There’s a disturbing trend we’ve seen over the years at businesses all over Phoenix, Scottsdale, and even in Prescott: “IT guys” selling off-brand computers and servers.
The use of such equipment, which is also known as a “white box”, or custom computer, has been debated in the IT community for years.
If you’re a business owner, manager, finance person, or have any sort of purchasing power, you’re a high value target for cyber-criminals.
You also may be described as one of three things:
A whale (hackers try to “spear” you)
Aery attacked person (VAP)
A high-value target (HVT).
The effectiveness of phishing is indisputable.
Introduction
While software vendors typically provide a dose of value-add service to your business, it’s important to spend the time up front to understand their cloud offerings and weigh the Pros and Cons before you sign a long term agreement.
It’s highly likely you’re already on a well vetted cloud platform already -- such as Office 365 or G Suite for email.
Planning to perform IT maintenance within your business? This blog breaks down some common terms and how you can best prepare your business for minimal interruption, most efficient results, and for the right budget.
First off, a maintenance window is a period of time designated in advance where IT personnel are able to take down IT resources for the purpose of maintaining a healthy and predictable IT environment.
You’ve likely heard about the the tariffs on goods from China in the news. US consumers and business are already seeing the effects. The exact structure of these tariffs are complicated and will likely shift over time.
To summarize:
Prices on some computer/server components (hard drives, RAM, etc.
Here’s a free tip that will save hours or even days of email and remote access downtime for your business.
First, you’re probably wondering, what is DNS anyway?
The Domain Name Services (DNS) is a service used to convert a computer’s host name into an IP address.
Small business, big business: it's easy to get wrapped up in the day to day operations and accept the way you've always done things. We at PK Tech are here to emphasize two things. One: the world of tech is fast-paced and there's almost always something you can be doing better.
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In 2003, a manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) authored a document on password best practices for businesses, federal agencies, and academic institutions. More recently, however, the institute has reversed its stance. Find out why and what great passwords are made of. The problem The issue isn’t necessarily that the NIST […]
More businesses are now allowing their employees to use mobile devices to increase productivity and profitability. But smartphones and tablets are just as vulnerable to hacking as desktops and laptops. Worse, employees may be exposing their mobile devices unwittingly to cybercriminals. Here are some helpful tips to keep your devices safe. Ensure mobile OS is […]
