The Cost of Compliance Small business owners spend at least 20 hours every month and about $12,000 yearly on direct and indirect compliance activities such as audits, workplace upgrades, process changes, and attorney fees. Unlike larger businesses, many SMB owners lack the luxury of a large budget and a dedicated compliance team, thus forcing them to take on the additional…
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Part 2 of a 2-Part Series Tech Staffing Shortages Still Growing As mentioned in Part 1: IT Talent Shortages – What SMBs Need to Know, the world is in the throes of a significant shortage of skilled tech labor. Already underway before the pandemic, the digital transformation went into warp speed during COVID as technology organizations refocused their entire…
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Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Advanced Technology Increases the Demand for Qualified IT Talent The current era is all about technology. Increasingly, organizations are using technology for just about everything from connectivity and productivity to security. Adopting advanced technology is helping many SMBs (small-to-midsize organizations) compete on a more even playing field with their larger counterparts. As…
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What small-to-medium-sized businesses need to know about building incident response plans Why should you care about Incident Response Plans? Cyberattack, security breach, ransomware…It’s almost impossible to go more than a few hours without hearing these ominous words in the news or in business conversations. COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have heightened our nation’s fear of damaging cyberattacks,…
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Ransomware Attack - Are you Next? Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of the US economy, employing 60 million people in 31.7 million businesses. But these SMBs are under attack. While ransomware has been a critical challenge for some time, hackers have been increasingly targeting small to medium-sized businesses since early 2020 and the start of the COVID19…
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Ransomware is a Growing Threat to Growing Companies Ransomware attacks are on the rise, with over 2,400 incidents reported to the FBI; ransomware costs firms over $29 million in losses in 2020. As your business grows and your IT infrastructure develops, the prospect of a cyber-attack might begin to seem much more real to you. Your firm doesn't need to specialize…
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How to leverage IT as an advantage rather than an expense. Information Technology (IT) is intrinsic to modern business. Yet 80% of small businesses still say they struggle to take full advantage of technology. That's why more companies than ever now turn to managed IT service providers to close the gap and improve IT ROI. So, how does it work? Here are…
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Could your SMB benefit from a virtual chief information officer? We live in an age where businesses are created overnight and grow at breakneck speeds -- enabled by advanced technology and an always-connected global network. In this climate, having a comprehensive IT infrastructure has become synonymous with growth and competitive advantage. Organizations can argue that they are too young or…
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During COVID-19, many companies had to pivot and adjust to survive. Many of them discovered the power of cloud services for their company. The cloud is more than a survival mechanism for global pandemics -- it is a robust tool that can help your company stay at peak performance no matter what happens in the market or the world, for…
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Spam emails are annoying, but they can also be dangerous. If your company isn't prepared, malicious spam emails can represent serious cybersecurity risks that cost your organization thousands of dollars in damages. Dangerous Spam Emails at an All-Time High Nearly 85% of all emails sent are spam. And email spam costs businesses $20.5 billion every year. The shift to home-based…
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