Cybersecurity Best Practices

Cybersecurity Best Practices: Protecting Your Business

In today’s digital age, safeguarding your business from cyber threats is crucial. Effective cybersecurity practices not only protect sensitive information but also maintain the trust of clients and stakeholders.  This article explores essential cybersecurity best practices, from understanding common cyber threats to developing a robust strategy and implementing effective security measures. Understanding Common Cyber Threats Types of Cyber Threats Malware, …

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Holistic Business Support with Multi IT & Telephony Solutions

An Overview In today’s dynamic business environment, organisations need more than just basic IT support; they require comprehensive, integrated solutions that address all aspects of their technology needs. Multi IT & Telephony Solutions offers a holistic approach to IT services, providing businesses with a seamless, efficient, and secure IT infrastructure.  This article explores the benefits of holistic IT services, the …

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Demystifying Ransomware: Understanding its Impact on Businesses

In today’s interconnected digital landscape, cyber threats continue to evolve and pose significant risks to businesses of all sizes. Ransomware, in particular, has emerged as one of the most notorious and destructive forms of cyberattacks. In this blog post, we will delve into the world of ransomware, exploring what it is, how it works, and the profound impact it can …

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What an MSP does that you can’t to protect yourself from Ransomware

Managed Service Providers are experts in protecting against cybercrime, just as you are an expert in producing and selling a product or service. Focus your energies where they are put to the best use. Your MSP will work to protect your business from ransomware attacks. Here are several ways they will work to keep your business safe. Proactive Monitoring and …

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Seven things that pandemic taught us about data security

As workers fled home to handle everything remotely, organizations had to quickly address new threats and questions that were raised about maintaining the integrity and safety of their data. From the IT perspective, the pandemic… Reinforced the need to follow good password hygiene Brought to light the need to engage in data security and access best practices through mechanisms like …

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Stars of the show: Cloud and VOIP

Despite annoying challenges presented by the abrupt shift to the WFH model thanks to the pandemic, there were some tech heroes that saved the day. These two made WFH possible. The cloud The cloud is that platform whereby you outsource your data storage as well as many of your applications. With the cloud, your data and software applications are no …

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Two reasons to pay attention to software

Software matters. What your employees use can impact your firm and your customers. Pay attention. Make rules. New software applications In the pre-pandemic phase, even when companies had staff working from home they were fewer in number and a lot of them even came into the office a couple of times a week to ‘just catch up’ on work and …

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Access matters when things go to **and?)!

Access matters when things go to **&?)! The COVID-19 pandemic brought a multitude of lessons along with it, on both the personal and professional fronts. From the business perspective, the pandemic turned things upside down across almost every industry. One of the biggest trends that the pandemic brought was remote work. While working from home (WFH), or telecommuting as it …

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Outsourcing: an overview

Outsourcing today simply involves using external entities to handle specific, specialized business functions so that organizations can focus on their core competencies. The idea of seeking outside support for areas that are not core to a business is many decades old. However, seeking support from external providers can make a lot of sense, especially in fields that involve considerable complexity. …

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Can you do this at home?

Can you do this at home? Outsourcing HR, real estate portfolio management, tax audits, etc is fairly common nowadays. This whitepaper discusses another function which, when outsourced, can bring greater efficiency and effectiveness to your business’s overall functioning–IT. IT is one of the core functions of any business. There’s no aspect of a business that is untouched by IT. Outsourcing …

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MSPs save money And you get stuff that matters

Outsourcing has become a fairly common element in business processes today. What started off as a means to cut business costs and take advantage of cheaper resources based offshore has now become an essential part of running a business today. (Its definition doesn’t necessarily include offshore outsourcing, of course) This blog looks at two additional areas where IT outsourcing can …

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Quality matters: Get the best

IT is one of the core functions of any business. There’s no aspect of a business that is untouched by IT. Outsourcing IT is a big decision and it is not surprising that many organizations choose to manage their IT in-house rather than relying on outsourcing. However, outsourcing your IT to a managed service provider offers numerous benefits. Here are …