David Ferris

Staying Safe Online: Are You the Target of a Fake Check Scam?

Great news! You’ve posted a batch of pricey items from your business on Craigslist, and someone has offered to purchase the lot. However, when you receive the check you realize it’s not for precisely the right amount. Perhaps…

Healthcare Fines For Breaches Are Increasing

Healthcare was a lucrative target for hackers in 2018. Cybercriminals are getting more creative despite better awareness among healthcare organizations. And fines for breaches of patient information are increasing. What more can you do to ensure your patient…

Windows Server 2008 End of Support (Questions and Answers)

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end — and on January 14, 2020, Microsoft will be stopping mainstream service for their highly popular Windows 2008 Server. If you are one of the millions of organizations who…

Top Advantages To Local Small Business When They Outsource IT Services

Small business growth is a challenge of keeping up with success without crumbling under commercial weight. Many improvements needed to reach the next stage of success can be prohibitively expensive, leading to debt and risky gambles that could…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day This Sunday

March 17th is one of our favorite days of the year – St. Patrick’s Day. For some, it’s a day to celebrate centuries of rich culture and Irish heritage, and for others, an opportunity to have a pint…

What Are The Benefits Of Managed Services To Local Companies

Depending on their scope and impact on your workday, tech issues can take hours to resolve, if not days. In some cases, you may spend far too much time tracking down a problem, only to come up empty-handed…

Report: Financial Firms See Alarming 480% Increase In Data Breaches

Financial service firms: beware. Your data is a target. A new report out of the United Kingdom (UK) cannot underscore enough the severity of the issue. But it is nothing new. The FBI has put the alarms on since…

Top New Additions To Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 has rolled out an impressive array of new features that business owners will appreciate. These range from handy mobile-to-PC interactions to intuitive, behind-the-scenes IT integrations to keep a business running smoothly. Here are some of…

Georgia County Pays $400,000 Ransom

Not even Georgia county governments are safe from ransomware attacks. Jackson County just paid a $400,000 ransom after hackers used a ransomware attack to deactivate their computer systems. It’s still not known how the hackers managed to breach…

How To Create Information Gathering Forms With Microsoft Office 365

It may surprise you, but Microsoft Office 365 has a fantastic solution for creating simple quizzes, polls and surveys — and you already have access to this functionality! Microsoft Forms is relatively new, as it was only launched…