There is a shift happening in the marketplace where businesses are increasingly choosing to outsource specific roles to Managed Service Providers. There is a realization that it is not effective for larger entities to outsource all IT roles. After 100+ endpoints, it’s important to have an internal IT manager or team. However, the IT budget […]
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Dec
Dec
i.t.NOW works hard to protect our clients’ networks from security threats and ensure their safety and operability. In those efforts we frequently see what growing threats there are in the wild. Two that we particularly wanted to make our clients aware of are Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, and Ransomware. Neither one of these attacks […]
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Nov
Nov
Multifactor Authentication has become a part of our modern world. Its an essential part of a network security plan. However, hackers are using evolving attacks to defeat MFA. Let’s look at some of those attacks and see what can be done to protect against them. What is Multifactor Authentication? “Deploying MFA means you require more […]
They how and why of cybersecurity are numerous and varied. Here we’ll discuss endpoint attacks specifically, and some of the more common attack vectors. We’ll also touch on a few primary ways to prevent these breaches, and why business owners should care. How are they getting in? Here are several common attack types User Initiated […]
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Nov
Nov
In a recent conversation with a business owner, they disclosed that they were going through a BEC (Business Email Compromise) attack on their network. There are a lot of email threats out there, but this attack was worse than most. The attackers gained access to their email, monitored activity to see who they corresponded with […]
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Nov
Nov
Most organizations make cybersecurity overly complicated because “you should do it either way.” This is not a valid argument. Business owners have tons of “have to” being thrown at them every day. It’s extremely difficult to cut through the fluff and identify what is critical and what is just nice to have. We take the […]
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Oct
Oct
Many companies have gravitated towards allowing a hybrid or fully remote work schedule for their employees. While the popularity of this model is rising, working remotely is still new to a lot of people, so it may take time to adjust. One of the biggest challenges to working remotely is creating a home office setup […]
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Oct
Oct
IT Services are like most things. You can get good support fast, but it usually won’t be cheap. Fast and cheap solutions are usually not good. Cheap good solutions are frequently not fast. See the diagram above. I call this the good, fast, cheap conundrum. A prospect called us this week that was referred to […]
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Sep
Sep
In the last 24 hours there have been reports online of 2 zero day vulnerabilities that have been detected in Microsoft Exchange Server. These vulnerabilities only apply to On Premise Exchange versions 2013, 2016, and 2019. They do not apply to Microsoft Exchange Online which is part of the Office 365 Suite. What We Know […]
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Sep
Sep
Shocking news rocked the IT world today when it was revealed that Microsoft has successfully quashed on premise Exchange email for small businesses. They haven’t stopped making or selling Exchange. You can still buy a current version and it’s even still supported. Microsoft has just made it prohibitively expensive vs the simpler, cheaper, easier to […]