BYOD, or Bring Your Down Device, is the name of a workplace policy that allows employees to bring their own laptops, tablets, and mobile devices for professional, work-related purposes. This can be advantageous to many businesses as it helps to cut costs on equipment and technology while increasing employee productivity. Although the cost responsibility is […]
Customized Software Solutions for Nonprofits
According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the U.S. That’s 1.5 million organizations that, just like for-profit businesses, must manage to stay in-line with technology’s ever-changing progress — if they want to succeed. Included in that search for staying up-to-date and competitive is […]
Understanding “The Cloud”: Is Your Business Ready?
The “cloud” is a tech buzzword that is thrown around a lot, but people often struggle to define it. What is “the cloud”? Where is it? How does it work? What goes in it? If you are new to this whole cloud thing, the first thing to understand is that it is not a physical […]
Personal Online Security 101
It is estimated that around 30,000 websites are hacked per day. 1.5 million cyber attacks happen annually. And, if that’s not surprising enough, nearly two thirds of U.S. adults with social media accounts say that their accounts have been hacked. We all think, “I’m safe online. It won’t happen to me.” However, the truth is […]
Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report
Internet security threats change, rise, and get more sophisticated each year, leaving internet users — from personal to business — vulnerable to a wide array of cyber attacks. It’s hard to keep up with, but thanks to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), we have a yearly overview and analysis of what to look out […]
What is Malware? Malware 101
Malware is a shorthand and umbrella term that describes all malicious software — or any software program that intentionally acts against the requirements of the computer user. Because of its umbrella-like designation, malware also refers to pretty much any form of hostile or intrusive software, including: computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, scareware, […]