Entries by Mihai

Cloud Overspend: Main Causes & Mitigation Solutions

February 16, 2021 in /by

According to Gartner, spending on cloud system infrastructure services is expected to grow from $44 billion in 2019 to $63 billion in 2020, reaching $81 billion by 2022. The cloud offers a level of flexibility that companies cannot get by using in-house servers. Scaling up and down is almost always easy. Also, as we saw […]

Business Email Compromise Attacks

January 7, 2021 in , , /by

The Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack is an increasingly popular type of cyberattack because the success rate is quite high. A BEC attack impersonates a familiar person, such as a business partner or an employee, tricking the victim into buying gift cards or transferring expensive items to the hackers orchestrating the attack. Gift cards have […]

Business Data Security And Remote Working

December 7, 2020 in /by

Location flexibility is one of the benefits of telecommuting, but as remote working becomes standard practice, information security becomes more of a concern. From employees using unsecured Wi-Fi networks to workers bringing their own unsecured devices, remote work has added additional levels of security related concerns for organizations and their data. 71% of business decision […]

GSuite becomes Google Workspace

November 2, 2020 in , /by

Last month, Google has announced Workspace, the brand-new name for all their productivity apps such as Gmail, Drive, Docs, Keep, Sheets, Calendar, Slides, Meet, etc. According to the company, Workspace isn’t just a new brand (a replacement for GSuite), it also offers a deeper integration between apps, helping users collaborate more efficiently, improving their experience […]

IT Advisory Services: Getting More Than Just Good Advice

October 12, 2020 in /by

All the buzz words are out there; virtual CIO (vCIO), IT Advisory Services, Technology Advisor, etc.  Yes, all the reasons why you should engage in such a service is important, but it should be more than just good advice. Let’s explain the key aspects of an IT Advisory practice, and what it can do for […]

Office 365 Multi-Factor Authentication

September 22, 2020 in /by

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is commonly used to prevent a stranger from logging in, with or without a password. MFA improves the security of user logins. With Office 365 MFA, users are required to allow a phone call, a text message, or enter an app-generated number on their smartphone after correctly entering their username and password. […]

The Limitations of Private Browsing

August 20, 2020 in , /by

While private and “incognito” modes can reduce your digital footprint online to an extent, there are still ways in which your activity can be tracked by malicious third-parties such as people on your network, the internet service provider, government agencies, and cyber criminals. NOTE: Private Browsing mode is also known as Incognito Mode in Google […]

The Relaunch of Microsoft Edge

July 20, 2020 in /by

It has been a while since Microsoft adopted the Chromium engine for the new version of Edge, and reception to the browser, according to field data, was positive overall. Initially, Microsoft has given Windows 10 users the option to use the new Chromium-based Edge or stick with the old version. But that has changed. Few […]