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What are the Top Cybersecurity Threats to Law Firms?

Our law firm clients are scared—and they should be. It’s a scary, data-filled world and they want to know how Optimal recommends protecting that data. They also want to know what exactly it is they should be scared of: what are the top cybersecurity threats to law firms? Given that

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What are the Top Cybersecurity Threats to SMBs?

The other day, one of our clients asked me about network security; specifically he asked about the top cybersecurity threats to small- to medium-sized businesses. It is a great question—one I’ve been asked time and time again since a recent Symantec study found that 40% of cyber-attacks are against organizations

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How Much Should 501c3 Nonprofits Spend on IT Security?

  What would happen if cybercriminals gained access to your donor information? Your accounting software? Your event registration? While you might not necessarily expect a 501c3 organization to be appetizing to hackers, nonprofits are actually brimming with sensitive information that can be sold for a pretty penny on the black

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How Much Does Hiring a CIO Cost for Law Firms?

  Law firms cannot function without intelligent, reliable technology systems. We’ve talked about this before, whether it’s within the context of strategic consulting, backup and disaster recovery, or just plain outsourcing IT. Firms must be up and running at all times, and cannot lose (or lose track of) any data

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How to Compare File Sync and Share Solutions

  In a previous article, we worked through a few of the leading file sync and share solutions for business. This touched on the key elements to consider when making your selection:  data security, ease of use, cost, location of your data, and integration. When it comes to directly comparing

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How Much Does Data Backup Cost for Small Business?

If disaster were to strike your small business, would you be able to recover? Without any data backup solution in place, your answer to this question is probably going to be “no.” This leads directly into the next question: how much will it cost your business to get the level

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