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CMMC Assessment Guide
On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense announced a major revision to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), which impacts companies in the United States defense industrial base, or DIB companies. Also known as CMMC 2.0, these changes to the...
Five Different Types of Managed Services
Virtually any kind of technology can be delivered as a managed service. At a high level, companies have a few different choices in how they manage their technology. First, they can manage it exclusively in-house with their own employees. The “do it yourself” approach...
5 Common Managed Services Providers Challenges
An increasing number of companies struggle when they outsource their IT to a managed service provider (MSP). The increasingly crowded MSP market has various companies whose business model prioritizes delivering amazing customer service offerings and support. However,...
Email Security For Small Business
Small businesses often underestimate cybersecurity risks. There is a widely held notion that cyber criminals only focus on the big fish, such as large companies with deep pockets. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that small businesses are...
10 Email Security Tips and Best Practices for Employees
Cybersecurity at work is a team sport. While your company may deploy advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect your computer, network, and other devices, the company is only safe if every employee takes cybersecurity seriously. Unfortunately, too often employee...
Two-Factor Authentication vs. Multi-Factor Authentication
Stolen or compromised passwords are responsible for most corporate data breaches. According to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 61% of all data breaches were the result of stolen or compromised credential data. Employee re-use of passwords is one of...
What are Managed IT Services?
Technology is the lifeblood of modern business. No matter the industry or company size, technology touches every aspect of business today, from marketing and sales to operations and manufacturing and finance and accounting. Technology is also the source of...
Strategic Importance of Cloud Computing in Business Organizations
There are many lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief among them is the importance of cloud computing for business success. When the pandemic struck, the early adopters of cloud computing were best positioned to shift to remote work, digitally...
4 Benefits of Remote IT Support
The pandemic has ushered in a new era of remote work. While large enterprises have leveraged global operations and remote work to compete and thrive for years, now, companies of all sizes have embraced remote work styles and distributed operations. And as the pandemic...
Common IT Problems
Information technology is now vital for every industry. As companies scale and grow, technology is a key enabler for selling more, serving customers better, and keeping costs under control. Moreover, in today’s competitive labor market, employees insist on...
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