The Tek Blog

Articles for business leaders covering topics such as technology, cybersecurity, and compliance.

About RansomCloud

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Introducing RansomCloud. The Evolution of Ransomware.

RansomCloud attacks your cloud data! It’s a ransomware attack built for the cloud...

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Business email compromise BEC

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5 Tips to Prevent Business Email Compromise (BEC)

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is one of the leading cyber threats today so it's important to know that there are many valuable tips for keeping...

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The Dark Web

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What is the Dark Web?

There are multiple layers to the internet. The Dark Web is an unseen layer contained within the Deep Web, another sub-layer of the Internet that is...

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Business Email Compromise Millions of Attacks

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FBI Reports Business Email Compromise (BEC) Cost Businesses $1.7B in 2019

Let me tell you a True Story about a Business Email Compromise BEC. It was one of those calls that I sometimes dread not knowing entirely what to...

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manufacturing ransomware image

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Manufacturing Represents 62% of Ransomware Payouts

Manufacturing Represents 62% of all Ransomware Payments In 2017 Kivu facilitated ransom payments of over $17m for over 143 cases . Of this they took...

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MFA

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Why you should use MFA for everything!

Have you had your password stolen? According to Avast, a company that specializes in anti-virus software and VPN services, over 29 billion passwords...

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Return to Work

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COVID-19 Return to Work Plan

As a Managed Information Technology Services Provider, and an essential critical infrastructure business, Teknologize has continued to operate and...

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multi-factor authentication

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Why You Should Enable Multi-Factor Authentication Today!

Multi-factor authentication is a methodology whereby someone is granted access to a computer, device, or application only after providing two or more...

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identity theft

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Why Identity Theft is a Big Deal During COVID-19

Should you be concerned about your identity being compromised? Yes! In 2019, 14.4 million consumers became victims of identity fraud — that’s about 1...

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Cybersecurity Awareness Training

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Quadrupled Cyber Threat vs Security Awareness Training

I had a couple statistics that I was looking at last week, and they kind of blew my mind, so I thought I'd share them with you.

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Wire Fraud

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The Basic Framework of COVID-19 Themed Wire Fraud

According to a report from Microsoft, COVID-19-themed cyber attacks spiked to nearly a million a day during the first week of March 2020.

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remote work

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8 Tips For Developing a Positive and Productive Remote Work Culture

The workplace is going hybrid. Work can only happen anywhere when it’s digitized and connected.

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Is Zoom Safe

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Is Zoom Safe? Zoom Meeting Security Tips During COVID-19

The FBI has received multiple reports of video teleconferencing and online classroom hijacking, also called “Zoom-bombing”, during the COVID-19.

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Hackers on MSP

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Hackers Target MSP's to get to You!

To get inside Managed Service Providers, MSPs, attackers have capitalized on security lapses such as weak passwords and failure to use multi-factor...

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AI

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Can AI help Your Small Business?

36% of executives say their primary goal for AI is to optimize internal business operations according to Harvard Business Review.

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cybersecurity

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Publication: 5 Tips to Reduce Your Vulnerability to Cyberattacks

A Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business Publication. Six trillion dollars. It’s the estimated cost of the war on terror. And it’s the projected annual...

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ransomware

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KAPP-KVEW Interview: The Next Evolution of Ransomware

Carissa Lehmkuhl from KAPP-KVEW interviewed Byron Martin, CEO of Teknologize leading up to our Breakfast Series "The Evolution of Ransomcloud." By...

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HFG State of Technology

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State of Technology - Connect Magazine

By Byron Martin | HFG Trust Connect Magazine - July 2019 | View Article Technology has never been so important to businesses and individuals as it is...

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Strategic IT

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Is Your Current IT Keeping Your IT Strategy in Line With Your Business?

IT Strategy (Information Technology Strategy or Technology Strategy) is a plan of action to create an information technology capability for maximum,...

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downtime

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Downtime is eating away your profits. Your business deserves better.

As a business owner, you know that time is money. The more time your business is up, the more potential you have to close a sale, please a customer...

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IT Support

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Stop Waiting for IT Support to Show Up at Their Convenience

Spending hours or days waiting for your IT guy to arrive isn’t worth it. That’s bad IT. And you don’t have to live with it.

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password security

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A Password is like a Toothbrush

When was the last time you thought about the password policy for your business?

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IT Budget

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How Much do Companies Spend on their IT Budgets?

The percentage of spending that goes towards technology varies from one industry to another. For example, a financial entity will usually invest more...

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technology issues

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Stop Fixing the Same Technology Issues Over and Over

Restarting your server every day at noon to prevent it from crashing isn’t normal. That’s bad IT. And you don’t have to live with it.

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technology summit

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Publication: The Tri-Cities' Future Is Technology

A Tri-City Herald publication. Byron Martin and Ty Mulholland outline the upcoming Tri-Cities Tech Summit and the opportunity to learn what’s...

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Business on a Roll Tri-Cities WA

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Business on a Roll Award

Thank you Tri-City Regional Chamber for the honor and recognition for 2017's Business on a Roll! (11-50 employees) We have a great team and they all...

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datto

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Teknologize Named Datto Community Partner of The Year 2018

Teknologize Takes Home Golden Datto Award During DattoCon 2018

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cybersecurity

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Publication: Cybersecurity Basics can Protect Businesses from Breaches

Michelle Dupler with the Tri-Cities Journal of Business interviewed Teknologize CEO, Byron Martin, and CTO, Daniel Morgan as guest contributors to...

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mesh networking

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Publication: Hit the Bricks

Teknologize Success Story! Deployment of a mesh network with 30 Access Points in a local housing for approximately 300 students and researchers. By:...

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managed service provider

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Publication: 2014 Young Professionals Honors Byron Martin

By Mary Coffman | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, October 2014 | Read Article This is the seventh year the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business...

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managed service provider

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2013 Entrepreneurial Award

Teknologize Receives 2013 Entrepreneurial Award | Read Article PNNL nominates Teknologize to receive award

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