Has your company hit a technology sticking point? That is when it seems like things are in a rut with your IT infrastructure and you know there are ways to improve but you are not quite sure how to get there.
According to a study by Google, 80% of small businesses are not taking full advantage of technology optimizations. This means they tend to make half as much revenue per employee as firms that are more digitally advanced.
There are any number of technology events that can put a business in danger from data breaches to hard drive crashes with lost data. Our dependence on technology means that if tech goes wrong, business often comes to a standstill.
Damages can be the loss of a few hours of operations to losing your business completely.
60 percent of small businesses that get hacked end up closing their doors within 6 months because they never recover from the losses.
Data loss can be one of the most devastating things to happen to a business. A single overwritten file probably won’t make a huge dent in your week but a ransomware attack that makes all your data unreadable is a major crisis.
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Most of us are online more than we realize. Being “connected” has become a part of life and it’s not just relegated to the time we spend browsing the internet on a PC.
Being online includes smartphones, wearables (like an Apple Watch) and IoT devices (like Alexa). That adds up to a lot of waking time online per day in one form or another between at home and the office.
The FBI regularly puts out public service alerts related to one of the most dangerous online threats that individuals and businesses face – Phishing.
One of the FBI’s latest phishing warnings from March 20, 2020 is about scammers leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to send out phishing emails about multiple subjects. In fact, phishing has increased more than six-fold during the pandemic.
Your small business is growing steadily and with that growth comes new challenges to set it up for continued success. We are here to help you do just that.
Once a business reaches a certain number of employees, the need to share resources and files in a more efficient way becomes imperative. That is usually when a company considers adding a server to their technology infrastructure.
When it comes to cybersecurity, two main sectors of protection are network security and device security.
Network Security
When you install a firewall to monitor all internet traffic to and from your office, that is network security. This means you are protecting your “communication highway” and all of the different pieces of your technology infrastructure including computers, servers, mobile and IoT devices and cloud infrastructure.
Cloud computing has been one of the biggest game changers for all businesses and especially for small business owners. Online cloud solutions have enabled companies to work from anywhere, facilitate information sharing and pay for just the services they need.
Over the last 10 years, most companies have adopted at least one cloud service and many use more than one. Everything from hosted email to cloud file storage has transformed the way Connecticut businesses operate.
You will often hear the term “endpoint” when discussing networks. The endpoint simply refers to your computer or any other device that is connected to your network. You can think of your computer network as multiple endpoints being connected to each other and the internet at large through wired or wireless connections. Those connections are like the superhighway that your data uses to transmit back and forth.
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A technology infrastructure is a major part of a company’s operations. Workflows are often cloud based and business networks are not only isolated to a brick and mortar office. They often extend to employee homes. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing guidelines, many businesses in Connecticut and the rest of the country are using a remote workforce. This adds another facet to ensuring good network security.
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