Geek Speak

We all know how hard 2020 has been and many of us are looking forward to ringing in the new year.  Although, we all wish we could snap our fingers and have 2020 and its problems behind us, the reality is that the first half of 2021 may look similar to 2020. 

By: Gary Audin

Look up the definition of simple. It means “easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.” Other words come to mind, including straightforward, uncomplicated, uninvolved, effortless, painless, and manageable.

With so many remote workers connecting via unmanaged devices to business applications over the internet, there’s become a growing need for zero trust.    Zero trust security has become a hot topic for many MSPs.  Simply put zero trust is assuming nothing can be trusted. 

Here’s the bad news. For part one of this series, we literally couldn’t find 30 geeks under the age of 30 in our SMB technology community. In this case, a geek is a Managed Services Provider, technician or engineer – the real deal! And the news gets worse – with the above persona definition, we couldn’t find one or more women in technology who fit our criteria. What’s up with that?

Phony check scams have been tricking consumers for years.  The opportunity for online banking and remote deposit or scanning of checks has opened a huge opportunity for scammers. 

In today’s complex IT environments, it is more important than ever to make sure your clients devices, programs, and infrastructure is up to date, and prepared for what will come in the future. 

Over the last 6 months many things have changed in the world from social distancing, working from home, telemedicine and so much more.  With so many things rapidly changing especially in the compliance world it has been hard to keep up and stay

Jeff Connally formally of CMIT Solutions (Jeff sold CMIT Solutions about 2 years ago) has been busier than ever since leaving the company.  After leaving CMIT Solutions Jeff started exploring his bucket list or as he says his multiple bucket lists. 

The pandemic has changed or shifted many organizations to reinvent their digital roadmaps to accommodate many people working, and learning from remote locations.  With so many changes digital transformation has become imperative for all businesses from small to enterprise to stay competitive. 

In today’s busy world, email has become the most common source of communication not only in business but also in personal lives.  With most people spending a fair chunk of their day on email,

In today’s security landscape, cyber security threats to businesses are becoming more sophisticated than ever. Hackers are developing tools that allow them to easily gain basic access to your data and files, through phishing attacks, malware infections, and ransomware. 

With many companies allowing employees to work from home, companies are taking a hard look at infrastructure, accessibility to data, and security.  Amongst those items cloud computing is top on many companies list.  With the current cost of cloud base products like Azure,