To stay competitive in today’s business environment, many organizational leaders leverage data. Marketing managers, for example, use data to better understand their customers and improve their initiatives. Chief financial officers look at data to analyze the company’s financial strengths and weaknesses and propose corrective actions.
What are information silos and why should you break them?
DDoS attack: What is it and how to defend against it
In February 2020, AWS countered the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in history with traffic coming in at a rate of 2.3 terabits per second (Tbps). That attack broke the previous world records of 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack directed toward a US-based service provider in March 2018 and the 1.35 Tbps attack targeting GitHub in February 2018. These figures show that DDoS attacks are growing in size and complexity, threatening businesses around the world.
Summer team building? Here’s how you can do it virtually
With COVID-19 vaccines still being rolled out in the United States, physical group gatherings will still likely not be advisable by summertime. But that doesn’t mean you’ll have to skip this year’s team building — you can do it virtually.
In this blog, we’ve compiled some virtual team building ideas you can explore:
Go on a virtual vacation
Images of seawater, sand, and the sun often come to mind when it’s summer.
How to protect your macOS devices from malware
Does your macOS device suddenly seem slower? Is your browser crashing? Are you being bombarded with pop-up ads? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then your Mac device may be infected with malware.
Yes, that’s right, Mac users can no longer boast how their devices are “bulletproof” against malware.
Leveraging technology to improve employee motivation
One of the most important lessons in managing a team is to never underestimate the value of employee morale. How engaged and driven your team members are affects their productivity, as well as their willingness to correct their misgivings and challenge themselves.
Lost phone? Here’s what you need to do
Smartphones have become more and more powerful with each new generation, with specs almost comparable to laptops and desktops. And although computers have become thinner and more compact over the years, they aren’t nearly as portable as mobile phones.
4 Ways MSPs help organizations ensure regulatory compliance
Regulatory compliance is a major concern for organizations in sectors like healthcare, legal, and finance. If you cannot comply with the laws, guidelines, and standards laid down by the government, you will incur penalties and may be prohibited from operating.
5 Ways cloud computing increases productivity
Maximizing productivity is a challenge that adopting cloud technology can help you overcome. This is true whether your staff works in your Orlando office or from home. As long as they’re connected to the internet, the cloud will enable your team to work efficiently and your business to operate normally.
7 Essential criteria for choosing the right MSP for your business
Small businesses often have a hard time keeping pace with technological developments while trying to keep costs under control. Yet at the same time, leaders realize innovation is essential for staying relevant in an age of constant change. Outsourcing your technology needs is an affordable way to add value to your business and reduce risk, but choosing a partner isn’t a decision to take lightly.
What does an effective data security protocol look like for a law firm?
The sheer amount of sensitive information law firms handle for their clients makes them a prime target for hackers. Your law firm needs to have a set of data security protocols developed specifically to protect company data and that of your clients.
The list of industries most vulnerable to cyberattacks doesn’t always include the legal sector, but this shouldn’t make you complacent.