On May 7, various networks operated by the City of Baltimore were subject to a ransomware attack that resulted in a loss of more than $18 million. Municipal services in this large American metropolis were substantially crippled by the attack over several weeks; the City Council ordered employees to set up temporary Gmail accounts, but…
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Technology giant Microsoft recently made a very important announcement about the future of the Windows 10 operating system, particularly as it relates to future upgrades. In essence, the next major Windows 10 1903 upgrade, which is currently rolling out for most devices, will require twice as much storage space available. If the desktops, laptops, and…
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Cloud computing, at least as we came to know it during its inception in the late 1990s, has changed significantly. When most people think about “the cloud,” they have a vision of public cloud computing, which encompasses popular services such as Microsoft Office 365, Google’s G Suite for business productivity, and Software-as-a-Service solutions such as…
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According to statistics compiled by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency, 90 percent of small business owners whose companies go through a disaster are forced to shut down operations unless they are able to get back up an running in less than a week after the catastrophe. Disaster recovery planning is a crucial business…
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Even though Black Friday and Cyber Monday are generally known as the busiest shopping days of the year, a heavy online retail activity is expected to continue throughout Decembers, and this translates into a greater potential for cybercrime. Data breaches and network intrusion attacks are often launched against e-commerce websites during the holidays, and this…
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Very few companies these days are able to operate without a technology platform. In California, even micro companies such as food truck operators and small enterprises such as family need some level of IT infrastructure or functionality. Once a business begins to rely on technology for day-to-day operational purposes, even the slightest IT setback can…
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Many people think of cloud computing strictly as a solution that involves entrusting third parties to manage their business data, but this is only one aspect of the cloud. When you pay for an Office 365 subscription, for example, you are using a public cloud solution and trusting Microsoft with your data. The Benefits of…
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A report about the state of enterprise computing presented during the recent RSA Conference on digital security revealed a sobering statistic: a quarter of all American businesses using public cloud solutions have suffered data breaches. According to McAfee, a respected name in network security, data theft has affected one out of every four companies that…
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Cloud computing has reached a high level of maturity that allows business owners to choose between various strategies. The idea should always be to build a data infrastructure that can deliver the best possible service for customers while giving employees the best tools to carry out their duties. To determine the best cloud computing strategy…
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In the world of information security and cybercrime, hackers are known to chase certain trends. In the mid-1990s, cyber vandalism and defacing websites were actions that hackers engaged in for the purpose of making a name for themselves in the underground. Cracking commercial software and distributing pirated copies gained popularity in the early part of…
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