Even the best antivirus and security settings will occasionally be overcome by a virus attack. Having these systems in place significantly reduces the risk to your business, but no solution is perfect. So what do you do when your defenses are overrun and your workstations and business systems are infected?
Services like Dropbox and Google Drive are great for syncing data across all of your devices. Unfortunately, many businesses rely on syncing services for backup and disaster recovery without realizing that the products aren’t meant for those tasks. If you’re relying on a Dropbox-like service for backup and disaster recovery you may be in for [...]
Managing cell phones and tablets has become a huge issue for small businesses. Mobile devices issued to employees are difficult to keep track of and expose companies to a number of security and HR issues. Large companies can afford to purchase expensive management software and dedicated staff to handle mobile hardware. Small companies obviously don’t [...]
IT purchasing has always been a challenge for state and local governments. Juggling multiple contracts and approved vendor lists make it difficult to figure out where to go for the things you need. Fortunately, Oklahoma’s recent CIO consolidation has simplified IT purchasing and made it easier than ever for state and local entities to get [...]
These days, you can buy insurance for pretty much anything. There's pet insurance, wedding insurance, fantasy football insurance - you can even buy insurance for the hole-in-one payout at your next golf tournament. That being said, it's surprising how many businesses don't do anything to insure the safety of their critical data. Too often, backup [...]