Backups used to be pretty straight forward, started with tapes and boy I don’t miss those days. We later evolved to external hard drives and we would either use the backup solution built into the server environment or buy at the time a more robust…
2017 saw an unprecedented rise in ransomware and spear phishing. Many companies running older anti-spam or email security systems found themselves in an extremely vulnerable spot. The legacy solutions didn’t have the horsepower or smarts to fend off these new types of attacks thus allowing…
In the “olden” days people would either host their email or run antiquated protocols, such as Pop3, and there was a great feeling in doing so. That mail server was safe and sound in that small closet, next to the filing cabinet, just waiting to…
“Now-a-days dual factor authentication is available, for most services, for free. Many of us have dual factor authentication on services such as our Gmail or Facebook. Google takes it a step further by offering their own free dual factor authentication system (Google Auth) that…
In todays age, everyone has a website. It goes hand in hand when starting a business. Once your website has been created though, you need a place to store it. A place that actually houses the files that make up your site. This storage…
Many tech companies have switched from charging clients on an hourly basis to a managed fee, which may be on a monthly basis. Additionally, Microsoft Office and Google apps charge this monthly managed fee. While we here at Fuse Tech love to stand out, in…
Hosting your own Exchange or other type of email server used to be very popular amongst small businesses, often it would be odd to enter a company that didn’t have its own mail server. However with the onset of the cloud that has all changed….
In today’s world with the constant threat of ransomware, these old firewalls simply do not have what it takes to protect your network and your data. (Read our article on Ransomware) Everyone has heard the term firewall. Some will think of the local…
“With all the current regulations for the financial sector, HIPAA, and Law firms, etc. ransomware or other viruses can pose a huge risk in both business operations as well as liability.” What is it? Ransonware is a virus that encrypts your data thus making it…
(Skip to the Long Story Short, Click Here) When a boxed application simply isn’t fulfilling your organization’s needs, you may decide to have custom software developed. The great part about custom software is that it can be completely tailored to your organizations processes and procedures,…