Hackers are exploiting anxiety over COVID-19 with phishing scams that focus on using official looking emails that appear to relay COVID-related information. As more businesses turn to work from home or remote solutions, learn how to provide proper education to improve cybersecurity and minimize cyberthreats from phishing emails.
Businesses of all types and sizes face the continuing challenge of managing and securing their network, communications, and data—all within tight budget constraints. The manpower and money that an SMB devotes to managing technology can take valuable attention and resources away from the organization’s core business. Let CDS worry about…
We’ve known for years now that Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) will reach its end of life in January 2020. Well that time has finally come, and many people are still clinging to the beloved OS. Windows 7 was the most popular operating system after Windows XP, known…
Think only private companies are targets for hackers? Think again. A new and disturbing trend in cyberattacks on city, regional, and state governments is gaining new levels of severity in the United States. Cybercriminals, armed with ransomware, are increasingly targeting government bodies. From small towns to large cities, not a…
Digital transformation is sweeping across the business world, breathing fresh life into the way organizations conduct their operations. In 2019, digital transformation has done more than gone mainstream: some 40 percent of technology spending this year will go towards efforts to modernize the office. However, the dizzying array of new and exciting…
License plate recognition (LPR) cameras are becoming more popular across university campuses. Leveraging such technology is allowing schools to monitor and regulate their parking lots more efficiently, and it’s necessary. Most schools have parking lots because a significant body of students and faculty drive and need a place to park. They generate loads of…
Campus security is a big deal. With thousands–or even tens of thousands–of people in a single location each day, the chances of a crisis or emergency increase drastically. Universities spend a lot of time strategizing the best way to prevent and mitigate such situations. Video surveillance cameras are one such…
The managed services industry is expected to become a $257 billion industry in the next three years and for good reason. Managed IT has many salient advantages for business – especially startups and small companies which are expected to perform at the same level of technological sophistication as entrenched industry…
Today, businesses are more likely than not to experience a security threat. With the prevalence and variety of hacking techniques occurring today, organizations face a unique challenge of maintaining effective security of their systems and data. Here are some recent scenarios where major breaches occurred – and what companies could have done to…
Keeping data backups is one of the most vital responsibilities in business today. Data backups have rapidly progressed from a suggestion to a necessity as cybercrime has skyrocketed, causing billions of dollars in damages from compromising business data. Data Backups and Why Firms Need a Data Backup Policy In 2019,…