Keeping Your Zoom Meetings Safe from Zoom-bombing
Since the Coronavirus pandemic has much of the world sheltering in place, thousands of small businesses and companies are using popular videoconferencing services like Zoom. Unfortunately, as the popularity of Zoom has grown sharply, attacks called “Zoom-bombing” have grown at a commensurate rate. Zoom-bombing involves unauthorized parties gaining access to your Zoom meetings to harass…
Read More7 Winning Strategies for Managing Your Remote Workforce
As more and more companies move to a posture that includes remote work, it’s becoming more critical for managers to adapt their management style. Gone are the days when you could stick your head in your direct report’s office to ask how they were doing. As the work landscape changes, so too does the most…
Read MoreWhy Windows Virtual Desktop Makes Sense Today
Remote computing is coming of age. With workers in many parts of the world subject to stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telework has, for the moment at least, become the norm. But if keeping company IT assets safe and secure was a challenge when most workers were on site, it’s become a much…
Read MoreTips for Successfully Leading a Remote Workforce (Without Micromanaging)
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations are scrambling to find effective ways to manage their remote workforces on a scale never seen before. Unfortunately, there isn’t much time to plan remote work strategies or acquire hardware and software solutions to ease the pain. The shift to telecommuting is bound…
Read MoreWhy cybersecurity is even more important when you’re remote
With the onset of and response to COVID-19, the odds are increasingly likely that your company has shifted to a remote work setup for the employees that can do so. Remote work can change the way you do business – some ways for the better and in other ways that can challenge you. One concern…
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Video Conferencing
With remote work moving from being simply a commonly accepted practice to the norm, it’s also led to a rise in the number of video conferences remote teams are engaging in. Video conferencing is a great way for remote teams to communicate. It allows them to hear and see each other, capturing facial expressions and…
Read MoreA Primer on Cybersecurity and the Coronavirus
As the nation responds to a pandemic, public health and economic concerns are at the forefront of the public consciousness. But that doesn’t mean that other typically pressing matters – such as cybersecurity – shouldn’t also be considered during this trying time. In fact, cybersecurity is intertwined with both public health and the economy as…
Read MoreStaying Connected When Remote
The COVID-19 response has led to a widespread shift to remote work in the professional world. For some companies, it’s just an extension of an already accepted practice – after all, remote work is constantly growing in popularity. In the U.S. alone, 4.7 million people (or 3.4% of the population) work remotely on some level.…
Read MoreThe Importance of DNS Filtering
Having a solid cybersecurity plan is vital for all businesses, but some elements tend to be forgotten. One of them is DNS filtering, which is the more technical term for internet filtering and can be an important tool for making sure that your network stays safe from malicious websites and content. What is DNS Filtering?…
Read More4 Best Practices When Working From Home
It’s becoming an increasingly good idea to work from home these days, given the money and effort, you save in commuting or making employees commute, and given the fact that it protects you from threats like the coronavirus. Here’s some information about the best business practices in regard to working at home and making sure…
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