Every business looks for ways to save money, while still retaining the best possible quality for its own internal systems and for customer service. IT security and IT services are no exception to this. These factors are a key part of why the demand for managed...
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Phishing Emails: Would You Take the Bait?
Spam email attacks (otherwise known as phishing) are one of the largest threats facing all businesses today. They are everywhere and affect everyone. Plus, they are continuing to grow in sophistication and number, so there is no end in sight. And what’s worse is that...
4 Key IT Vulnerabilities and How to Prevent Them
We currently face a growing IT security threat landscape. Therefore, organizations of all sizes need increasingly professional and threat-specific solutions for their IT security needs if they really want to stay protected. The cost of failing to do so can be...
Vulnerability Tops List of Cyber Security Scares
We always talk about the importance of being protected from cyberattacks and how smaller companies are often at risk of being a target for hackers. But it’s also very easy for a larger company to be breached. Uber Recently Suffered a Massive Security...
Cybersecurity Post Pandemic
The COVID pandemic affected many things across the country, but the impact it had on the IT world was catastrophic--particularly when it comes to cybersecurity. Employees working from home opened many businesses up to cyberattacks since many used unsecure networks to...
Apple Operating System Vulnerability Leads to Critical Updates
It seems like there is constantly a new update for the Apple platform. Just last month (August 2022), Apple announced the 15.6.1 update which included some critical and necessary changes due to a recently discovered vulnerability in the operating systems, only to then...
Cyber Insurance is Becoming Harder to Obtain
As the complexities and diverse risk profiles for protecting business IT security increase, cyber insurance coverage is becoming harder to obtain. Before IT security became as important as it is now, cyber insurance wasn't something that many organizations thought...
Why Cyber-Ready Now is Not Enough
We frequently discuss and stress the importance of protecting your digital assets today. Across the country, this is becoming more important to businesses. Case in point: According to Price Waterhouse Cooper’s June 2021 U.S. Digital Trust Insights Snapshot, “Cyber...
Be Ready! Your MS Office and Outlook Could Stop Working in October
If you use Microsoft Office and Outlook, it may be time for preparations to begin! Microsoft announced that starting on October 1st, 2022, early versions of Office and Outlook will stop working! It’s been in the media since last year. We at Great Lakes have reminded...
Now In Sandusky! Broader Reach, Same Great Service.
Great Lakes Computer is opening a convenient new location! While the headquarters will remain in Avon, Ohio, we are adding a satellite office near downtown Sandusky. This prime spot will enable us to better serve our traditional business customers in Northwestern...