5 Ways to Raise Cyber Security Awareness
It has been proven numerous times that an organization’s cyber security may be compromised from a variety of factors. Although it is assumed that hackers will be the main issue, some of the problems may be located internally. Employees may deliberately or unknowingly subject their organization to a serious cyber . . .
5 Reasons Why Businesses Need a VCIO
Building and managing an IT infrastructure can be a complicated task, and businesses don’t have the time to stay on top of constant changes in technology. Instead of struggling to maintain an IT setup in the midst of the daily grind, consider the benefits of hiring a Virtual Chief Information . . .
Three Boston Women Chosen for Fellowship
We found this article in the Boston Business Journal interesting for supporters of Boston Area Small Businesses. The Pipeline Fellowship, is launching its inaugural class in Boston in December with several prominent local women among the first class of fellows. The fellows are: Susan Duffy, executive director of the Center . . .
Apple offers iPad Subcriptions for Big Fish
Subscriptions have been available to magazine and newspaper publishers but now Apple Inc. is now opening the market to game publishers. Is this something IT Tech Support providers need to know about? Probably not but there's plenty of "gamers" out there that are very happy now. Big Fish Games, a . . .
The World Takes on Cybercrime
This issue is not for Tech Support Providers of Boston only. This issue impacts anyone that owns or uses a computer or smartphone. We are approaching the 10th anniversary of the Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention. The treaty, which was opened for signatures in November 2001, . . .
Personal Devices Security Risk at Work
Do smaller businesses in the Boston think they're immune to security threats? According to the Ponemon Institute's "State of the Endpoint" study released this week, there are serious signs that IT operations and IT security often fail to work as a team. Forty percent say collaboration is "poor or non-existent" . . .
Update: Cloud Based Security
Here's an update for our Boston IT Consultant partners. Unlike their previous attempts to offer cloud-based security before, CA Technologies is moving a bit further this time with a package of cloud based identity and access control services. Today, CA announced the CloudMinder portfolio of cloud-based services tied to user . . .
Analyst Round Table to Discuss Cloud
We read today in GigaOm that you are invited to a free webinar they are offering to discuss Cloud options. We thought we'd share this info with our Boston area small business partners. Join GigaOM Pro and our sponsor Equinix for “Cloud delivery strategies for media services,” a free analyst . . .
Ready to Give Siri a Chance?
Do you have sticky notes all over your desk reminding you to do something or read something? Do you send yourself emails with links to go back and look at when you have more time? Well, now there's an app for that. There are products for free like Evernote for . . .
Boston Start Up – Up in the Cloud?
Sharing news to our Managed IT Services Partners in the Boston Area. Boston start-up MineralTree has announced itself to the world by revealing it's plan to release a cloud-based banking and payment product this month. No longer a secret is that they were able to raise $1.5 million of venture . . .
Can you see me now?
We found something very interesting and thought we'd share it with our Boston area Technology Support Business partners. Hibernia Atlantic, a network operator and Chinese hardware maker Huawei has just conducted the first 100 Gigabit transmission across the Atlantic. The test was conducted over 5,570 kilometers between Halifax, Nova Scotia . . .
