I’ve created a backup log worksheet on the Small Business IT Plan website. This backup log gives you an easy way to keep track of the success or failure of your backups so that you can guarantee you know if your backups are working or not. If there are problems, using this backup log will help […]
Windows 10S – What is it? Microsoft released a new version of Windows 10, called Windows 10 S, on May 2nd, 2017. Windows 10 S is a scaled-down version of Windows 10. If you’re familiar with Chromebooks, it’s easiest to think of Windows 10 S devices as similar to Chromebooks but using Windows 10 and […]
I’ve uploaded a data loss prevention questionnaire on the Small Business IT Plan website. This questionnaire will enable you to identify the categories of data in your network, ensure you have a solid backup solution in place, and guarantee you meet your business’ requirements for backup and data recovery. You can get the questionnaire in […]
Lately there has been a growing concern of botnets fueled by an increasing number of botnet-related articles in the news. The concern is valid as all signs point to botnets growing in number, size, and sophistication. The botnet threat isn’t likely to go away anytime soon and it’s probably going to get worse before it […]
Security is the number two priority for small business IT. Why is security the second most important thing for small business IT? Because without proper security, your network and your data are at risk. And the scariest thing about not having good security is that you might not even know that your network and data […]
Data loss prevention is the number one priority for small business IT. What is “data loss prevention” and why is it so important? Data loss prevention is the tools, technologies, and processes that you use to make sure that your business never loses any data it doesn’t want to. Data loss does not just refer […]
I believe small businesses should have a plan for their IT. There will be differences between businesses for obvious reasons, but in large part there are some common key elements that make up a good IT plan for all small businesses. Here are the basics that a small business should have as part of their […]
A major Internet attack today (2016-10-21) affected popular Internet sites like Amazon, Netflix, Twitter, and more. The attack was a “distributed denial of service” (DDoS) attack, where a large number of devices, typically a botnet, are used to flood the targets with Internet traffic. The flood of traffic overwhelms the capacity of the targets and […]
Digital Trends has an article about a recent security breach that resulted in the loss of 58 million personal records. As if that’s not bad enough, the article claims nearly 3,000 reported security breaches so far in 2016 of 2.2 billion records. Those numbers are astronomical! And what’s more, it specifically says, “publicly disclosed” attacks. […]
This is another common IT myth. I’ve heard it many times, “I have an IT person, he’s got everything under control.” But think about that for a minute. In other complex industries like law or medicine. In those industries, there are generalists and specialists. Why? Because lawyers and doctors understand that they can’t possibly be […]