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Bring Your Own Device Policies for Small Businesses
Bring your own device policy, or BYOD, refers to an agreement between employers and employees who use their personal laptops, smartphones, or tablets for work purposes. These policies have up-sides and down-sides. BYOD Advantages Cost savings Increased productivity Disadvantages Security risks IT management Cost Savings With BYOD, the company doesn’t have to purchase devices for […]
Securely Reopening Your Small Business | IT Checklist for SMB Cybersecurity
The economic and workplace disruption caused by COVID-19 has left SMBs especially vulnerable to cyberattacks. A firm tracking ransomware trends, Coveware, reported the average company size targeted by ransomware was 635 employees in Q1 2020. However, the median company size was only 62 employees, showing how large enterprises pull averages up. As you reopen your […]
How to Set Up Google’s 2-Step Verification
Password leaks are all too common. Data breaches release millions of passwords and account credentials to the web at once. On haveibeenpwned.com, there’s a list of sites that suffered a recent breach and the number of accounts affected: Other popular sites with reported breaches include: Forbes, LinkedIn, Drop Box, and Kickstarter. Click here for the […]
Emails Designed for Deception – Phishing Emails Decoded
Phishing emails are created to look like emails from financial institutions, government agencies, or ecommerce sites. Scammers design these emails with logos, buttons, and text to trick you into clicking dangerous links. I took one of these emails out of my spam folder and inspected the HTML code behind it. Here are my findings: Misleading […]
How to Clear Unread Emails in Gmail
Accumulating a huge number of unread emails from promotions, notifications, or other types of frequent messages takes no time at all. It’s easy to let them stack up by only skimming subject lines instead of opening every “30% off!” offer that hits your inbox. But when you’re unread number reaches the hundreds or even thousands, […]
Microsoft Teams for Video Conferencing
If your business is running Microsoft Office apps, consider using the Microsoft Teams app for your video conferencing. The scope of this demo is limited to the app’s free features so Microsoft 365 customers will have more tools to work with. After testing free Teams video calls for a day, here are my main takeaways. […]
How to Access Your Work PC from Home with Chrome Remote Desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop is a free service provided by Google. We recommend it for quickly and securely accessing your work device from home or while you’re traveling. You will need: An active Google or Gmail account Google Chrome installed Admin download permissions Installing the Google Remote Desktop App on Your Work PC Open Google Chrome […]
How to Change Zoom Views and Windows: Sharing Screens, Gallery View, and Side-by-side Mode
For me, the hardest part of using Zoom for video conferencing is managing the screen layout. The window changes so frequently when screens are shared, participants join or leave, or the video window changes places. You can’t focus on the meeting when you’re trying to keep up with the layout changes. So I’ve defined the […]
Gmail vs Outlook for Business Email
If you’re starting a business or upgrading an in-house email solution to the cloud, how do you choose an email provider? For most, the choice is Gmail or Outlook. They’re the industry standards because they’re developed by Google and Microsoft, respectively. These power-house companies have the resources to support an email service suitable for business […]
How Google’s G Suite Helps Your Business Work Faster
G Suite was developed to maximize a business’s productivity and smooth out its operations. A subscription includes email, cloud storage, web-based productivity software like Word and Excel, and more. Since it’s all developed by Google, each part integrates seamlessly. So how much does this cost? Only $5/month per user. That’s much less than you’d spend […]