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..

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..

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...

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.

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.

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..

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..

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..

Tek Video: Top 5 Cybersecurity Musts

By Katrina Wahlbrink | May 25, 2023
Top 5 Cybersecurity Musts. So, what can you do?

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,..

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.

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.

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 ..

Tek Video: Myth - I'm Safe, I Have Current Cybersecurity Tools

By Byron Martin | May 1, 2023
Cybersecurity is much more than the tools.

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.

Tek Video: Social Engineering - Hacking People not Technology

By Byron Martin | March 28, 2023
Hacking people, not technology.

What is a Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise?

By Byron Martin | March 23, 2023
Have you heard of a cybersecurity tabletop exercise or tabletop drill?

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..

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.

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?

Tek Video: Endpoint Security vs. Antivirus

By Byron Martin | February 15, 2023
Tek Video: Endpoint Security vs. Antivirus

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..

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..

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.

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.

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..

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.

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..

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..

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..

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..

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...

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!

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..

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..

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.