Data breaches are a nasty and unfortunately common part of the IT world. In this blog, Connetic Founder and CEO Matthew Strebe talks about why data breaches happen, and what organizations can do to prevent them. Data breaches are a vicious cycle: past data breaches are contributing directly to the execution of new data breaches….
Now more than ever it is important to ensure your information and your business’s information is not a target for cyber attacks and hackers. You may think you have done a good job at protecting your most valuable information, but have you? Are you doing everything you can to reduce your IT risk? Let’s review…
In the past, most businesses ran their IT applications and services from within their own building—server rooms full of equipment were simply the norm. On-site IT support was required to keep those services operational. IT Support and Changing Times Luckily, these days the majority of small businesses have already migrated their business critical applications into…
Let’s face it, getting the right quality of IT support can be difficult for smaller businesses. For large enterprises, a large IT staff with specialization of roles and great efficiency practically comes with the territory. But for smaller businesses who are limited in budget and resources, finding the right IT support is nearly impossible. Why…
Phishing scams are the number one cyber attack, directed at millions of small businesses every day. Scammers send forged email messages to employees trying to get them to click on attachments or links; these attachments or links then give the hacker full access to login information. Typically, the link will be to a website that…
Most companies start out as startups and as the company grows successful and its needs evolve, often it is very common for their IT service providers to evolve along with them. These are the painfully accurate phases of evolution we routinely see when it comes to IT service providers. DIY IT You know how to…
Ask yourself: what’s the most intimate professional relationship you have? The person you trust completely with your most valuable information? It’s your IT provider! It’s easy to fall into a situation where you put up with bad service if you’ve never known anything better. We’re here to encourage you not to settle for anything less…
In order to best protect your company from shady online activity, you need to familiarize yourself with the basics. Learn about the different players involved in the dark web to better recognize vulnerabilities in your own system. Breachers The first bad actors in the dark web value chain are called “Breachers”—and they don’t actually steal…
In our security practice at Connetic, we’re often baffled by the range of approaches to security we see from business owners. Some are highly controlled while others frequently throw caution into the wind until something goes awry. We’ve determined that the attitude towards data security has more to do with the leader’s personality than with real…
There’s a security failure that at least 25% of your employees are engaging in right now, and it’s highly likely that you’re guilty of doing it too. Employee credential handling and weak passwords are a bad habit that will put your company at risk of being instantly hacked, rendering all of the money you’ve spent…