Is Your Business Saving Money By Cutting Back on IT Support?

Is Your Business Saving Money By Cutting Back on IT Support?

In today’s world of cheaper airfares with hidden fees, and companies cutting corners just to remain cash-flow positive, it is not surprising that many business owners and executives think that cutting costs for IT will help them save money.  The opposite is actually true.  Businesses that invest in quality IT services and support actually reduce...

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Duleep Pillai
November 22, 2013
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Is Your Business Saving Money By Cutting Back on IT Support?

Law Enforcement Agencies are Required to Maintain Data Backups

Recently, a U.S. police department was targeted by Cryptolocker. Cryptolocker is a form of ransomware that encrypts the victim’s files, then demands a ransom fee for the decryption key. Unfortunately, the police department failed to maintain a data backup and disaster recovery system. With determination to retrieve important files, the police department decided to pay...

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Duleep Pillai
November 20, 2013
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Is Your Business Saving Money By Cutting Back on IT Support?

How Does Encrypted Google Searches Impact Your Business SEO Rankings?

Google has managed to become a secure search engine over the past few months. In fact, Google encrypts all search data, which means website owners are denied access to keyword data that drives organic traffic towards their website. In order to access keyword data, website owners are required to run a paid AdWords campaign. Recently,...

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Duleep Pillai
November 19, 2013
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Is Your Business Saving Money By Cutting Back on IT Support?

How To Reduce Your Energy Consumption, and Save Money

Most organizations are aware of how much energy their IT infrastructure consumes, but there are a few not-so-obvious ways to save energy, cut costs, and reduce your overall carbon footprint. Switch to Flat-Panel Monitors Using flat-panel monitors over CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitors can significantly reduce energy costs.  Georgetown University’s IT Department replaced its CRT monitors...

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Duleep Pillai
November 18, 2013
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Minimizing the Damage Incurred by a CryptoLocker Infection

CryptoLocker is the latest and most damaging ransomware, encrypting the user’s files using asymmetric encryption, which involves a public key and a private key. The public key simply encrypts the data, while the private key is required for decryption. The attacker offers the private key to users’ who pay the $300 ransom fee within the...

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Duleep Pillai
November 14, 2013
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