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According to a recent study, 34% of businesses now carry Cyber Security Insurance. This percentage continues to rise year to year as the cyber security risks also continue to rise.  According to a 2020 survey posted on statstica.com the number … More

A part of doing business is complying with regulations. Regulations come from various places, primarily governments but also from industries. The major credit card providers teamed up to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) as an … More

It is 2020. Wow.  It seems like just yesterday we were preparing for Y2K.  The cyber world is a very different place than it was twenty years ago.  In 2000, there were 361 million Internet users.  Today there are well … More

Starting January 15^th, 2020 Microsoft will begin rolling out a new version of their Edge browser.  This is a substantial change from the current browser in that it is Chromium based and de-coupled from Windows updates. Chromium is … More

In August, New York State signed into law the SHIELD Act or the “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security” Act. This is an enhancement to New York States previous law and has several keys points that anyone doing business … More

Microsoft releases two major updates to Windows 10 each year.  The second one for the calendar year 2019 is set for release. (version 1909) As with most releases you may notice your disk space fluctuate as Microsoft is pushing down … More

Microsoft PowerPoint has been a staple for presenters for many years.  PowerPoint was first released in 1987, acquired by Microsoft shortly thereafter (for $14 million, imagine what it would sell for today!)  and has been going strong ever since. … More

More and more business is being conducted in the cloud. According to a study by Gartner, worldwide cloud services are projected to grow at 17.5% this year. That is aggressive growth and there are not many indicators that this … More

Everyone is busy.  In today’s world people are busy even when they are retired.  Business goes to those who hustle, and each business is focused on beating their competitors. Long-term success is not gained by hustle alone.  It is gained … More

Small businesses increasingly face the same cybersecurity risks as larger businesses but with fewer resources to protect themselves. In fact, according to the 2018 State of Cybersecurity in Small & Medium Size Businesses study by the Ponemon Institute:

• 67% of