There has always been a challenge in the world of finance when it comes to accessing company files in QuickBooks. They’re often kept securely in a hard drive of a computer or server, which makes sharing them with the appropriate parties that need access difficult at times. [Read more…]

No matter how sophisticated computers get, it seems that malware and viruses are always a present and looming threat. And it’s not always obvious that you have one lurking on your hard drive, because many of them are designed to go into “stealth mode.” [Read more…]

Keeping a separate copy of your data isn’t just a good rule of thumb these days, it’s vital to protecting your business from an irrecoverable data disaster. There are multiple things that put a company’s data at risk and any one of them could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars or even cause them to shut their doors completely. [Read more…]

An evolved form of the standard computer virus, ransomware is a malware that first came into widespread use around 2012. Since that time, this particular cybercrime has continued to grow and spread. [Read more…]

When it comes to a breach of your data, often the password that one of your employees has chosen for their login is the only thing standing between your network and a hacker. [Read more…]

One of those mysterious and scary places you hear about from time to time is the “Dark Web.” This is like the internet underground that can’t be accessed by standard web browsers and where it’s easier for cybercriminals to conduct illegal activities such as selling stolen credit card details or social security numbers. [Read more…]

Voice over Internet Protocol, aka VoIP, has taken the business world by storm in the last several years in large part due to the cost savings. It’s estimated that currently 36% of businesses have made the switch from landlines to VoIP. [Read more…]

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One of the standards that is often misunderstood is the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). It encompasses the data protection protocols put into place by the major credit card issuers. [Read more…]