Spear phishing is an email targeted towards a specific individual, organization, or business. The intent of these emails is to steal data for a malicious purpose. The information they are after can be many things such as: bank accounts, credit cards, social security numbers, EIN, or other sensitive information. Accountants are often the target of…
Who listening here has perfect employees? Can your employees make the right decision over 100 times a day? Without proper e-mail protection and training that is what we ask our employees to do. We have discussed training before, today we are going to discuss e-mail protection options. Good e-mail protection add ons can either help…
Don’t use Free Email for business Are you still using a “Free” Email service for your business? You need to stop today! Gmail, Verizon, Comcast, Yahoo, AOL, and many others offer you a free email address. This is ok for organizing a golf trip, or sending cat videos to grandma but not for your business.…
We see countless businesses still using a gmail, comcast, or other isp email address on their website and business cards. Domain names are so inexpensive, and security is such a priority, this is a mistake. Not only does it look unprofessional for you to be utilizing a free email service, IT IS! By using a…
Now that we are in tax season you should make your clients aware of multiple tax and IRS scams that will be circulating this year. Please make all your clients aware that the IRS doesn’t initiate contact with taxpayers by email, test, or social media. There are two major types of IRS scams we see…
It is OK to delete an email. It is Ok and I know for many of us it goes against everything we feel in our bones, to delete an email. That email with the Kohl’s sale from last Christmas or dad jokes from Uncle Tommy from 2008, I think we can live without permanent record…
Over the past 10 years or so “the cloud” has become a somewhat vague technology term that often confuses business owners. One simple way to think about the cloud is simply “someone else’s computer”. Using the cloud simply means you are renting space or processing power on a server in a datacenter that isn’t located…
Cyber Liability insurance is used to provide financial assistance in the event of a cyber-attack. Often your general liability insurance policy or professional liability will contain some basic cyber liability coverage but with the increased risks and potential financial exposure a standalone policy should be considered. There are numerous attacks that can happen to a…
Fraud, account impersonation, and phishing scams are on the rise and every company should be looking at ways to combat this risk. Inky email protection helps users combat this risk by categorizing emails by risk. The inky protection puts colored banners at the top of every email to indicate risk level. The tool can help…
Creating an IT budget is something that every company should do, if you have no employees or 10,000 budgeting is important. The budget should include hardware replacements, subscriptions, support costs, and any other It related purchases. Your MSP should be providing these numbers to you but if not you can gather them yourself. We typically…