It's only natural to say it's just "business as usual" when it comes to doing business during a crisis like COVID-19, but there are 5 areas you should address now to come out better on the other side. (This is part 2 of this blog series, click here to go back and read part 1 first.) 

It's only natural to want to "wait it out" when it comes to your business during a crisis like COVID-19, but there are 5 areas you should address now to come out better on the other side. 

Fake email notifications are one of the common attacks hackers use to target small to midsize businesses with phishing attacks. These fake security emails are meant to try to scare you into taking action with messages like “Your account will be suspended in 24 hours.”

These attacks rely on getting you to believe these messages were actually sent from the real platform. 

Because of social engineering efforts, hackers are getting much better at mimicking the tone and word choice companies use to alert their customers. Which means that readers must take extra precautions in order to not get duped. Let's look at a few recent examples of this. 

This time of year is budgeting time for many companies. With technology continuing to evolve, there are almost too many options when it comes to deciding what to include in your budget—especially when you throw considerations like virtual meetings and remote work into the mix. Here are some critical items you'll need to have.

Cloud-based services, including Office 365, Google Drive, DropBox, and many more, are a big target for cyber criminals. Since the services are not behind your firewall, anyone with access to the internet can try to target your account and access sensitive information. 

Fortunately,  there are some easy—and free!—things you can do make your Office 365 environment more secure. Unfortunately, almost no one wants to do these things until after their account gets compromised.

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Successful CEO's read a lot of business development books. Here are two that you shouldn't skip. 

IT support has changed a lot in the last few years. The wide-spread adoption of cloud technology has created more opportunities for IT professionals to be a partner in complete business optimization. Now updated for COVID-19 response! 

Pinning documents has become a very useful task. We are bombarded every day by so much digital information that any action that aids focus is a benefit to your productivity.

Recently, I was asked: “What’s your favorite business book of all time?”.  I thought about this for a long time before I finally came to the realization that I couldn’t come up with just a single book.  So while it’s probably a cop out, here are my top three business books and the reasons why I recommend them.