November 30th is National Computer Security Day. Originally started in 1988 when computers began to be more commonplace, it's more important than ever today to observe this day by putting extra attention to your computer's safety. In honor of this day, SOS Support have put together...
Make File Sharing with Clients Easy As a vendor or even a customer, have you had the experience of working with a new company and having to learn yet another file sharing platform? Worse, have you found that it wasn’t compatible with your files, or that...
It's that time again, the latest Windows Update is out and it has not disappointed in terms wreaking havoc and causing headaches for millions of Microsoft users across the country. First, let's look at what the update is for. This October update is part of a series...
Check for Gaps When It Comes to Sharing Files Every technology department is keenly aware of the risks of data breaches. Maintaining digital security is a key priority for CTO/CIOs. Technical departments launch fake internal phishing scams to test employees. Despite these efforts, there remains an...
The 3 Necessities of True collaboration: A Primer Today’s blog is a basic primer on what a complete File, Sync, and Share (FSS) solution includes.Very simply, FSS is a software service that allows you to share all manner of files, documents, spreadsheets and images within an...
Phishing Emails What to look for and what to do when you receive one What is Phishing? A phishing scam is an email that seems legitimate but is an attempt to get your personal information, and/or account data. Once your info is obtained, hackers can create new user...
The big picture on access: Is it time for a policy? Autotask offers a set of tools that allow you to ensure optimized collaboration across all levels within and outside the organization. A key part of this collaboration is the security features that permit you to...
Does two-factor authentication matter for file sharing? Today, let’s look at two-factor authentication and its value in protecting your file sharing efforts.First, what is it? Two-factor authentication requires two different forms of identification to verify an employee. In general, the idea behind it is that the...
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...