Bring your own device (BYOD) is a concept that took hold after the invention of the smartphone. When phones got smarter, software developers began creating apps for those phones. Over time, mobile device use has overtaken desktop use at work. According to Microsoft, mobile devices make up about 60% of the endpoints in a company […]
With its huge dominance in the workplace, Microsoft’s Windows has become the prime target for cyber criminals.
With the digital data of countless organizations, businesses, and individuals at risk, multifactor authentication (MFA) has become the gold standard of security. But if you’re thinking that just any MFA will do, think again! According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the most effective security is phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. It’s the type of […]
Microsoft Teams is a lot of things. It’s a video conferencing tool, a team messaging channel, and a tool for in-app co-authoring, just to name a few. During the pandemic, the popularity of Teams skyrocketed. User numbers for MS Teams jumped from 20 million in November 2019 to 75 million in April 2020. As of […]
Passkeys are set to take over from traditional passwords to give us a safer, more secure way of logging into our online accounts.
Have you ever bought a new computer and then had buyer’s remorse a few months later? Maybe you didn’t pay attention to the storage capacity and ran out of space. Or you may have glossed over memory and experienced constant freeze-ups. An investment in a new PC isn’t something you want to do lightly. Doing […]
We use our smartphones for almost everything, and cybercriminals are aware of this. They are looking for ways to exploit it. According to recent research, the volume of malware attacks targeting mobile devices has skyrocketed this year. Typically, the cybercriminals behind these attacks have a common goal: obtaining user-sensitive information; examples are bank details, passwords, […]
Almost half of people with social media accounts admit to falling for shopping scams. If your team are shopping at work, is your business protected?
Paying attention to your customer experience directly impacts your bottom line. Companies that are “customer-centric” are 60% more profitable than those that aren’t. In this digital age, customers also expect more from those they do business with. In today’s world, people can order something on their phones and see it on their doorstep the next […]
Just five or six years ago, VoIP was still considered a “different” type of business phone system. One that wasn’t the norm. But the pandemic changed that way of thinking. Now internet-based phone systems aren’t simply the norm. They’re mandatory for business continuity. During the pandemic, VoIP and video conferencing have skyrocketed by over 210%. […]
