Posts by Byron Martin

Get Ready To Maximize Efficiency With Help From Co-Managed IT Services

By Byron Martin | September 14, 2023
IT services are necessary for every business in the country – IT companies help businesses protect their data, ensure day-to-day operations run..
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What Compliance Standards Does Your Business Need To Maintain?

By Byron Martin | August 28, 2023
Compliance standards are some of the most important things a business needs to maintain to be profitable and well-respected while staying out of..
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Prepare Your Kids For A Successful School Year: Tech Tips To Maximize Learning Potential

By Byron Martin | August 17, 2023
Back-to-school season has finally arrived, and it won’t be long before our kids are back in the classroom, learning all sorts of different subjects...
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Tek Video: The Probability of a Second Breach

By Byron Martin | August 7, 2023
If you've had a breach, statistically the likelihood of you having a second breach or more is very high.
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From the Top Down: The Importance of Cybersecurity Leadership in Mitigating Business Risks

By Byron Martin | July 26, 2023
The days when cybersecurity was solely the concern of IT departments are long gone.
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Inside OneDrive and SharePoint: The Limitations and Restrictions You Need to Know

By Byron Martin | July 13, 2023
OneDrive and SharePoint in Microsoft 365 are popular cloud-based collaboration, productivity, and file storage solutions to help organizations share..
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Shielding Your Cloud: Securing M365 and Google Workspace with SaaS Protection

By Byron Martin | June 20, 2023
Many organizations assume that moving to a cloud-based collaboration app such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace means email security and backup is..
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Tek Video: Cyber Resilience

By Byron Martin | May 30, 2023
The FBI revealed in its 2022 Internet Crime Report that ransomware gangs breached the networks of at least 860 critical infrastructure organizations..
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The Cybersecurity Divide: Understanding the Cybersecurity Poverty Line

By Byron Martin | May 22, 2023
In today's digital age, cybersecurity has become a critical aspect of every organization's operations. Cyber-attacks can lead to financial losses,..
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Tek Video: Cybersecurity Insurance Application Questions

By Byron Martin | May 16, 2023
The cyber insurance market is getting stricter with its application questions and requirements.
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Tek Video: The Hacker Timeline

By Byron Martin | May 8, 2023
The average time it takes to identify a breach is 197 days. That's crazy. And then the average time to contain a breach is 69 days.
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Tek Video: Myth - My Data is Safe in the Cloud

By Byron Martin | May 4, 2023
Microsoft works off what is called a shared responsibility model. The message is simple, Microsoft is responsible for its cloud, and end-users and ..
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Tek Video: Myth - I'm Safe, I Have Current Cybersecurity Tools

By Byron Martin | May 1, 2023
Cybersecurity is much more than the tools.
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Tek Video: Myth - I Can Recover from Backups

By Byron Martin | April 24, 2023
So here's the critical thing, the myth. And I touched on it a minute ago.
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Tek Video: Social Engineering - Hacking People not Technology

By Byron Martin | March 28, 2023
Hacking people, not technology.
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What is a Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise?

By Byron Martin | March 23, 2023
Have you heard of a cybersecurity tabletop exercise or tabletop drill?
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Tek Video: Microsoft 365 Security is a Shared Responsibility

By Byron Martin | March 14, 2023
Microsoft works off what is called a shared responsibility model. The message is simple, Microsoft is responsible for its cloud, and end-users and..
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Tek Video: Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)

By Byron Martin | February 28, 2023
Another big, game-changing element of ransomware is that you don't have to be a hacker. You don't even have to have any technical expertise.
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Break Free From the Break-fix IT Model

By Byron Martin | February 23, 2023
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But is this approach harming your business?
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Tek Video: Endpoint Security vs. Antivirus

By Byron Martin | February 15, 2023
Tek Video: Endpoint Security vs. Antivirus
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10 Considerations for Hiring In-house IT vs Partnering with an MSP

By Byron Martin | February 13, 2023
10 Considerations for Hiring In-house IT vs Partnering with an MSP Does your business’s IT management need an upgrade?Are you wondering why your..
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Why Your IT Provider Should be SOC 2 Accredited

By Byron Martin | January 20, 2023
Why Your IT Provider Should be SOC 2 Accredited A SOC 2 audit isn’t just a one-time exercise. The audit must be completed yearly, inspecting..
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Six Ways to Build Cyber Resilience

By Byron Martin | October 10, 2022
83% of small and medium-sized businesses are not financially prepared to recover from a cyberattack.
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How to Send an Encrypted Email in Microsoft Outlook

By Byron Martin | July 28, 2022
You’ve probably heard about email encryption and maybe you’ve even wondered when it’s necessary.
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How to Transfer Microsoft Authenticator to a New Phone

By Byron Martin | June 2, 2022
Using multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the easiest and most successful ways to increase the security for your accounts. This can prevent..
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Washington State Attorney General 2021 Data Breach Report Findings

By Byron Martin | June 1, 2022
In the last year, businesses and agencies sent a record 6.3 million data breach notices to Washingtonians.
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Small Businesses are More Likely to be Targets of Cyber Attacks

By Byron Martin | April 19, 2022
Researchers at Barracuda Networks analyzed millions of emails across thousands of companies in 2021 and found that on average, an employee of a small..
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5 Ways to Keep Your Dental Practice Safe from a Data Breach

By Byron Martin | March 23, 2022
According to IBM’s 2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the healthcare industry suffered the highest average cost of a data breach for the 11th year in..
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Microsoft 365 Price Increase March 15th

By Byron Martin | February 25, 2022
Prices are going up. Are you prepared? Update: Microsoft just extended the grace period to lock in Feb 2022 pricing. March 14th is the last day to..
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Why SOC 2 Certification is Valuable

By Byron Martin | February 16, 2022
Let’s face it, our world is filled with regularly occurring data breaches and cybersecurity events. Organizations need assurances that the companies..
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How to Move Google Authenticator to a New Phone Without Losing Access

By Byron Martin | February 9, 2022
If you use Google Authenticator for multi-factor authentication the authenticator settings are not transferred across devices for security purposes...
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Uptime Podcast with Teknologize: Cyber Resilience

By Byron Martin | December 28, 2021
Cyber Resilience. Can companies like Vestas, which had a ransomware attack on November 19th, rebound from a cyberattack? Watch Now!
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Understanding Cyber Insurance

By Byron Martin | December 20, 2021
The threat of a cyber-attack is too high, and the consequences can be devastating. At this point, it's important for all businesses to have cyber..
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The Future of Cyber Insurance

By Byron Martin | December 7, 2021
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) saw a 69% increase in the number of cybercrime reports it received in 2020 compared to 2019. On..
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Why Cyber Insurance is Critical

By Byron Martin | November 29, 2021
The cyber insurance market is getting stricter and for many organizations, it’s getting more challenging and expensive to secure coverage.
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Threat Hunting. Who is Hiding in Your Network?

By Byron Martin | November 10, 2021
Who is hiding in your network?
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