Entries by The Tech Zen

Benefits of Outsourcing your IT

Outsourcing is the practice of hiring a party outside your company to perform services that are traditionally performed in-house by your own employees and staff. It can be a great way for companies to cut costs, including salaries for its personnel, overhead, equipment, and technology. Outsourcing is simply a business judgment chosen by many because […]

How to Stop Cybercriminals During This COVID-19 Pandemic

Cybercriminals Are Counting On You Letting Your Guard Down During This Global Pandemic – Here’s How To Stop Them The world is slowing down during this COVID-19 pandemic. Wall Street is being hit hard. People are no longer going out. We’re told to quarantine or self-isolate and not engage in groups. You can bet there’s […]

How to Spot a Phishing Email

A phishing attack typically starts with an email that claims to be from a legitimate website, such as a banking or online store websites. Cyber criminals trick users into revealing their private information by making them believe that the message is something they want or need. This increasingly popular form of cyber-crime poses a very […]

Importance of Employee Training for Cybersecurity

Just with any type of training – cyber security training allows an organization to encourage proper behavior, mitigate risk, and ensure secure cooperation or compliancy. Simply bringing awareness to cyber security is critical to the survival of your company. When your employees have the knowledge and skills to protect themselves and the company, that is […]

5 Network Security Tips for Small Businesses

Why is technology so important in businesses? Technology is used not only to perform daily functions, but also to stay connected, protect financial data, confidential decision making, or other private information that generates relative advantages to competitors. Technology helps computers make businesses quicker and more efficient. However, with these increased accessibilities comes increased risk. Computers […]

What is Patch Management and Why is it Important?

WHAT IS PATCH MANAGEMENT? Patch management is perhaps one of the most underrated and often ignored security component. Patch management is a central way to manage the update process on computer systems. It helps manage downloads, installations, and patch reporting. In today’s world, you can never be too safe and patch management is a sure […]

New Year Technology Considerations for Small Businesses

Running a small business is filled with many tasks to begin with. Now, adding to it the technology factor, that can be overwhelming. Technology is always rapidly changing and advancing. Keeping up with technology itself can bring with it a multitude of tasks. A new year always brings a new long list of things to […]

Technology Considerations of Moving Your Office

Whether you’re looking for a bigger officer or just a new location, moving your office involves also moving your business technology. Including a reliable and professional IT company to assist with this can be a great help. Your IT professional can help you make the most efficient and productive move for all of your technology, […]