TaylorWorks, Inc. Blog

Every network infrastructure is unique, and today, so are network vulnerabilities. Why should you conduct a business risk assessment? With the ease of network accessibility becoming more available through remote tools such as mobile phones and tables, the exposure from outside security vulnerabilities are also becoming greater. Understanding these network vulnerabilities and how to utilize the most effective network security solutions can impact your business’s profitability, productivity and future growth.

With cybersecurity on the rise in today’s digital world, safeguarding intellectual property is more crucial than ever for business planning and strategies regardless of business size. With the new levels of complexity and the number of threats increasing, having the right approach to understanding the actions needed for information security is vital to implement a cybersecurity plan.

Disasters can happen at any time that can cause data loss, whether they take the form of theft, natural disasters, power outages, or ransomware attacks, and your network needs to have the ability to be restored in a timely manner to prevent loss of productivity and business revenue. Many businesses are not sufficiently prepared for the event of a disaster, and so the importance of getting started on a disaster recovery plan is important to ensure your business is protected. In today’s digital world, having a backup plan is not enough. Having your data restored as quickly as possible to prevent business downtime as well as data loss is crucial.

One question companies ask when reviewing their IT budget is , “Why should we use Managed Services?” For a company that has consistently used the “break-fix” method for IT Services (pay as you go), the first thing they may notice is the price difference. But in fact, when a company reviews over their IT issues, they could see a trend of the same issues recurring constantly, or find that they’ve had major network issues that cost them downtime and loss of productively.

The end of the year is already here and now is the time to gear up for 2016 to prepare for maximizing revenue and expanding visibility. The beginning of the calendar year is more than just proceeding with a new business plan. It’s also a great opportunity to assess your business's technological standing.

Tablets are definitely becoming a staple in the consumer electronics world. For the longest time, the tablet PC was an expensive, clunky device that just didn't wow consumers. Some businesses had adopted tablets back in the day, but they were difficult to use, hard to support, and they simply didn't perform for the price tag. However, like many consumer electronics, Apple reinvigorated the tablet market with the original iPad, and now it would seem tablets are here to stay. The question is, are they right for businesses?

Email is (and has been) a prime method of communication for businesses of all sizes. With email comes a whole slew of issues that are essentially synonymous with the technology; spam, information overload, phishing, and information privacy. Even Florida small businesses that only do business locally are at risk of these issues. Personal email accounts are equally at risk. Employing proper precautions and practices whenever communicating via email is very important to prevent the risk of security compromises, monetary loss, and even legality issues.

Sometimes when your workstation feels bogged down, a relatively cheap and simply hardware update can make a huge difference in performance. Adding more RAM (Random Access Memory, often just referred to as memory) can be a game changer for your bogged down PC.

Your identity has quite a lot of value, especially in the wrong hands. Security firm ZoneAlarm put together some numbers in 2011 concerning identity fraud, and it even shocked us. Let's talk about a few of these statistics and what it means.

When you mention the term 'disaster recovery,' most people think about the big ground-shattering events like earthquakes, fires, floods, tropical storms, etc. While these natural events are certainly disasters and devastating in their own right, smaller things can constitute as a disaster for your business, and they aren't seasonal.

Saving a little on your technology can go a long ways, but cutting too many corners can lead to additional problems and expensive downtime. Here are a few ways you can cut costs without creating long term issues.