Are you Untethered from the Office?
We have learned many things during the last 13 months of this pandemic, but one theme that resonates with many is how dependent you are on a physical office. For...
The True Cost of Ransomware: More than Just Dollars
Ransomware is a dark specter over businesses of all sizes, even governments. Baltimore City fell victim to a ransomware attack this year, and with an estimated cost of $18.2 million…
Password Not Required: Better Security with Less Friction
Everyone knows the frustration of passwords. Creating passwords, resetting them and administering them is a time-consuming process, and 59% of people use the same password everywhere. Passwords change too frequently,…
Federal Ban on Certain Surveillance Cameras: What Does It Mean?
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 recently went into effect, after being passed by the US Senate on August 1st, 2019. What’s unique about this year’s NDAA…
End of Days: Windows 7 and Server 2008 Head Off into the Sunset…
All good things must end, and PC operating systems are no exception. One of the most popular versions in Microsoft’s history for consumers, Windows 7, is calling it quits after…
Essential Steps to Network Architecture
Everyone has seen security checkpoints at the airport. They ensure that only those people who belong at the gate can reach them, and also that there are no bad actors…
Information Technology Then and Now
Looking back, 1995 was a pretty big year in IT. Almost 40 million people had Internet access, and that new email thing was catching on. The World Wide Web was…