How Does Your Business Technology Weather a Storm?
Disaster can strike in many forms. There are hackers and computer viruses. There are brash competitors always trying to take your customers. What about good old fashioned weather? Recently Carla, who owns and operates a specialty commercial insurance company, was confronted with a weather event that brought her company to a standstill. After several days of massive and unexpected rainfall, the electricity went out in their office building. At first glimpse, she was grate
Cyber Attacks: Computer Viruses - CaaS
Why are cyber attacks becoming so prevalent? Even more importantly what can you do to protect your business? Today, computer viruses and other related cyber attacks are causing major disruptions to businesses all over the United States. The cyber criminals now have their own nameplate, CaaS - aka: Crime as a Service. You have heard the old adage that crime does not pay; however, you will have a hard time convincing cyber criminals of that. Undoubtedly your business is und
Hack Attacks – How Can You Protect Your Business from a Virus?
Regrettably your business is under attack from some bad guys somewhere in the world who want to disrupt your computers, steal your data, and make some money off of your vulnerability. So how can you protect yourself and still operate your business? One simple solution is to install antivirus software. The only issue is that the bad guys will figure out a new way to overcome the latest issue of anti-virus protection. It’s only a matter of time. Remember, the antivirus sof
Protecting Your Business When Disaster Strikes
Regrettably disastrous events occur that can cause disruption to your business. Perhaps a natural disaster strikes from a weather event. It could be as simple as a power outage. A few minutes is workable but what if the power goes out for an extended period? It could be a more disastrous event such as a flood, fire or a destructive tornado or hurricane. Other disasters that occur may be mischief from a hacker, a computer virus or even a disgruntled employee. In any event
Technology for Your Business – Hope is not a Winning Strategy
In a recent meeting of executives, a question was posed to a technology executive about what would happen if this particular company were victimized by a cyber-attack. The executive responsible for technology said “I hope nothing bad would happen. There should be plenty of safeguards in place” One of the C-level executives responded abruptly, “hope is not a winning business strategy for anything, especially when it comes to a catastrophe that could paralyze our business.” T
