Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face persistent cybersecurity challenges. These businesses are often targeted by cybercriminals due to their valuable data and limited security resources, but that doesn’t mean that they’re helpless. Managed IT services providers (MSPs) can help SMBs strengthen their cybersecurity with comprehensive solutions and services. By partnering with an MSP, SMBs can […]
Securing SMBs: The role of managed IT services in cybersecurity
Windows updates and services to watch out for in 2021
Windows users have much to look forward to in 2021. Along with new services, updates for Windows 10 will be released not just to improve its performance but also its accessibility. Let’s take a look at what these changes could be and what they could mean for Windows users like you. What’s new on Windows […]
Microsoft adjusts how Windows 10 is updated
Having problems with your Windows 10 updates? Perhaps they’re incompatible with your latest driver update. To prevent such issues from happening, Microsoft has changed the Windows 10 update system. First, let’s distinguish between driver updates and operating system (OS) updates: Driver updates – A driver is software that allows your computer’s OS to communicate with […]
Preparing for Windows end of support
According to NetMarketShare’s September 2018 data, 40.88% of users are still using Windows 7. The popular operating system (OS) is currently on extended support, but only until January 14, 2020. For Windows 10, the support clock runs out sooner than you might expect. Learn how the end of support for your Windows version can affect […]
WordPress security updates: Yay or nay?
WordPress (WP) websites play a crucial role in establishing a business’s online presence. One way WP developers keep business owners safe and happy is by providing regular security updates that protect sites from unauthorized access. But why do websites sometimes crash after an update, and what can you do to prevent that from happening? Be […]
How to set up your G Suite activity dashboard
Last March 2018, Google updated G Suite by adding a new activity dashboard to Slides, Docs, and Sheets. It allows you to see the accounts that viewed a certain document and when they opened it, allowing you track individual contributions to a group project. Here are two ways to set it up. Allow display views […]
Google’s AI helper gets new features
As with any trade show or conference in which Google participated the last few years, the South by Southwest (SXSW) expo witnessed another unique exhibit. This time around, they set up a Google Assistant Fun House that features unique actions and capabilities, including a machine that allows you to order beer from your couch, a […]
Windows 10 updates will be biannual
Updating the Windows operating system is both crucial for the security of your computers, and incredibly frustrating. Up until now, Microsoft has released patches and updates unpredictably and often at a pace difficult to maintain. However, the company behind the world’s more popular operating system has announced it’s making some changes. Windows 10 updates in […]
No more extended support for Windows 7
When you grow accustomed to something — like a morning routine, a particular type of coffee, or in this case, an operating system — attempts at change aren’t always successful. Case in point, the struggle between Windows 7 and Windows 10. Users have until 2020 to make up their minds, and unless you don’t mind […]
WordPress 4.5.3 patches security vulnerabilities
WordPress is an amazing open source platform that is favored by individuals and business users worldwide due to its ease of use, simplicity and flexibility. However, given that it is the most widely used content management system, it is also the most vulnerable platform out there. Recently WordPress has released an update that addresses security […]