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Just this month, Apple gave us a sneak peek into what would be the new version of the Mac operating system, OS X Yosemite. The new OS features an overhaul of the operating system with spotlight focus on UI enhancements and app by app refinement. With the advanced features of OS X Yosemite, it is an ideal integration for small businesses to eliminate manual routine tasks, and organize more resourcefully.

Did you know 72% of small businesses report having their IT systems accessed by those without proper authorization? What does this mean for your small business? Well, chances are, your IT systems have also been accessed by an unauthorized individual.

So how do you reduce the risks of unauthorized access? That’s simple: two-factor authentication is extremely safe for businesses of any size to drastically reduce the risks of confidential information, employee records, customer orders, and accounting data from falling into the hands of those without proper authorization.

According to The 12th Annual Survey of Cybercrime, 500 U.S. business executives, law enforcement experts, and government officials say that the cyber criminals are.

The Survey was co-sponsored by the U.S. Secret Service, the CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, California-based consulting firm PwC, and CSO security news magazine.

Apple computers, iPad and iPhones are on the rise in Corporate America. Do you have an IT company who can help support all of your Apple devices found on your business network?

Use has more than doubled in the past three years.
90 percent of companies now support iPhones and iPads
In addition, it’s expected that the number of Apple devices will grow at a rate of 25% in the next three years.

Our team of IT security professionals would like to draw your attention to a high rate of malicious email traffic containing Cryptolocker malware that WILL encrypt your organization's data if executed.

The majority of this traffic is coming through trusted free file share programs masked as voicemail messages or faxes.

Another version of CryptoLocker has just been released by the criminals who created the Australian Electric Company Bill version earlier this week. Except, this version has been improved, with a different mode of delivery.

It comes in the form of a plain text email that asks you to click a link to view your fax.

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a collection of tactics that help to rank your business website in the first positions of a Google search.  There are many elements to developing a solid SEO strategy, but the following are five tips to help get you going.

Our team of IT security professionals would like to draw your attention to a high rate of malicious email traffic containing Cryptolocker malware that WILL encrypt your organization's data if executed.

The majority of this traffic is coming through trusted free file share programs masked as voicemail messages or faxes.

A new ransomware strain, CryptoWall, is attacking businesses and organizations worldwide.  It seems that the cyber criminals who developed the CryptoDefense Ransomware in April 2014, released this strain because CryptoDefense was being blocked by endpoint protection software.

While Microsoft Excel is a powerful program, it’s certainly not the easiest application to use. But fortunately, you’ve probably spent a significant amount of time getting to know the majority of features available. And there’s still quite a few beneficial hidden features to learn.