Posts by Robert Sarkes
6 Never Dos for Your Work Computer
It’s easy for the line between personal and work to get blurred when using your company-issued computer. This is especially true if you work remotely and have access to the PC 24/7. It becomes more convenient to just use your work computer for everything, especially if it’s more powerful than your own personal computer. But…
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ZTNA Is Possible for Small Businesses
When you see the letters ZTNA, you may not immediately think cybersecurity, but you should, as those letters stand for zero-trust network access. This article explains what ZTNA is and why it is advisable for securing remote access. Globally, work environments are re-opening to employees. Yet remote work is here to stay. The consulting firm…
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Warning Signs You Aren’t Budgeting Enough for IT
Generally, we like to make the argument that nothing about your small business is too small. We do say it a lot in relation to cybersecurity — no size of business is immune. For example, In 2020, 47% of small businesses experienced some type of cyberattack, with 44% seeing more than one. While you’re not…
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MS Teams Has 5 New Features That Totally Up Your Virtual Presentation Game
Navigating virtual meetings and presentations has been tricky during the pandemic. Companies have had to switch to online meetings for just about everything, which doesn’t always feel as professional as in-person meetings. This is especially true when you’re giving a presentation either to your own team or to a client. The way that shared content…
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Colonial Pipeline, JBS… Why Is Ransomware Getting Worse?
It’s hard to turn on the news lately without hearing about cybersecurity. The recent ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline and global meat producer JBS have been a big wake-up call about the prevalence of ransomware and just how disruptive it has become. One attack took advantage of an unused employee VPN account that did not…
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Is Your Organization Really Ready to Resume Working From the Office? (GEEK911 Can Help!)
After a long pandemic of lockdowns that lasted much longer than we initially thought, signs of life are starting to return. The fact that about 33% of Americans have been fully vaccinated (as of early May 2021) has meant many companies are now considering reopening their offices and bringing employees back. Many people have been…
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How Should You Deal With Your Remote Workforce’s Security Concerns?
Now that the dust has largely settled on the move from in-office to a remote team. Companies are now addressing what they could do better. In the initial days of the pandemic, companies were scrambling to put cloud solutions in place that made it possible for employees to work from home amid mandated stay-at-home orders.…
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Have You Been Pwned?
While the internet has been revolutionary for connecting people and information, it doesn’t come without its drawbacks. One of these being how much easier it is for criminals to get a hold of your account logins or other personally identifiable information to use for identity theft, credit card fraud, and other schemes. There is an…
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How to Protect Your Cloud Storage and Backups From Ransomware
One of the most devastating types of malware is ransomware. It infects files with an encryption algorithm and makes them unreadable. The attacker then demands a ransom to provide the key to decrypt the files. According to the Sophos State of Ransomware 2020 report, costs to remediate a ransomware attack can range from $732,520 (ransom isn’t paid) to $1,448,458…
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What Important Technology Lessons Have We Learned During the Pandemic?
If your company is like most in Santa Clara and around the country, the way you operate now looks a bit different than it did pre-pandemic. Video conferencing has become the new way to conduct nearly all meetings and backgrounds and get rated on Twitter through RoomRater. There are also more employees working remotely than ever…
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