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You Can Lose More in a Cyberattack Than You Might Imagine

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900It's No Big DealOne of the errors many smaller firms make—and some larger ones—is that they really don’t understand the broad-reaching impacts of a cyberattack. If someone breaks into your home and steals a laptop, you...

Good Fences Make for Secure Data

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900Investing in firewalls, anti-malware and data encryption softwareFirewalls and anti-malware tools can help you by keeping unwanted actors out of your IT network. These tools work by restricting access to only authorized...

Some Basic Employee Security Issues

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900Training TeamsYour employees are your first line of defense. Cyber security training is a basic requirement that should be conducted for every employee and incorporated from the first day of onboarding. Train your...

Two Basic Routines to Protect Your Data

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900Cybersecurity is certainly nothing to be ignored by organizations no matter their size in terms of client base, staff or sales revenue. Cybercriminals don’t discriminate when it comes to choosing their victims. While...

Social Media at Work…What Could Go Wrong?

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900As a business today, there is no doubt that you need to make your presence felt on major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. But social media also exposes you to cybercrime in unique...

Multi-Factor Authentication 101

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900You have probably already come across the term multi-factor authentication (MFA, sometimes 2FA).  The concept is not new, but more vendors are suggesting and even requiring it to secure accounts on their systems. We will...

Why MSP Relationships Fail

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900A lot of SMBs opt for managed service providers who can help handle their IT requirements, and for the most part, it works well. Almost everyone knows the benefits of having a MSP manage your IT. Increased cost savings,...

Do Your Homework When Looking for an MSP

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900Thinking of hiring a Managed Service Provider, but not sure how to go about it? Here are a few things to do before you zero in on one. Figure Out What You Have AlreadyThe first step in a good plan is to figure out where...

Lesser-Known Benefits of Co-Managed IT

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900Even companies with IT staff on their payroll find having an MSP onboard offers benefits that exceed what they get from having just an in-house team. This blog explores some lesser-known reasons why the co-managed IT...

Four Reasons to Choose the Co-Managed IT Services Model

Contact UsRemote SupportCall Us at 207-608-8900The co-managed IT services model is one in which the business has its own IT team or person, but still contracts with an external managed services provider for certain services. In this blog we discuss four benefits of a...

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