Tech agility: A must-have for crisis survival
Tech agility: A must-have for crisis survival It is a known fact that survival of any species depends on its ability to adapt to change. One major change for businesses in 2020 was the need to switch to the work-from-home model to keep things running during the time of pandemic. When countries all over the […]
What the COVID-19 crisis taught us about the cloud and business continuity
What the COVID-19 crisis taught us about the cloud and business continuity The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it, in many ways. While its impact on our day-to-day lives has been huge, the impact has been even more severe from a business perspective. The social distancing norms, staggered operating hours so as […]
Equip Your Business with the IT Foundation It Needs to Compete and Win
Equip your business with the IT foundation it needs to compete and win In a recent industry survey, it was found that one of the biggest factors holding back small and mid-sized firms from achieving their business goals was IT. One may argue that smaller businesses lack the capital that the bigger players have to […]
Reasons to prepare a business continuity plan
3 Reasons to prepare a business continuity plan if you haven’t done so already A business continuity plan is the blueprint you need during an emergency to keep your business running smoothly. If you don’t already have one, here are 3 key reasons why you should focus on creating one ASAP. It helps retain clients […]
Transitioning From Average to Best-In-Class
Many small or mid-sized businesses don’t focus much on IT as they should. For a lot of them, the focus is on customers, ensuring they have enough staff to meet their client needs, expanding their business and driving revenue by selling. IT comes into the picture initially when the business is being set up. Once […]
Outlook Update Makes Emails Unreadable
The most recent Outlook update (version 2104 build 13929.20372) has been found to have a bug that makes text in the body of an email disappear when viewed in the Outlook desktop client, affecting users globally. Other issues have also been reported, like text disappearing while drafting an email. Microsoft has recommended that users utilize […]
Don’t let hurricanes blow your data away!
Don’t let hurricanes blow your data away! “Life is not about sheltering yourselves from the rain, it is about learning to dance in the storm”, goes a popular saying. But, if you are a small business, you first need to shelter your assets from the rain, before you can afford to dance in the storm […]
Is That Email a Phishing Scheme?
Research has revealed that over half of all users end up opening fraudulent emails and often even fall for them. Phishing is done with the aim of gathering personal information about you, generally related to your finances. The most common reason for the large number of people falling for fraudulent emails is that the phishing […]
“Silver Sparrow” MacOS Malware Quietly Infected 30,000 Computers Globally
A new strain of macOS malware, nicknamed Silver Sparrow, has been spotted skulking around cyberspace. Security experts across the web have warned us about this new form of malware due to the unique techniques it employs. It has been prepared to be compatible with Apple’s new M1 ARM64 architecture that was first implemented with the latest line of MacBooks. That means that hackers intend on this malware sticking around for a while.
New Bazar Trojan Slips Past Your Email Defenses!
A new trojan appearing in phishing emails is tricking home users into letting hackers enter their computer or home network. A trojan is a specific kind of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program or email attachment. This new variant of the “Bazar” trojan is equipped with anti-analysis techniques to make it harder to be detected by anti-virus software.