Many people think that only large corporations need protection from cyber-attacks, but the truth is hackers can attack everyone, regardless of company size. Small businesses usually get targeted more frequently than bigger companies because hackers assume they don’t have the right hardware protection in place, which unfortunately is all too often the case. That’s where hardware firewalls come in, which check everything that goes in and out of the network to be sure that it’s safe and not malicious. The …
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Now more than ever companies are permitting their staff to work remotely. Giving employees remote access to your network is a great idea as it allows staff to work anytime anywhere, especially in times of national or global emergencies. Remote access also supports work-life balance and allows your team to access emails and files while traveling for business. But no matter what type of company you operate, before giving remote access to your software and systems, it’s crucial that you …
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The health care industry has become reliant on the digitization of data to maintain and share patient information. In addition to the benefits derived from healthcare technology, the rise of digitization in healthcare has brought an unintended side effect – vulnerability of viruses, malware, and hackers to healthcare data. Thus, it’s crucial to protect patient health records and other data from these threats with cybersecurity monitoring. Healthcare data has become a growing target for hackers as more of it is …
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Cybersecurity monitoring is essential for every business to have, no matter the size, as every company must be prepared to defend against malware, hackers, cyber threats, and data breaches. Monitoring serves as a means to detect breaches in near real time and collect logs for further investigation. In the event of a data breach, the logs can be used as forensic evidence.  Cybersecurity monitoring also satisfies compliance for HIPPA and Department of Financial Services (DFS) laws. One specific industry that is …
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Key Tech provides custom managed IT services for all sized businesses based on their specific technology needs. At Key Tech, our focus is to reduce our clients’ IT spending, while ensuring business operations and processes run smoothly. Our knowledgeable professionals accomplish this by providing ongoing consulting and network management. We use state-of-the-art remote access, and system monitoring software to continuously manage our clients’ network to eliminate costly disruptions, data loss, and cyber threats. Prior IT Planning Prevents Poor Performance Businesses that utilize a …
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Whether you are working remotely or studying from home as the new school year begins, it can be challenging preparing mentally and transitioning to the new norm. If you are a first-year college student, it’s important to know that no one is going to structure your days, so you must do it yourself. Therefore, it’s crucial to have a plan. Attending classes remotely amplifies lack of structure because everything feels less tangible. Since you’re not seeing your professor or classmates …
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