How to embrace digital organizational tools

When internet usage switched from mere fad to fully functional, few people may have imagined just how profound — and mobile — it would become. While electronic use was largely stationary as recently as a few years ago, it’s now second nature for users to send and receive information on the go. Smartphone use has increased dramatically in recent years, and these pocket-sized devices can be reliable hubs of information. The same devices that keep Read More …

Tips for Hiding From Your ISP

In light of the recent Internet privacy legislation, will using a VPN keep your ISP from tracking what you do online? The recent bill passed by both houses of Congress will essentially overturn a rule passed by the previous FCC chairman that would have required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to ask for your permission before sharing your browsing and usage data with third parties. The rule was never put in place, so in a sense, Read More …

Understanding The Need – Website Sales

“Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.” –Og Mandino Selling is tough. Its super tough regardless of what people tell you. Everyone is a sales man. Friends are selling there ideas you. You are selling ideas to them. The movies we watch, the music we listen to are all voice trying to tell us how to think and how Read More …

Are Online Backup Services Safe?

  With all the stories about government agencies and large corporations getting hacked, it’s easy to understand why there are concerns with ‘cloud-based’ backup services. If these big guys can’t stop the hackers, how safe is your data in the hands of a small commercial entity?  Random acts of hacking are completely different than targeted hacks, such as the ones you often hear about in the media. Sophisticated hacking syndicates don’t waste time on targets Read More …

How Proactive IT Services Can Help Improve Your Business’ Security

    If 2014 was “The Year of the Breach,” with a whopping 43% of North American firms telling the Ponemon Institute that they experienced a hack in 2014, then what lies ahead in 2015 for technology and security? Tech Crunch described our current state of awareness as “a tipping point for cybersecurity.” The FCC recently brought its first data breach enforcement action against two telecommunications carriers, fining them $10 million for failing to protect Read More …