How Trick or Treaters Can Hack Your Business!
READ TIME: 3 MIN Businesses are becoming more mobile-focused to make it easier for employees to be more productive. It’s nearly standard practice to issue company phones, tablets, and laptops but when employees use their devices at home and connect to unsecured networks , it creates another layer of risk to organizations. Halloween creates a […]
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The Best Cyber Security Practices for Business
READ TIME: 3MIN Do you think your business is flying under the radar of today’s hackers? If you’re in that mindset, then you would be making a big mistake. Small and medium businesses are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals simply because most don’t take the time to implement these cyber security best practices. The following are just […]
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The 3 Elements of a Harmonious Organization
READ TIME: 3 MIN Happy workers are more productive workers. So, treating them with care and respect will bring tangible benefits to your business. Here are three things to consider when building a harmonious organization (and a couple of quotes we pulled from Glassdoor): You have the right team in place. Your people are the foundation […]
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Five Ways Hackers Can Hurt Your Business with Office 365
READ TIME: 1 MIN Most small business leaders know that they’re vulnerable to hackers, but 47% of companies don’t know the best methods for protecting themselves. If you don’t know how to protect yourself, you’re an easy target. In Small Biz Daily, NexusTek CTO, Randy Nieves, outlines five ways that hackers can disrupt your business via holes in Microsoft Office […]
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There is No Excuse for Ignoring Backup and Disaster Recovery
READ TIME: 5 MIN Disaster strikes when we least expect it, and for the unprepared business, the consequences are dire. According to a survey conducted by IDC, 80% of small and medium-sized business (SMB) respondents reported that network downtime costs their organizations at least $20,000 per hour. During the week of August 25-31, when Hurricane Harvey[1] made landfall in […]
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The Great IT Debate: Insourcing vs. Outsourcing with a Managed Services Provider
READ TIME: 4 MIN Cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning, mobility, the Internet of Things—the list goes on. Each of these technologies, once considered “nice to have,” are now requirements for businesses and the responsibility of supporting these expanding suites of technologies requires a team of experienced IT professionals. In recent years, traditional […]
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What is The Forrester Wave?
READ TIME: 1 MIN At NexusTek, we’re devoted to working with the best and brightest technology partners. That’s why we’re proud announce that one of our cyber security partners – Barracuda, was recently named in The Forrester Wave report as a leader in Enterprise Email Security. Published by Forrester Research, Inc., The Forrester Wave is a guide […]
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5 Signs You’re Organization is Overdue for a Storage Assessment
READ TIME: 2 MIN Hiding inside your current data centers could be legacy storage equipment waiting to fail at the worst possible time. Older storage devices struggle to handle today’s increased data workloads and access requirements. If that’s true, where will you be 5-years from now? 5-months from now? 1. You don’t know what you don’t know […]
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Can You (or Your Staff) Identify a Scam Call?
READ TIME: 2 MIN As you already know – hackers are clever. They’re utilizing new technology to steal from businesses like yours. One of today’s trending cyber security threats are scam calls. Often sounding like they’re from reputable sources like your bank or even Google! The following are a few examples of the most current scam calls. […]
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Dentists Nationwide Victimized by REvil Ransomware as Hackers Attack Cavity in DDS Safe
READ TIME: 2 MIN According to ZDNet, hundreds of dentists’ offices in the US were attacked by cyber criminals this past weekend. A ransomware gang targeted and compromised DDS Safe, a medical records retention and backup solution used by dental offices across the country. Ransomware attacks cripple businesses by locking users out of computer files used […]
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