5 Tips For Your Cybersecurity In The New Year I’m making my New Year’s resolutions, and my number one goal this year is to keep talking about the potentially devastating threat of cyber attacks on small businesses. It won’t go away and it will continue to be costly. While the global average cost of a […]
For The New Year: Know Your Cyber Security Status
For The New Year: Know Your Cyber Security Status Regarding cyber security–we’ve heard so many reasons why people don’t think their business will ever be hacked. We’re not big enough, not rich enough, because we provide basic services, because there’s nothing exciting in our database; the list goes on. And yet, we hear from solo practitioners, […]
Virtual Chief Information Officer: Part Of Our IT Management Package
Virtual Chief Information Officer: Part Of Our IT Management Package Who do you ask when you need to know how long that new hardware should last? Is your software is still leading-edge in your industry? Do you have a “rainy day” fund for IT emergencies? Are you sure that every day you are open for […]
Thieves Can Now Steal Your Identity Using Your Personal Cell Phone Number
Thieves Can Now Steal Your Identity Using Your Personal Cell Phone Number Your personal cell phone number can be stolen, and your number ported to another phone and another carrier. And since that personal cell phone number is probably on all your accounts, from social media accounts to financial accounts, then the new owner of […]
Are Your Computers ‘Sleeping’ On The Job?
Are Your Computers ‘Sleeping’ On The Job ? Every day it’s something new in our IT management service. Recently at Aptica, we have been fighting computers going to ‘sleep’ within a minute or two, even after being configured not to. Has this happened to you? We have found that the following steps resolve this issue. This seems […]
Cyber Assault: Probably Not If, But When
Cyber Assault: Probably Not If, But When First question, and I am sincere when I ask: Is your business network secure? Do you know that for sure, or are you thinking that must be the case because nothing has gone wrong for a while? I ask because it’s my business to know if my managed […]
Strategy: A Key Service From Your IT Management Company
Strategy: A Key Service From Your IT Management Company Small to mid-size businesses these days may keep an IT person on staff to be there to immediately fix something when a workstation goes down. But it’s unusual for this position to be integral to overall business planning and projections. Whose job is it to stay […]
“Risk” Is An Inclusive Term In IT Management
“Risk” Is An Inclusive Term In IT Management Every business owner takes risks; it’s just part of the challenge of being successful. As computers have become more and more indispensable in business, how is computer risk defined in today’s global IT scheme? IT management is all about assessing what you have, what you may need, […]
Security: One of Many Reasons For Managed IT Services
Security: One of Many Reasons For Managed IT Services I’ve sat down with business owners who are not quite sure why they are meeting with a guy who has an IT management company. Their business is good and the last few times there were computer problems, someone came quickly and things got fixed. They are […]