Recently I was working on some equipment and servers for a client and I thought to myself "I wonder what this Server is really worth"? The replacement cost of the server hardware is relatively cheap - $15,000 perhaps? But what's the true worth of the...
Don’t allow Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)? Yes, you do. It is most likely your company allows some or all your employees to use their own devices in lieu of work-issued laptops, tablets and mobile devices. There is almost no way to enforce a no-BYOD policy...
SOS Support was recently featured in a blog post on Channel Futures, a media brand dedicated to innovative companies that champions digital services revolution. In the post, Jason Kidman, the CEO of SOS Support shared his expert opinions about the need for IT documentation and implementation...
Budgeting is an essential factor in running any business. Allocating where your money goes allows you to make forecasts so you can stay on track. A 12-month budget can be updated monthly with actual expenditures and revenues to keep you on target. If you are...
Marriott Hotels Was Recently Hacked This past week Marriott Hotels reported a massive data breach; some 500 million guest reservations had been stolen from its Starwood database. The company now faces a class-action suit and shares have subsequently fallen 5.6%. On top of this, Marriott says for about 327 million victims, compromised data may include names, addresses and...
Cyber Safety Is Often The Last Thing On Your Mind Over The Holidays With holiday season just a few short weeks away, it’s likely that you will be spending more time online searching for the perfect gifts to buy your loved ones. The vast majority of...
It's National Computer Security Day November 30th is National Computer Security Day! Did you know that the first Computer Security Day was held in 1988 and was started by the Association for Computer Security to raise awareness concerning computer security issues? It’s been a long time...
Keep Your Holiday Shopping Merry & Bright- Avoid Those Cyber Attacks! Cyber Monday (which is now often extended to the weeks leading up to Christmas) is the biggest online shopping period of the year. Cyber Monday presents a great opportunity for online shoppers as there are...
Big news this week as Webroot released their 2018 security report. Cryptomining Dethrones Ransomware as #1 Threat Phishing: the Unrelenting Attack Phishing and targeted social engineering attacks continue on the rise: Webroot saw phishing attempts increase by more than 60% from January to June in 2018. Figure 2: Websites most...
The Facebook Breach Affected 50 Million Users Facebook recently announced a major data breach took place on Friday the 28th of September, in which an estimated 50 million personal accounts were put at risk by a flaw in the social network’s code. It allowed hackers to...