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Happy Holidays (or DEFCON Countdown?)
Do you know where the term ‘Black Friday’ comes from? After searching for open parking places, seeing empty shelves instead of advertised items, and arguing with exhausted employees, you might think it refers to everyone’s mood. But actually the day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday because it supposedly puts many companies ‘in the black’…
Read MoreMalvertising: That’s No Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
In the spirit of Halloween—and just in case ransomware isn’t scary enough—we have something else to keep you awake at night: “malvertising.” Malvertising (malicious advertising) poses as online advertisements to spread malware by injecting malicious banners into legitimate online advertising networks and Webpages. Usually, the objective is to control the victim’s operating software, redirecting them…
Read MoreRansomware Threat Grows for Small Businesses
Since we know everyone who gets our e-newsletter consumes every single word with gusto, you will have noticed we did an article about ransomware last month. Unfortunately small businesses are increasingly targeted by these cyber-criminals, so we felt it important to emphasize the danger with another article on the topic. As you’ll remember, ransomware is…
Read MoreDoes Your Organization Have IT Leadership?
If you’ve assembled a board of directors for your company (either formally or informally), you probably sought out men and women who—in addition to being thoughtful, intelligent people you can trust—also bring diversity of professional expertise. This would likely include someone who has built successful businesses as well as people with backgrounds in finance, sales…
Read MoreMake sure to read our latest white paper!
In the wake of the Ashley Madison fiasco, we started thinking about online reputation, warranted or not. We invite you to read our latest whitepaper, ‘Online Reputation Management – What People Say about Your Business Matters … a Lot‘. In this whitepaper, you’ll learn why your business’ online reputation matters, how to take control and…
Read MoreWhat IT Management Can Learn from Football Coaches
It’s the most wonderful time of year … we’ve kicked off college football and the NFL regular season is upon us! (Here’s hoping the Bills can finally deflate the Patriots.) In honor of this great team sport, we’ve decided to torture an analogy and see how football fundamentals can apply to managing an IT network.…
Read MoreDO NOT UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10
As exciting as Windows 10 is, your critical business applications may not yet be compatible with this just-released operating system. Your computer may prompt you to automatically upgrade. Please deny this request. Over the next few weeks, SynchroNet will be working with you, your applications providers, and other vendors to ensure that any upgrades will…
Read MoreSpeaking of Social, Look for Our Next White Paper… Coming Soon!
What you do on social media can have a big impact on how the public perceives your company. That’s just one aspect of a rather complex subject known as “online reputation management.” To help you explore this important topic more fully, SynchroNet is preparing an exclusive White Paper, Online Reputation Management: What People Say about…
Read MoreThinking Strategically: The Importance of Scalability
The goal for pretty much every small business is to become a much bigger enterprise with dozens of employees … housed in a large standalone building, perhaps with a nice office for the owner and, of course, lots and lots more customers. However, any significant expansion in the amount and scope of work a company…
Read MoreThinking Strategically: The Importance of Scalability
The goal for pretty much every small business is to become a much bigger enterprise with dozens of employees … housed in a large standalone building, perhaps with a nice office for the owner and, of course, lots and lots more customers. However, any significant expansion in the amount and scope of work a company…
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