Entries by Joe Imperato, Sr.

Protecting your company from phishing attacks

Phishing attacks through email and text messaging are on the rise. Fortunately, there are several simple ways you, your employees, and your clients can defend yourself from these kinds of breaches. Protect your company from security failure and downtime with these tips.

New Online Credit Card Stealing Code Makes Shopping Dangerous

Online shopping is certainly the wave of the future as brick-and-mortar stores find it hard to compete. However, massive online shopping activity poses a risk to consumers while becoming a boon to the cyber-underworld. A ZDNet article revealed the latest breach of an online advertiser. Here’s what happened: hackers compromised the content delivery network of […]

Overcoming “little disasters” with your BDR plan

One nice thing about backup and disaster recovery plans is that they’re helpful in situations that aren’t exactly devastating. Take a power outage or snow day, for example. “Little disasters” can be inconvenient and even potentially crippling, depending on the situation.

Local backups vs. cloud backups (and why you want both)

Backups play an important role in keeping information safe. In general, backups are divided into two categories, known as local and cloud backups. Here’s what you should know about these two types of backups and why a hybrid approach involving both is typically the best solution for businesses.

5 reasons to consider outsourcing your IT support

Managed IT services come with some significant advantages. In fact, the business case for outsourcing has been proven many times over. And if you’re smart and choose your partner wisely, you can reap those same benefits, even on a limited budget. There’s an outsourcing option that will work for you.

Simple network repairs SMB owners can do on their own

The loss of productivity in dealing with buggy office tech is a hassle. Not only that, but downtime can have a serious effect on your bottom line. The good news is that there are a number of possible solutions to your network woes that you can try yourself before having to call in the cavalry.