How to Keep Your Employees Engaged This Summer

Hot summer days and , is your staff disengaging this summer? Disconnected employees are 37% more absent, 18% less productive and 15% less profitable. Don’t let this hurt your company’s culture and bottom line.  Here’s a few things you can do to keep employees engaged this summer: #1: Host a company picnic with a “thank […]

How to Protect Your Company’s Reputation After a Data Breach

In today’s world, a data breach is inevitable even with all of the advanced security strategies in place. While you shouldn’t stop trying to proactively protect your business, you need an incident response plan in place and ready to implement. Your reputation may take a hit at first, but there are things businesses can do […]

Has My Social Media Account Been Hacked or Cloned?

Every day, we see posts on Facebook from friends saying they’ve been “hacked” and to not accept friend requests from them. While it’s still a form of social engineering, your account hasn’t technically been “hacked.” Instead, it’s been cloned.  Hacking is where a cyber criminal obtains your login credentials and accesses your account while social […]

6 Deadly Mistakes You’re Making with Your Remote Employees

During the pandemic, 70% of full-time employees worked from home. Once it was over, 92% of workers still expected to work from home at least once per week while 80% expected to telecommute 3 days. In fact, 16% of organizations are now fully remote. While many employees may be back in the office, there’s always […]

5 Easy Ways to Secure Your Data

Many Americans are concerned about the Russia-Ukraine war for a number of reasons; and one of those reasons is cyber attacks. As the war rages on and continues to escalate, there has been a documented increase in breaches. This is a very real threat to businesses and individuals alike in the United States.  So, what […]

Why is Cyber Liability Insurance Important?

https://youtu.be/yYBE4G702eU Cyber liability insurance is going to be one of the biggest factors in helping industries of all types, practice better cybersecurity hygiene. In doing so, insurance companies are starting to enforce basic cybersecurity practices. When applying for cyber liability insurance for your business, you will have to answer several technical questions to make sure […]

New Advanced Email Security Solution Protects Against Phishing Attacks and Email Impersonation 

Robertsdale, AL (April 8, 2022) – Business Information Solutions, Inc. (BIS), the leading technology and cybersecurity firm on the Gulf Coast, announces a new, advanced email security platform to combat phishing attacks and email impersonation.   In 2020, 75% of organizations experienced a phishing attack. These numbers continue to rise as hackers find creative ways to infiltrate […]

5 Ways to Prevent Your Cyber Liability Claim from Being Denied

As a business owner you need to have the mindset that it’s no longer “if” you get hacked but “when.” As the number of data breaches continues to increase, companies are turning to cyber liability insurance for more protection. Unfortunately, due to the number of cyber attacks and claims, cyber insurance firms are limiting payouts […]

What Is Endpoint Detection and Why Should You Demand It from Your IT Firm

Thanks in part to the pandemic, the number of remote workers has significantly increased. This rapid growth caused many organizations to forgo proper security measures in lieu of productivity, even going as far as letting employees use their personal devices for work.  Instead of exploiting network vulnerabilities, hackers saw more success in targeting unsuspecting and […]

What is Shadow IT?

https://youtu.be/NWsZIWUAQPk For today’s, Tuesday Tech Tip I want to talk to you about shadow IT. What it is and why every business owner must have this on their radar? What is shadow IT and why should you care? Well shadow IT is kind of a tech term that is used in the business world for […]