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 data breach is down 10 percent over previous years […]
Happy Holidays And Simple Tips To Be Cyber-Safe At Home
All of us at Aptica wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! While we are all home enjoying some days off, let’s be cyber-safe while on our computers browsing for ways to either redeem gift cards or spend that holiday money. Here are a couple of reminders for cyber-safe […]
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 business your computer network will add to your growth and […]
It’s Time To Start Using Two-Factor Authentication On Your Devices
We hear from our clients how awful two-factor authentication is going to be, and we sympathize. But—every day brings a new story of a major security breach. We have to keep fighting the good fight. Especially if your business allows employee remote access to company data, you need to have this important preventive security in […]
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 your number may be able to access these sites, then change your […]
Tips For Disaster Prep—It Could Happen To You
While it’s unlikely we will ever experience a hurricane in the Angola, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Toledo, or Battle Creek areas, we could have tornadoes and/or punishing storms followed by chaos and property damage. Below are some tips to keep in mind when the forecast turns dangerous. Contact your IT team to verify what is […]
Is Your Cell Phone Safe?
From Our “Let Me Help You” Series Our cell phones have long been an intimate, helpful, often fun element in our daily lives. When our cell phone rings, historically we have known it was okay to answer. But in the last year or so, this relatively ‘safe’ device in our lives has changed—and it’s not […]
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 to be a common new problem and […]
Protected and Productive? Inventory Your Information Technology System
I’m amazed it’s already the middle of July, but since I’m always the optimist, I know that I still have half a year to meet my business goals for Aptica LLC. I know for sure that I can’t lose any productivity, so I will inventory my assets to be sure I’m set for the next […]
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 IT service clients are vulnerable to this […]
