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