It’s our pleasure to welcome Paul Shea, Business Development Manager, to 365 Technologies Inc. Paul started on Monday, Nov. 6, and has an extensive background in customer service, sales, and technology – in addition to being a world traveler. We are delighted to welcome Paul to the 365 Technologies family, and he and his family…

In the world of modern business, even short periods of downtime in critical IT infrastructure can seriously damage productivity. It’s estimated by experts at Gartner that, in a large business, a single hour of system downtime results in serious budget issues – costing companies up to $42,000! Because of this, it’s critical to follow network…

If you’re the owner of a small business, and you don’t have an in-house IT department, chances are that you have to spend quite a bit of time managing vendors. Whether it’s for your networks, telecommunications infrastructure, or even things as simple as your photocopier and printer, managing these vendors can be a huge time-sink.…

Despite the importance of IT security, many CEOs of small businesses are unaware of the primary data vulnerabilities in their company. However, to create a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery roadmap, it’s critical to understand where your data vulnerabilities lie. In this article, we’ll look at the 5 most common areas of data vulnerability, allowing…

Ransomware like Cryptolocker is a growing threat in the world of IT. Most recently, a ransomware attack known as “WannaCry” infected over 200,000 victims, using a hidden backdoor in systems that were running outdated versions of Windows. These ransomware attacks encrypt your company’s valuable files and hold them hostage until a ransom is paid –…

As the world of IT continues to grow more complex and expensive, more and more small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) are turning to managed IT services providers to expand the capabilities of their IT teams. Though managed IT services are incredibly valuable, they can often appear to be expensive (especially relative to traditional ‘Break/Fix’ services). Before you…

3 Critical Data Recovery Best Practices Your data is your company’s most valuable asset. So if you’re struck with a security breach, a breakdown of cloud services, or a ransomware attack like Cryptolocker, your data can be seriously affected – and your company may end up footing a huge bill for data recovery. However, the…

Email. Love it or hate it, you have to use it. Even in 2017, there’s no replacement for email. It’s still the standard “de facto” communications method used by almost every company out there – and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. That’s why it’s more important than ever to avoid malware, viruses, and ransomware…

It would be an understatement to say that security, particularly encryption, is important while browsing the web. Though it was only recently that encryption became a major pain point for government regulation, encryption has been around for a very long time. The average user can get a taste of online encryption through the average website…

Ransomware is a particularly nasty strain of malware that continues to pop up in unexpected forms. In the case of a new variant of called Cerber, it targets users of Microsoft Outlook using a zero-day vulnerability via phishing messages. To make matters worse, Cerber can also utilize DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which is…