Jul 25, 2024 | Working Smarter
Comparing Privately-Owned, Franchise, and Large Corporate IT Companies Different companies have different reasons to seek outside managed IT service providers (MSPs). A small to mid-sized business might need outside resources to provide a full range of IT services...
Jul 24, 2024 | Technology
In a surprise move, Google announced it would reverse its years-long plan to phase out third-party cookies. Google announced on Monday that it is reversing its long-planned move to scrap third-party cookies. The surprise announcement has profound implications for the...
Jul 20, 2024 | News, Technology
Cybersecurity company Crowdstrike experienced a major disruption Friday following the implementation of a software update. The problematic update let to a worldwide event that sent many businesses reeling. Medical services, financial services, payment processing,...
Jul 14, 2024 | Cybersecurity, News
On June 18th of this year, CDK Global was hit with a cyberattack that led to the company shutting down operations that serviced thousands of auto dealerships across the United States. Let’s take a look at what we now know took place. Who is CDK Global? CDK Global is a...
Jul 14, 2024 | Cybersecurity, News
On Friday, July 12, AT&T disclosed that the call and text message records from mid-to-late 2022 of millions of AT&T cellphone customers were exposed in a massive data breach. AT&T said the compromised data includes the telephone numbers of “nearly all” of...
Jul 3, 2024 | Technology, Working Smarter
Understanding the various Microsoft 365 and Office 365 products and deciding what’s right for your organization can be somewhat daunting. With all the re-naming, reorganizing, deletions, additions, re-naming, changing, and updating, it’s definitely a...
Jun 19, 2024 | Cybersecurity, News
On Wednesday, June 19, CDK Global, the leading provider of dealership management software systems in the U.S., experienced a significant cyberattack. The attack led to a shutdown of CDK systems, impacting around 15,000 automotive dealerships nationwide. CDK Global’s...
Jun 6, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Working Smarter
What is a phishing email? Your first line of defense is to recognize a phishing email when you get one and to not fall for their tricks. Phishing is when you receive an email or text message that looks innocent and routine, but is actually designed to steal...