Forrester data from March 2015 shows that 63% of SMBs, globally, consider purchasing or upgrading their disaster recovery or business continuity capabilities to be a high or critical priority. Top drivers behind the need to improve disaster recovery capabilities are regulatory and legal pressures (38%), fiduciary responsibility to various
Recently, we published an article detailing the key elements of a successful password policy. With the increasing frequency (and severity) of cyberattacks, this is a hot-button issue. No matter how strong your passwords may be, however, you won’t be protected from much of anything if they find their way
Disasters can be, well, even more disastrous to law firms because their responsibility to protect client data does not dissipate post-disaster. In fact, former ABA President Steve Zack was quoted as saying, “They [law firms] must represent the client competently and diligently, safeguard client’s property, and maintain client confidentiality and
A cloud is a cloud is a cloud, right? Absolutely and positively not. Especially not when what is being advertised as a “cloud” solution is really only partially rooted in cloud computing. When it comes to really digging into Microsoft Office 365 and a hosted desktop platform (otherwise referred to
Did you know that specialized computers can crack an 8-character password in 6 hours? If there’s one thing that hackers have an ample amount of, it’s patience. And yes, your organization is vulnerable; many small businesses serve as vectors into larger corporations, and cybercriminals tend to pursue the path
The IT industry is unpredictable (to the point where we’ve written an article entitled—and I quote—Why the IT industry sucks). With no equivalent to the bar exam for entrance, and given how easy it is for just anyone to create their own start-up tech company (experienced or not), it