When backing up your business’s data to the cloud, one of the most important concepts to understand is the shared responsibility model. This idea defines the division of security and compliance duties between you, the cloud customer, and your cloud service provider (CSP). Many small businesses assume that CSPs are required to handle all […]

  If your business operates in a regulated industry such as healthcare, finance, legal, or retail, you know that protecting sensitive data isn’t just good practice. Compliance is required by law and enforced with penalties. Regulations such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR demand strict oversight of your IT environment as well as detailed reporting […]

When you partner with a managed services provider (MSP) for outsourced IT services, you sign a contract known as a service level agreement, typically referred to as an SLA. This document defines the scope of services, support expectations, and accountability measures to ensure you are getting your money’s worth.

Cybercriminals are constantly developing ways to attack your network and steal your valuable data, targeting every level of your infrastructure looking for a way in. This means that your approach to cybersecurity must be holistic and cover all the bases to avoid a potentially business-ending data breach.

Your IT isn’t just a set of tools you need to keep things running. It’s an integral part of your business operation. If your IT is aligned with your business goals and not just a random assortment of tools, it becomes a driver of growth, innovation, and efficiency.

Backing up your data is one of the most important things you can do to protect your business from cyberattacks, hardware failures, natural disasters, or other unforeseen data loss events. Fortunately, there are many data backup solutions on the market to meet your business’s unique needs.

It’s unwise to set up cybersecurity tools and forget about them. New threats will emerge and can eventually compromise the most secure networks if they aren’t kept up to date.  Protecting your business from the latest cyberthreats means understanding your network security’s condition, and to do this, you need to conduct regular security audits and […]

Data theft is a growing concern for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that often lack the same resources as larger corporations to protect themselves. However, taking a proactive approach to security can go a long way in safeguarding your business data.

Human error has been and continues to be the most common cause of data breaches. Even if your business has all the most sophisticated security tools, a single careless click or weak password can cause significant and perhaps even irreversible damage to your operations.