Fort Worth, TX - June 1, 2022

Bosses in the DFW area are being asked if they could give their staff freedom to genuinely work anywhere, any time – including in another country. It’s after AirBnB’s boss set five remote work rules that apply to all its staff.

How to ensure your business’s spend on IT is an investment, and never an expense

No matter what kind of business you run, technology sits at the heart of it today. And it’s going to become more and more important in the future.

Big business thinkers see IT as a long-term investment.

How to keep your business’s data ultra-safe during the Work From Home revolution

Working From Home and hybrid working are here to stay. And that means as businesses, we need to get a grip on security in our staff’s homes as much as we do in the office.

Pulling together your budgets for next year?

While it might be hard to know how much your business will spend on software – especially as your needs change throughout the year – you can accurately budget for your hardware for the year. Just ask yourself these 5 key questions.

Don’t you often find it’s the small things that make the biggest difference?

That’s certainly the case with technology. Minor updates to the software you and your team use every day can have a surprising effect on your overall productivity.

Microsoft has recently announced a series of small improvements to Teams, Microsoft 365 and Windows 11. It’s keeping its foot on the gas despite the holidays being just a few weeks away.

We hope you're familiar with the Section 179 page on our website.  We update it each year with relevant changes.  This year is unusual because, as we're all painfully aware of, significant issues with the technology supply chain means your benefits for 2021 might also be affected.

This is how easily your business can be hacked...

One of the greatest risks to your business these days is hackers trying to break into your IT systems. Thanks to automated tools, all businesses are being targeted by all hackers, all the time. They want to steal your data, your logins – or worse, hold your data ransom.

After a four month wait, a brand new version of Windows is finally here. It’s a lot more secure, has better functionality and greater possibilities.  And it looks beautiful.

New PCs are now on sale with Windows 11, and the upgrade will be available for existing computers early next year.

During this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, today's blog answers the question, "What is Swatting and Why Should You Care?"

 
Swatting
What is it?
An attack centered around location sharing in which bad actors call the police claiming the victim has committed a crime…
 Bomb Threat
 Armed Intruder
 Violent Incident

Why should you care?
 Physical and immediate consequences
 Sometimes was intended merely as a prank
 Arrest and serious injury can result
 Reduce risk by sharing your location only with trusted individuals, and share vacation photos only after you’ve returned safely home

Tip - Your location is embedded as metadata in every picture you take with your
phone.

During this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, today's blog answers the question, "What is Phishing and Why Should You Care?"

 
Phishing
What is it?
Fake messages from a seemingly trusted or reputable source designed to convince you to…
 Reveal information
 Give unauthorized access to a system
 Click on a link
 Commit to a financial transaction

Why should you care?
 Extremely common
 Can have severe consequences
 Devil‘s in the details

Examples of Phishing include:

 Emails
 Text messages
 Phone calls
 Social media messages
and posts
 Suspicious hyperlinks

We've created some great resources and articles on how to stay cybersafe.