Cybersecurity can be overwhelming for many companies especially smaller organizations with limited resources. Budget concerns, time constraints, company culture, and lack of best practices can all be barriers to achieving a secure environment. Understanding and overcoming these barriers can save a business millions in clean-up...
Electronic waste is a health and environmental hazard, containing toxic additives or hazardous substances such as mercury, which damages the human brain and/or coordination system. Electronic waste can take up to 500 years or more to fully breakdown in a landfill. The UN’s Global E-waste Monitor...
Credential stuffing is a strategy where hackers will collect a set of usernames and passwords from a corporate breach and then try and stuff those usernames and passwords into several other digital media platforms. Hackers make use of the fact that most users have the...
Apple has announced new security features available in their newest software here is a breakdown of those updates. Not Every App Can Access Your Precise Location Currently you can block specific apps from accessing your location, the update will allow you to share your approximate location instead...
SOS Cyber-Security 3.0 Back in 2005 we started using Corporate grade Firewalls to protect small business networks. They have come a long way since then. We have been providing Managed Firewall Services for many years. Now we are launching SOS Cyber-Security 3.0. In 2019 we...
May #GiveBack This month, I want to introduce one of our newer clients: Payroll Perfect. One thing you should definitely consider is outsourcing your payroll. Their services are VERY cost-effective and help you get things done the right way and in compliance. They are always ready for emergency...
Here at SOS Support we know that these are hard times for small businesses, during these difficult economic times we want to support local businesses. Businesses that are not our clients that are the most heavily impacted companies in regard to this economic crisis: we...
Quick tech update for businesses. This morning I had about 10 notifications regarding "IT News" from various sources all related to the same topic. When this happens, something is a big deal. Around 6 months ago a Microsoft Windows update crashed millions of computers. Now, it's happening...
BYOD: What is it, and why do it? BYOD refers to “bring your own device” — a business environment where employees of an organization are permitted to use their own laptops, tablets and other mobile devices in lieu of company provided ones. Why is this done? Aside...
Today's parents need to pay a lot of attention to what their children are doing online. The truth is that you keep hearing and reading horror stories and you just want to ensure that your children don't end up being a part of those...