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The Shocking Facts About The New FTC Safeguards Rule That Affect Nearly EVERY Small Business Operating Today

As former President Ronald Regan once said, the scariest words you’ll ever hear are “We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.” In this case, the government is trying to help by forcing nearly all businesses to implement and maintain a strong cyber security program to protect the customer information these companies host – definitely ...

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Is It Illegal To Track Your Employees’ Activities When They’re Working From Home?

Along with the surge of people working from home or in hybrid situations over the last few years, there has also been an increase in employers looking for ways to monitor their employees’ work activities to ensure they actually ARE working when remote. This is no surprise given the new “quiet quitting” trend that has now ...

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Out Of Office: 8 Cyber Security Best Practices For Oregon Business Travelers Going On Vacation

As we get into the summer, many business owners and employees look forward to a well-deserved break. However, high achievers are known to do a little work on vacation. Unfortunately, studies show that working outside the office, whether on vacation, from a local coffee shop, or even business travelers out on work trips, can lead ...

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Facebook Owes You Money!

How To Apply For Your Share Of Facebook’s Recent $725 Million Privacy Lawsuit Here’s a shocker: Facebook is being forced to pay a whopping $725 million in a settlement following a number of lawsuits claiming they violated users’ privacy. This is in addition to another class action lawsuit for $650 million for storing and collecting the ...

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Get More Done In Less Time

Tech Tips To Improve Productivity And Focus Technology has become essential to our society. We use it for nearly every aspect of our lives, from entertainment to personal security. Unfortunately, it’s not all good, and over time, many of us have developed some negative tech habits. When we’re supposed to work or stay productive, we might ...

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Setting Up The Session Border Control For GCC High

As you know, the GCC (Government Community Cloud) is a specialized type of Cloud deployment that allows defense contractors to secure datasets provided to them from the DoD.  GCC High, is a separate data center that meets the Government standard for security and is located in the Continental United States and managed by US citizens. ...

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Understanding Cyber Security Compliance Standards

There is an endless number of things a business owner should do for their business to be successful. They must develop a product or service that can attract customers, hire and train a team to oversee day-to-day operations, implement marketing strategies and so much more. While all these tasks are essential for your business to ...

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What happens When Your M365 Or Azure License Expires?

Whenever a business gets an Azure or M365 account (or perhaps even both), a sense of excitement starts to fill in.  After all, now you can do those projects and other items you have always wanted to do, at a very affordable price, you can scale resources up and down as you need, and you ...

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Keep Your Business Protected By Becoming Aware Of The Most Common Types Of Cyber-Attacks 

The rate of cyber-attacks has significantly increased over the past few years. Businesses of all sizes are at risk of becoming victims of them, which is why it’s crucial that every business owner and leader is aware of the most common cyberthreats impacting the business world today. Being aware of common cyberthreats and developing plans ...

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Introducing Microsoft Teams Premium

Introduction As we mentioned in a recent blog, Microsoft Teams is now evolving into a juggernaut in the video conferencing realm. There are two versions of it, the Premium, and the Basic. In this blog, we review what the latest is in the premium version. What is New In Teams Premium? There are a number of strategic benefits, ...

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