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...
May 15, 2024 | Technology, AI, News
Google Introduces Generative AI Search Responses Google announced on Tuesday that it is introducing a new version of its search engine that incorporates AI-generated responses. The development, dubbed Gemini (formerly known as Bard), represents one of the most...
May 12, 2024 | Cybersecurity
A cyberattack this week on health system giant Ascension forced hospitals across the nation to divert ambulances, blocked access to online patient records, and caused patients to postpone medical tests. It also put millions of patient records and private data at risk....
Dec 19, 2023 | Cybersecurity
‘Tis the season for phishing. How to recognize, avoid, and report phishing attacks. It’s that time of year. Cybersecurity attacks typically increase over the holidays and weekends, especially phishing attacks. As an IT MSP we can attest to that from our own...
Nov 10, 2023 | Cybersecurity
World’s Largest Bank Hit By Ransomware Cyberattack Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Ltd was hit by a serious ransomware attack this week. It is suspected that the attack came from a gang of cybercriminals known as LockBit. LockBit is also credited with...
Jul 30, 2023 | Working Smarter
IT asset management (or ITAM) is the overseeing of a company’s IT-related equipment, software, and licenses so that they are identified, inventoried, kept track of, distributed, and monitored for upgrades, renewal, retirement, and/or replacement. IT assets can include...
