If a device has a default password, the crooks know what it is! So, change it if you don’t want them watching what you’re filming. Last year Sophos wrote about one website that was streaming the live feeds of hundreds of thousands of internet-enabled cameras that were secured with a …
I.T. Solutions of South Florida presents I.T. Advent Tips for December – Tip 1 through 4
Happy Monday! December has arrived. I.T Solutions of South Florida presents to you our Advent Calendar I.T. Tips #1 – #4 I.T. Advent tip #1: Clean up your passwords before Christmas We’re determined to keep repeating our password advice until everyone has listened. Don’t recycle passwords across multiple sites, and make …
Battle of the Benefits: Break-Fix vs Managed IT
As a managed service provider, we’re naturally going to be a little biased when comparing the positives and negatives between an in-house IT team and an outsourced approach. However, each has its benefits in the right situations, and each can have its downsides. Today, we’ll discuss each to establish which …
Is Your Security Prepared to Stop a DDoS Attack?
If your business were to be struck by a Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attack, would it be able to recover in a timely manner? Do you have measures put into place to keep them from hampering your operations? While most organizations claim to have sufficient protection against these dangerous …
Tip of the week: Here Are Four Tools to Secure Your Business
Business security is a common issue for many small organizations with limited budgets, but it doesn’t have to be an issue. We’re here to help you master the seemingly endless threats and security problems that major vulnerabilities present to the small business environment, and it all starts out by understanding …
Three Predictions for Technology in 2018
With 2017 on its way out, there are many great technology solutions that businesses can take advantage of. Some of the most notable topics in business technology in recent years include business intelligence, artificial intelligence applications, and machine learning. What are some of the most important technologies that you’ll want …
Your Business Can Take Advantage of Black Friday Deals, Too
Black Friday: it’s the name given to the unofficial first day of the holiday shopping season, and is associated with the generally unparalleled deals on consumer products. Many consumers use this day’s incredible deals to justify spending their day buying (and often fighting over) a limited amount of goods. However, …
Why Aren’t Users Buying More Tablets?
When tablets first hit the market, the general prediction was that they would eventually replace PCs as the de facto device for computing, However, based on their steadily declining sales, this prediction seems to be a little off base–but, why? A closer examination provides some insight into why tablet sales …
Your Mouse Can Do More Than You Think
You’ve used a mouse for years, but do you know of all the neat little tricks that it’s capable of? We’ll show you just how much you can get done with your mouse. Highlighting Text You can highlight text by clicking and dragging your cursor over it, but what if …
Your Business’s 2018 I.T. Budget is Due, Don’t Let It Overwhelm You!
As the end of the year approaches it is time to complete next year’s I.T. budget. It seems most companies are spending more and more every year on their I.T. budget’s, but they often forget how much time and money can be saved when businesses invest in the correct technological …