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“We have antivirus, so we’re covered.”“Hackers only go after large companies.”“That’s IT’s job, not mine.”“If we get hit, our cyber insurance will handle it.” Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. These are just a few of the most common cybersecurity myths that businesses continue to believe. And unfortunately, they create a false sense of…
Data Privacy for Businesses: Data Privacy Day 2019
Cooperative Systems joined the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) in the global efforts to support Data Privacy Day (DPD) by becoming a 2019 champion! This is an internationally recognized effort made each year on January 28. It is intended to empower people to protect their digital footprint, highlighting and escalating the protection of data and…
IT & Technology Support: 6 Ways For Employees To Be More Productive Using Technology
Can you imagine if your team could get twice as much done in a single day? Technology can be so much more than just a distraction! It truly offers a world of useful tools and ways for helping to boost productivity in the workplace. Whether it be improved care of customers or patients, or remote…
Cybersecurity for Business: IT Readiness During Holidays And Breaks
Everybody deserves a break once in a while – no exceptions! After working hard day after day it is important and necessary. During the holidays or any time you or members of your team take some deserved time off, good cheer or relaxation can go out the window in a moment if your business suffers…
Cooperative Systems Named Best Place to Work in Connecticut for Sixth Consecutive Year
2019 Best Places To Work In Connecticut We are extremely proud to announce that Cooperative Systems has officially been named a 2019 Best Place to Work in Connecticut by the Hartford Business Journal. This is the 6th year in a row that we have received this award! This fifteenth annual program was created by the…
Cryptocurrency for Business: Blockchain For Business Optimization
Companies who ignore the potential of blockchain for business optimization may fall behind the competition more quickly. Cryptocurrencies may have fixated everyone with their insane valuations that have hogged the limelight over the past few years, but as the hype dies down the focus has rightfully shifted to blockchain. This really is the technology concept…
Dark Web & Cybersecurity for Business: Why You MUST Invest in Dark Web Scanning
No business is immune to data breaches, whether big or small. We know we sound like a broken record on this one, but it’s true. We see the high-profile companies like Equifax and Uber experiencing massive cyber attacks often and may be gravely underestimating how we could be affected. These attacks over the past 2…
Cybersecurity for Business: 7 Critical Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Business
Technology in your office that’s not secure is a sure gateway for nefarious hackers and unscrupulous technology-thieves. Your software, laptops, desktops, and other connected devices, when not protected and monitored, can do way more harm than good for your company. What do you do when you know you have assets that are not secured? Are…
Cloud Solutions For Businesses: Microsoft Azure To Make The Most Of Your Data
We are seeing a huge, definitive shift toward more technology-driven businesses in the modern IT world we are coming into now. More and more businesses are bringing in cloud as a component of their operations strategy, using web capabilities,leveraging business intelligence, and engaging with their employees to get better results. As we have seen for…
Outsourced IT Provider: Ask These 8 Questions If Your Business Is Questioning Your Current IT Vendor
As your business grows and you add workstations, connected devices, other network components it’s a slow fade to when IT issues become the norm as you start to experience performance issues with hardware or software. Let’s say you’re a small office and don’t have a million dollars for an IT budget or to hire full-time…
Cloud Backup for Business: Save Your Business From Natural Disasters
With hurricanes and snowstorms hitting communities along the east coast repeatedly, the last couple of years were some of the worst in history. Most times, the damage is irreconcilable. While it might seem trivial to think about cloud storage strategy when in the middle of a category 4 hurricane, not having a cloud backup strategy…
Microsoft Office for Business: Should I Upgrade My Microsoft Office Version or Subscribe to Office 365?
“Should I upgrade my Microsoft Office version or subscribe to Office 365?” This is a question we get asked often when we meet with our clients. “Should our company subscribe to Office 365, or should we just keep purchasing Office licenses every few years?” The high-level answer is this: If your business model or industry…
IT Support for Business: 5 Concerns an IT Assessment Will Reveal About Your Business
You’d think that in an era of increasing cybersecurity risks, disaster recovery and other such business-critical initiatives would be well-funded. Sadly, they’re not. (In fact, according to CIO Insight, 40 percent of companies still don’t have a documented disaster recovery plan in place.) How do you solve this problem? Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you…