Month: October 2021
Tech Time Warp: Ghostball virus haunts PC users in 1989
The story of the Ghostball virus is a worthwhile tale to revisit as Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close on Halloween. As some PC users found out in October 1989, malware can be difficult to exorcise from your system....
Gartner sees continued robust demand for IT services
Gartner is forecasting that worldwide enterprise IT spending is projected to reach $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 5.5 percent from 2021, with spending on IT services growing at robust 8.6 percent to reach $1.3 trillion. That growth in...
2022 should see more spending on security
The annual State of IT report released by Spiceworks Ziff Davis, a global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data, shows that managed services spending is projected to increase in 2022. One specific...
Partner Spotlight: MSP improves efficiency with Barracuda RMM
Business Communication Systems of North Carolina (BCS of NC), based in New Bern, North Carolina, has been providing IT, security, voice and data cabling services, and phone installation to the local community since 1999. IT Director Tchitchu van Barneveld, now...
Five effective strategies for MSP organizational improvements
Work culture has evolved dramatically and every MSP has been forced to adapt as remote and hybrid models remain the popular choice among the workforces of many businesses and organizations. During this time of change, MSPs should be looking both...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Google Chrome Releases Patches for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Threat Update Following the confirmation of four serious Chrome vulnerabilities this month, Google has revealed five new vulnerabilities with a rating of “High” as well as 11 other less severe flaws known to affect versions of Chrome prior to the...
Pioneers in Tech: Agnes Meyer Driscoll, World War Codebreaker
Cybersecurity is one of the most in-demand career fields today, with nearly 465,000 open jobs in the industry as of October 2021. These positions —cybersecurity analyst, penetration and vulnerability tester, etc.— have their roots in the work of Agnes Meyer...
DOJ employs False Claims Act to strengthen federal cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking to encourage more organizations to beef up their cybersecurity by extending the scope of an existing False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue cases against government contractors that hide a security breach rather than...
MSPs should revisit best practices to meet guest network needs
People expect and demand connectivity everywhere. Free Wi-Fi was once the domain of coffee shops and libraries, but now businesses ranging from rustic campgrounds to hospital waiting rooms must have Wi-Fi on a guest network to keep their customers happy....
Three habits that helped me become a better entrepreneur
While preparing for a recent podcast appearance, the host shared with me a question that they were going to ask, which, for a moment, took me aback: what is the one thing that has attracted me to devoting my professional...