If you are intelligent and creative, you can very often find a way to accomplish things that others can’t. Some talented people become trailblazers in their field, consistently meeting goals that they have set for themselves. But left to ourselves, doing…
Four Major Types of Cyber Threat
When assessing the risks of a security breach, it helps to know what you are up against. Cyber threats can come in many different forms. Understanding the nature of these threats will help us to be more prepared to defend against…
Hiring Internal IT Staff – Technical Expertise
Hi, this is Tom Hermstad with HD Technologies. This is the hiring internal I.T. series. And this is the second part in the series, and it’s about technical expertise and competency as it relates to hiring the engineer. Then on the…
Cybersecurity Training for Employees
Your company’s mission is to provide products and services — but there’s a lot more to it. You can make all the widgets that you want, but if you don’t protect them you can lose everything. Ignoring potential threats and vulnerabilities…
The Cybersecurity Risks of Working from Home
When it comes to cybersecurity, there is not much room for error. Those who fail to adequately secure their IT environment, including remote access employees, may regret their neglect. As more people are working from home rather than at the office, cyber…
Password Vault – Internet Security Strategy
Everyone knows the importance of passwords. From ancient days, secret passwords have been used to authorize entry for those who know them. Those who could not accurately state the password were restricted access and may even have been considered enemies. That’s…
Incremental Backup
Regular backup of data is essential, especially for businesses. Without a consistent backup solution, you have no way to recover data in the event of a disaster. Doing a full backup of all files gives you a good foundation for restoration, but…
System Image Backup
Any business that has suffered a data loss and survived knows the importance of a good backup strategy. Many businesses assume it will never happen and have no backup services or inadequate backup plans. Simply backing up information to discs or…
Backup Solutions
Backup Solutions- How to pick the best one for your business Regardless of size, every business needs good backup solutions. Every year, thousands of businesses across the United States lose months or even years of their data because of system crashes…
Why You Need Network Documentation
You may be bored enough to read the cereal box some morning when you’re eating breakfast, but it’s not particularly exciting literature. Neither is network documentation. But like the cereal ingredients’ description on the box, good documentation will tell you exactly…