Thanks to the advent of the Information Age, our lives have been made a lot easier when it comes to compiling, aggregating, and analyzing data. Unfortunately, with that great privilege comes the great responsibility of ensuring that information systems are secure enough to withstand an attack from unethical hackers who seek to cause mayhem, steal […]
Continue ReadingIT security is a growing field precisely because so many businesses lack suitable digital security. If news headlines are to be believed, no one is safe from the long arm of the hacking community. Even institutions that are supposed to employ the height of security (medical organizations, banks, and government entities, for example) have been […]
Continue ReadingAt this point there doesn’t seem to be any question that virtually any network, server, or website can be hacked. After all, if hackers can breach corporate entities, health insurance providers, and even the government, what’s to stop them from hacking your business? In some ways, small and mid-size businesses are lucky – they don’t […]
Continue ReadingData breaches are a dime a dozen these days. You can’t open a paper or check a newsfeed without coming across some kind of scandal involving a hack in which sensitive user data was stolen. In the last year alone, mega corporations, banks, health insurance providers, and government entities have all been breached by hackers, […]
Continue ReadingThe holidays herald an uptick in traffic, and not just on the highways and in the airport. With more and more people avoiding Black Friday crowds and electing to do their holiday shopping from the comfort of home, many e-commerce sites are being bombarded by traffic from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. If your site suffers […]
Continue ReadingIT and cyber security are growing fields for one main reason: the prevalence of data breaches. Even large companies aren’t immune – you need only look at mega-corporations like Sony and Target, health insurance providers like Anthem Blue Cross, and even the U.S. government to see that data security is a universal issue. For small […]
Continue ReadingYou don’t have to look far to find statistics related to the effects of website downtime – many claim that businesses lose tens of billions of dollars annually due to websites being unreachable. On a company-by-company basis, the numbers will differ, with larger businesses that suffer downtime having greater potential for loss. Unfortunately, downtime cannot […]
Continue ReadingIt’s practically impossible to run a business these days without a website. The time when people found you via the Yellow Pages is long gone. Nowadays, the first interaction customers have with businesses is in the online arena, and if they can’t find you online, chances are they’ll find your competitors. Your website acts as […]
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