In-House IT is a Thing of the Past In the old days, most small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) operated with a single person acting as their in-house IT department. They’d teach everyone how to use Excel, download new software to different computers and set up access for new employees. They did everything in-house to
The process of hiring an IT Professional is not only time consuming but can be overwhelming for most. Business owners looking to onboard their first IT hire, should evaluate every possibility to establish a solid foundation that will aid the company’s growth and overall IT initiatives. Instead most businesses deal with high turnover, lack of
Is it time to Change Your Managed IT Provider? Even though most managed IT service providers look the same on paper, they’re not. As with most businesses, there are different levels of competence and your managed services provider surely falls somewhere on the spectrum. However, if you’re experiencing any of these five warning signs, it
There are over 32.5 million businesses in the United States, employing over 155 million people. Every second there is an average of 214 employee credentials that are compromised, totaling nearly 18 million each day. Compromised credentials lead to data breaches and as the data above would suggest, it’s more common than you think. Business owners
Most businesses retain sensitive personal information such as names, social security numbers, financial statements, credit card information, or other account data that identifies customers or employees. However, if sensitive data falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud, identity theft, or similar harms. A security breach can tarnish your customers’ trust and perhaps
“Be Proactive, Not Reactive. You can’t just wait for something to go wrong before you bring in an IT expert to fix it.” Remember that time your dishwasher sprung a leak and you had to call a plumber to fix it? This type of maintenance is often referred to as reactive
What are Deepfakes? Deepfakes are videos and audio created using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Authors of these videos collect a database of photographs of specific people and then an AI based application takes these photographs and inserts them into a video, the technique is known as generative adversarial networks (GAN). GAN was developed back in 2014
SHARTEGA IT PARTNERS WITH PERCH CHICAGO, IL— Shartega IT, a Chicago-based Managed Service Provider, announced today that it has partnered with Perch to expand its cybersecurity offering to local businesses. Through this strategic partnership, Shartega IT and Perch provide a platform that assists in detecting and responding to threats as they enter and spread among
Updating your passwords consistently is an essential security tool. Part of protecting a company’s data and systems from threats requires knowing when that company’s credentials have been compromised and that compromise isn’t always on them. A third-party breach could put corporate passwords at risk unexpectedly. IBM states it takes an average of 197 days for a company
"While education and complexity can help combat bad passwords, they’re almost inevitably still going to be a problem." Updating passwords consistently is an essential security tool. Part of protecting a company’s data and systems from threats requires knowing when that company’s credentials have been compromised and that compromise isn’t always on
