Since the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to shift to remote work, cybercriminals have spotted an opportunity to exploit corporate networks. No longer is your data protected behind the moat and drawbridge of the fortress you’ve worked so hard to build. Home networks, public Wi-Fi, smart home ...
Here’s a sobering fact about home offices: 1 in 4 executives already have malware on their home personal devices. Home security practices are now company security practices. Issues with speed, access controls, and cloud security should be a part of your company’s regular cybersecurity meetings. Do ...
Emerging from the shadow of a largely disruptive 2020 may be cause for celebration on both a societal and commercial level, but the clock is already ticking on the next few years and what they may hold for the IT industry. No less a market intelligence source than the International Data Corporation ...
Why should small businesses pay attention to cybersecurity? Remote workers may access company-wide systems via unsecured networks and devices, and malware can hide anywhere including MS Office and Adobe! Firms employing cybersecurity best practices have 4-fold fewer cyberattacks and are better at ...
What will work look like in the post-COVID-19 era and which technologies will define it? One thing we know for sure is that we will be using new tools and those tools will evolve. Beyond that, as more businesses require digitization to stay afloat, these trends will help them build, create, and ...
COVID-19 has brought out the best and the worst in people. While we’re finding new ways to do business during challenging times, working from home has posed new cybersecurity challenges. During April alone, Google blocked 18 million conspicuous emails aimed at the coronavirus. Although digital transformation is a welcome way to become more efficient and connected, it also ...
What is edge computing? In simple terms, it is the computing technology needed to support the ever-expanding array of hands-free devices, the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence, automated vehicles, 5G, and the list goes on… Edge computing is part of a distributed computing topology in which information processing is located close to the edge – near where ...
Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are facing the same decisions they made as a start-up. But there’s no reason to start over and reinvent the wheel when you have the answers right in front of you. By assessing your digital data, you can make decisions that are vital to not only staying in business but thriving going forward. Start by accounting for the ...
The full effect of the pandemic on small businesses is yet to be seen, although we’re certainly aware of the struggles they’re facing. The silver lining is that small businesses that took note of past tech trends were able to use those to their advantage when remote work became the new normal. For example, businesses that already used cloud technology were able to quickly ...
A study by the Pew Research Center found that technology use among Americans 65 and over has grown in recent years: Smartphone ownership climbed from 18% in 2013 to 42% in 2017. Internet usage with broadband technology rose from 14% in 2000 to over 65% in 2017 Tablets were owned by 18% in 2013, but this increased to 32% in 2017 The same study asked for reaction to the ...