IT insights & resources
We share practical technology tips, cybersecurity advice, and helpful insights to keep your business informed and your technology working for you.
Setup MFA for Business
Most business owners we talk to say MFA is already turned on. Then we take a look and find a few people who never…
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How Hackers Keep Access to Your Email After You Change the Password
Summary: Changing the password blocks someone from signing in with the old password. However, they may still have an active session, a forwarding rule,…
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How Long Business Computers Last and When to Replace Them
Article Summary: Three to five years is a practical range for when to replace business computers. The right timing depends on security support, reliability,…
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Small Business IT Budget: What to Include and How to Plan It
Article Summary: A small business IT budget should cover the technology you already use, the support needed to maintain it, and the upgrades you…
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Why Guest Wi-Fi Should Be Separate From Your Business Network
Article Summary: Guest Wi-Fi should give visitors internet access while blocking connections to your internal business network. A different Wi-Fi name and password don’t…
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What Happens to Your Data When You Cancel a Cloud Service?
Article Summary: Before you cancel a cloud service, export your data and confirm the files open or import correctly. Move any connected apps and…
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Should Employees Use Personal Devices for Work?
Article Summary: A good BYOD policy allows personal devices only for approved work, through approved apps, and only when the device meets your security…
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Why Your Employees Shouldn’t Have Administrator Access to Their Computers
Article Summary: Employees should use standard accounts for email, web browsing, and everyday work. Limit administrator access to approved IT tasks, and protect it…
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The 30-Minute IT Check Every Small Business Should Do Once a Month
Article Summary: Most IT problems don’t appear out of nowhere. Backups quietly stop running, updates sit unfinished for weeks, and old staff accounts stay…
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How to Keep Your Business Running When Microsoft 365 Goes Down
Article Summary: The tools that run your business, like Microsoft 365, your accounting app, or your booking system, work reliably most of the time.…
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OneDrive or SharePoint? Where Your Business Files Should Live
Article Summary: If your business uses Microsoft 365, you have both OneDrive and SharePoint, and files usually end up scattered across them with no…
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Is Your Business Website a Security Risk?
Article Summary: Most small business websites run on WordPress, and the biggest risk is usually old plugins nobody has updated. Attackers scan the web…
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Why You Should Scroll Past the First Result on Google
Article Summary: Scammers buy ads on Google and other search engines using the names of trusted brands and software. Their fake site then shows…
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How to Spot a Scam Email Now That They Look Real
Article Summary: Scammers now use AI to write their phishing emails, so the spelling and grammar mistakes that used to give them away are…
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Top 10 Cybersecurity Best Practices Every Small Business Should Follow
Article Summary: Strong small business cybersecurity doesn’t require a big budget or a security team. Most attacks on small businesses exploit the same handful…
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Password Manager Basics
If your team still relies on memory, sticky notes, or a spreadsheet labeled “passwords” to track logins, you’re not alone. You’re also sitting on…
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What to Do in Case of a Cyberattack (Step by Step)
Article Summary: If a cyberattack hits your business, the first hour matters most. Disconnect the affected devices from the network instead of powering them…
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What Are Passkeys, and Should Your Business Use Them?
Article Summary: A passkey lets you sign in to an app or website with the same fingerprint, face, or PIN you use to unlock…
Read more →What immutable backup means on your cyber insurance form
Article Summary: An immutable backup is a copy of your data that nobody can change or delete during a set retention period. That includes…
Read more →5 Microsoft 365 settings worth checking in your tenant
Article Summary: Microsoft has tightened many Microsoft 365 security settings over the past few years, but those changes don’t always reach older environments. Tenants…
Read more →How to prepare microsoft 365 permissions for a safe copilot rollout
Article Summary: Microsoft 365 Copilot finds files, emails, and chats using each person’s existing permissions. In most businesses, those permissions reach much further than…
Read more →Why bad onboarding is the real cause of messy offboarding
Article Summary: Employee offboarding is the final step of a process that started on the employee’s first day. Shared logins, forgotten SaaS subscriptions, untracked…
Read more →How to Answer Your Cyber Insurance Application Honestly
Article Summary: Your cyber insurance application has grown longer because of major claims from 2023 and 2024. These include the MOVEit supply-chain breach, the…
Read more →How Small Business Ransomware Attacks Work (And How to Protect Against Them)
Article Summary: Small business ransomware is a volume business. Attackers work through dozens of prospects a month. They can research a 22-person company in…
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