And It’s Worse Than Ghosts and Goblins

Your small business is under attack. Right now, extremely dangerous and well-funded cybercrime rings are using sophisticated techniques to hack into thousands of small businesses to steal credit cards, blackmail you to recover data and swindle money directly out of your bank account.

Telecommuting is a fancy word for allowing employees to work from home, in remote offices, or while on the road. While this is not a new concept, recent advancements in remote access technology and security have made it very affordable and easy for even micro business owners.

All businesses and industries learn to handle common objections when trying to sell a product or service. One of your companies’ biggest strengths should be how you overcome those objections and how prepared you and your team are to answer them.

Woah, what a date. What a time to be alive, right? Any who, I’m back with another conversation around IT. Do you remember the first computer you owned? I grew up in the 90’s and I do vividly remember when my father brought home our first desktop computer. There was no internet yet, but that would soon follow. Now, technology isn’t just a desktop computer with no internet. The tech industry has grown rapidly and is still continuing that growth faster than ever. In IT, changes occur very frequently; it keeps you on your toes.

You can bet there’s one group that’s not slowing down at all. In fact, they’re probably working overtime while the rest of us have our lives turned upside down. Cybercriminals and hackers know there’s no better time to strike than during a global crisis. While you are distracted and spending your time trying to make sense of this new normal, they are finding new ways into your IT network so they can steal data and passwords, compromise your clients’ private information and even demand large ransoms.