Author: qnectus

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How Qnectus Protects Your Data from Ransomware and Other Cyber Attacks

Protecting your business data from ransomware and other cyber attacks should be a top-of-mind concern in today’s threatening environment, regardless of whether your data resides locally and/or in the cloud. Qnectus offers a wide range of premium business-level security solutions that can help keep your business safe.  Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Our RMM solution

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Ransomware: Do’s and Don’ts for Employees

Ransomware is an increasingly common, highly destructive form of malware that attackers use to steal, encrypt, and hold their victims’ information hostage in exchange for a ransom payment. While most attackers use ransomware to target businesses and organizations, they often leverage security weaknesses created at the individual user level to gain entry. To ensure the

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Protect Your Business From Unplanned Downtime

Unplanned downtime is a serious issue that can negatively affect a company’s overall health and bottom line. One study by IDC notes that 80% of small businesses have experienced downtime at least once, with overall costs ranging from $82,200 to $256,000 per event. This article explains the impact of downtime and how to protect your

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7 IT Security Policies Your Business Needs Today

Whether you are working with an IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) or handle all of your technology needs in-house, having a strong set of IT security policies for your team will protect your assets and help your business run smoothly. Consider the following seven strategies to keep your data and your employees safe. Acceptable Use

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How to Spot Malware

Malware encompasses a range of software programs that cybercriminals deploy to infect computers and networks. These programs can perform many malicious functions, such as freezing access to data and applications, encrypting or deleting data, stealing proprietary and personal information, and spying. IT Managed Service Providers like Qnectus can help your business deploy robust antivirus solutions

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5 Ways to Keep Remote Workers Secure

In today’s business landscape, remote work has become commonplace. While allowing employees to work remotely in either a full- or part-time capacity can have remarkable productivity benefits, this concept also opens your business up to a new set of security risks that your IT support team needs to address. Protect your company’s data, assets, and

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Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: What You Need to Know

As cybercriminals become more agile, threats to data security loom large for businesses of all types. Especially notable are “zero-day vulnerabilities” — unnoticed flaws within a software application that allow hackers to enter networks through a proverbial “back door.” This article explores zero-day vulnerabilities and the practical measures businesses can take to protect against attackers

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What is Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): What You Need to Know

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) IT approach has many benefits — it allows new businesses to launch quickly and provides employees with increased opportunities for productivity. As a business grows in complexity and/or requires greater levels of data security, however, BYOD can become an internal threat to a company’s longevity. In this article, we

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5 Reasons to Migrate Your Business to the Cloud

If your business has historically operated with on-premise IT infrastructure, it is likely well past time to consider the benefits of migrating your IT resources to the cloud. Over the last decade, the cloud has completely transformed the capabilities of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises; according to Multisoft, 80% of companies who move

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Ransomware: What You Need to Know

Ransomware attacks have become a ubiquitous threat to businesses everywhere. Several times a year, hackers make headlines for increasingly wide-spread and financially devastating attacks on businesses and organizations — in the most recent attack, hackers initially demanded $70 million from Kaseya, a software company whose information included data from over 1,500 small businesses. This disconcerting