Qbox Solving one of Accounting firms largest challenges, access to Quickbooks Desktop files. Plus 1 Technology in partnership with Qbox has a solution for accounting firms and their clients to seamlessly work with the same Quickbooks desktop files without the need for email or FTP of the files. Qbox stores the file in a cloud…
Ransomware: Why Backups Are No Longer Protection We have all heard of the threat of ransomware and how malicious actors encrypt your files and demand a payment to provide access to your data. Until recently there were two major ways firms protected themselves from the threat of ransomware. The first protection was prevention by implementing…
Why Avoiding Cyber Security Training Could Cost You Your Business By now, most leadership has heard of cyber security training, but why is it so important? Almost 90% of all data breaches are caused due to human error. Financial firms’ employees performed the worst regarding cybersecurity awareness out of the seven industries evaluated. 85% of…
Today we are going to discuss keeping your Stakeholders in the loop when making changes. For managed services providers that means obvious items such as new computers, networking, and new employees. Clients should also remember to keep their managed services provider in the loop for other items such as a new phone system, new software,…
Today we are going to discuss password hygiene and no we are not talking about a teenager not using deodorant. We are talking about not making stinky habits when it comes to your passwords. There are 3 big mistakes people make when managing their passwords. Number 1 is using the same password. Don’t use the…
There are a ton of new options for setting meetings and appointments for your clients and prospects. Gone are the days of “what times are you available”, “that doesn’t work I have to pick up the kids” or “this guy thinks I want to meet at 3 on a Friday?” We recommend 365 bookings but…
Today we are going to talk about Video conference tools. A quick note before we go much further, just because everyone now has video conference tools doesn’t mean what used to be a phone call now needs to be a video. I don’t need to see Mary’s cat or Little johnny running around with no…
Should I allow my employees to work from home? The pandemic has escalated the need for employees to be able to and their desire to perform their job or a subset of their duties away from the office. Should your firm allow employees to work from home? What are the risks of your employees working…
Is Data an Asset or Liability? For years we were all taught to “save everything” or “never delete anything”. The principles of this argument may be changing. With the rise of cyber risks, we must start weighing the importance of the data we keep especially when it comes to our client’s data. In this industry,…