IT Insights Trends
5 Ways a POS System Can Enable You to Work Smarter
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Retailers have it tough. They need to be open when customers aren't at work and that means weekends, nights, and holidays. They need to manage schedules, monitor inventory, analyze sales, and simultaneously meet and exceed the...
6 Biggest Concerns of IT Experts Today
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Security is one of the biggest issues IT professionals deal with. Regardless of how perfectly constructed your network architecture is, if your security is weak, it's all for naught. With all of the headlines about ransomware and...
Invasion of the IoT: Your Kid’s Toys Can Spy On You
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Internet of Things is intended to make life easier by getting all of our devices interacting and working as a team. Our devices even collect data to learn our preferences so they can better suit our needs. It's a wonderful,...
Restaurant POS Terminal Business Continues to Boom Globally
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Restaurant Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems are no longer the simple registers of days old. The new systems integrate mobile devices, assist with inventory and staff management, and operate in the cloud. McDonald's is even introducing a...
Move Over Ransomware, Wiperware Is Coming to Town
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We've talked a lot about ransomware this year. The WannaCry attack was certainly the most notable, recently. Ransomware is a nasty piece of code that takes your system hostage until you pay the hacker whatever they demand. Then, most...
5 Principles of Protection for Your SMB
Small to Mid-Sized Businesses (SMBs) are natural targets for the criminally minded. SMBs have limited resources and are more likely to have gaps in their security because there just aren't enough funds to spread around. The flip side of that issue, though, is that...
Digital Forensics Finds Criminal Evidence in Auto-Correct
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We live in a world where almost everything we do leaves a digital footprint. We use our phones to help us find where we're going, pick a restaurant for dinner, find a doctor, read the news, shop online, and a million other things....
Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals becoming an Epidemic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ransomware is not a new thing. The first newsworthy attack occured almost 30 years ago, shockingly. So why is it making headlines now? The greatest strength of hackers is their ability to evolve. Every time we figure out how to...
Hubs and Switches and Routers – Oh My!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world of office IT can be a scary and intimidating one if you don't understand the terminology. There is no shortage of complex machinery involved in the simple act of connecting people to the internet and to each other. But...
The Single Most Effective Deterrent to Ransomware
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you tired of hearing the warning bells about ransomware yet? It's in the headlines everyday, it seems. But, this isn't just some internet hoax or overinflated issue gabbed about for the sake of news. It's a legitimate and growing...