Author: Jeff Weeks, Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer As with any other wide-scale event, scammers are taking advantage of the feeling of urgency and demand for information around the COVID-19 Pandemic. Luckily, the tactics scammers are using are mostly ploys we have seen and heard before.  The best defense against scammers is to… [Read More]

Security Concerns for Remote Workers As droves of Americans start to work from home, hackers are taking notice. Experts have already warned us over the past few weeks that a new wave of cyber-attacks have started, aimed at workers outside of relatively secure office environments. Larger organizations may have established work-from-home practices and infrastructure already… [Read More]

With our sudden shift to remote working, it’s important to get all employees on a single communication platform. It’s incredibly inefficient if everyone is using different apps and services – now is the time to consolidate on an agreed-upon platform. At Ntiva we use Microsoft Office 365, and so Microsoft Teams is our go-to collaboration… [Read More]

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate, CEO’s are quickly coming to grips with the fact that business will be anything but normal for the next few quarters. According to a global survey released on Tuesday from the Young President’s Organization (YPO) 82% of business leaders expect declines in revenue over the next six months. Note that… [Read More]

For a small business, the threat of a cyberattack can feel far away. The high-profile breaches have targeted larger companies, so small businesses may be tempted to think they’re not attracting threat actors’ attention. But the reality is that 43 percent of cyberattacks are aimed at SMBs, with the number of attacks up nearly 425 percent in 2018… [Read More]

The modern world is so hooked up to online services that when guests come around, “How ya doing?” will probably be followed by “What’s your Wi-Fi password?” But the hospitable host probably doesn’t realize that revealing this information could pose a network security risk. For example, guests might accidentally download a malicious program or connect… [Read More]

Nearly all small business leaders appreciate that technology can help them improve their revenue and are seeking out ways to better integrate technology into their growth plans.  However, many will also freely admit that they are intimidated by technology, concerned that they will overspend for the wrong ‘flavor-of-the-month’ platform, and don’t have time to truly… [Read More]

As your business flourishes, you are bound to experience “growing pains.” Changes happen quickly and unexpected issues can arise. Despite the unknown, your growing business must plan-ahead to brace for change and increases in work production. This includes correctly anticipating your technology staffing needs. How many people should be on your IT staff? On average,… [Read More]

The biggest problem companies face when it comes to cybersecurity is often not the technology; it’s the people.  And hackers (often called “bad actors”) know this. That’s why it takes more than strong IT to keep your company safe. It “takes a village.” Beyond technology, the best way to protect your business from cybercriminals is with a… [Read More]