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With YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram just a few clicks away, it’s a miracle employees can get anything done during an eight-hour workday. This problem arises when a company does nothing to monitor or regulate internet usage. To fix this, consider using web monitoring software.

Though we’re in the midst of an unprecedented rise in high-profile cybercrime incidents, it’s easy to assume
that our own much smaller businesses are safe. Sure, we think, hacking into the data stores of J.P. Morgan, the U.S. Government, or Virgin America can net hackers millions and millions of dollars.

More and more small and medium-sized businesses are making the switch from on-premises systems to cloud-hosted Office 365. If you’re one of them, you need to ensure a smooth and secure transition. Here’s what you need to do.

Identify your company’s sensitive data…
Most files housed within your servers contain sensitive commercial and personal data that must be properly identified and protected.

Today July 24th 2018 Chrome is taking a step towards securing the internet. With the newest update to Google Chrome, users will now be notified if a website does not have HTTPS or there is an issue with the HTTPS certificate on the website.

What is HTTPS?
HTTPS is a secure version of the protocol that allows a user to brows the web.

Businesses rarely address cybersecurity in their company policies. With cybercrimes becoming more prevalent, it's important you inform staff about the threats they could be exposed to. Make sure your business and employees are safe with these security policies.

Purchasing a new computer can be a daunting task, especially if you’re not familiar with its components. You’ll want to make sure you make the right choice so you don’t end up buying one that becomes obsolete within just a few years. How much money should you spend? Which model is the best for you? What about the specifications? While there is no fixed formula when it comes to buying a new computer, these guidelines will help you make an informed decision.

Cloud computing has given companies affordable and flexible solutions to deal with rapidly advancing technological demands. However, for the small business owner, there are still many common misunderstandings about using cloud services. Here are a few things some businesses owners misunderstand about the cloud.

It’s one thing to collect your business’s data, but turning that information into insights that propel your organization toward growth is quite another. Analyzing your data can be daunting, but it shouldn’t get pushed to the bottom of your to-do list.

This morning many people were waking up to emails they received warning them to pay up or else. What makes these emails believable is that the subject is the users name and their email password!

The email goes something like this:

If you received this email here are a few things you should do:

Do not respond to this email
Change your password if it is correct (It is likely that the sender got this password from a leak on the dark web)
Monitor the dark web for any password leaks
Check your computer for RDP and Firewall for what ports are open to the outside world
Make sure you are running an Advanced Anti-Virus that can block zero-day threats as well as key loggers and other malicious software.

Office 365 apps like PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Excel will be getting upgrades over the next few months. Microsoft expects these new features to boost productivity and overall efficiency of business users. Here’s what they have planned.
Simplified ribbon
The biggest update is with the ribbon, which is a command bar at the top of a window.