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Are Your Accountants and Tax Preparers Following Security Best Practices?

April 1, 2025

Every tax season, businesses trust their accountants and tax preparers with their most sensitive financial information. From employee Social Security numbers to company revenue reports, this data is highly valuable—and highly targeted by cybercriminals. But how secure is your CPA’s system? Are they following cybersecurity best practices to keep your business safe? Many business owners…

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Technology Network Assessment: Top 3 Reasons Why A Third-Party IT Assessment Is A Good Investment

September 21, 2018

How can you make smart decisions for your company without all the information to do so? A third-party IT assessment, or technology assessment, is an evaluation from a source outside of your company that gives you a full picture of your current technology disposition. On top of this, it will hone in on any events…

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Cooperative Systems Named to CRN’s 2018 Fast Growth 150

September 10, 2018

HARTFORD, CT, September 10, 2018 – Cooperative Systems announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named the company to its 2018 Fast Growth 150 list! The list is CRN’s annual ranking of North America-based technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants with gross sales of at least $1 million that have experienced significant economic growth…

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Network Assessment for Business: Is It Time For A Network Assessment?

September 4, 2018

When was the last time your business underwent a network assessment? As a business decision-maker, there are many moving parts to keep track of, and IT monitoring can easily fall through the cracks until something breaks. This approach can lead to unexpected expenses and business downtime. With a network assessment, you can anticipate and plan…

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IT Support for Business: How Much Your Outdated Technology REALLY Costing You?

August 8, 2018

Living, breathing organizations are constantly under pressure to do more with less, and you want to have a pulse on what is costing your business and what the returns are. Teams are getting more done (hopefully) with fewer people and everyone’s conscious about whether the company’s investments, including capital ones, are lasting and efficient. The…

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HIPAA Compliance and IT: Are You Up To Date?

July 26, 2018

Summer is winding down and open enrollment is right around the corner. Speaking of personal health information – is it time for you and your business to think about HIPAA compliance? Many business owners and decision-makers believe that HIPAA belongs to the world of doctor’s offices and insurance companies, but it’s a little more complicated.…

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IT & Microsoft 365 Management: SharePoint For Small Businesses

July 23, 2018

Every business needs a means tto securely store, organize, share, and access information, and Microsoft offers SharePoint for small businesses to do this and keep their operations running smoothly as a result. SharePoint is Microsoft’s intranet solution for enterprises of all shapes and sizes, and for SMB’s it is certainly worth looking into for data…

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Ransomware Protection for Business: Protect Your Business from Ransomware Attacks

July 10, 2018

Ransomware attacks are a serious threat to any size business. For a small business, a ransomware attack can even result in the company going out of business. Last year, ransomware was found to be the most prevalent form of malware connected to company data breaches; cybersecurity provider Malwarebytes cited a staggering 90 percent increase in…

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Cybersecurity Protection for Business: Small Business Cybersecurity Risks Are Real

July 6, 2018

Connecticut’s first state-wide cybersecurity survey was conducted in the fall by CBIA alongside select partners including us to assess small businesses’ awareness of cybersecurity risks and how they are preparing and protecting themselves. We felt it important to share not only because of our involvement in this effort and CBIA’s work, but also because we…

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Cooperative Systems Renews Status As Microsoft Authorized Education Partner

June 28, 2018

We’re excited to report that we have officially renewed our status as a Microsoft Authorized Education Partner (AEP). This is a demonstration of our ability to meet Microsoft academic customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. The AEP program is designed to train participating resellers like us on Microsoft’s Academic licensing, authorize them to purchase…

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Disaster Recovery Planning for Business: What Happens If You Lose Customer Data?

June 22, 2018

We have all heard the horror stories of simple mistakes that lead to costly business disasters. A link that was clicked on that shouldn’t have been. An attachment that was opened when it shouldn’t have been. A contractor who stole data from one of the servers, or from the company’s data center. Doesn’t it seems…

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IT Monitoring & Management For Business: How To Be Proactive With Your Office Technology

June 14, 2018

Technology is getting smarter and, thanks to recent big advances in machine learning, it can now automate many of the functions that used to be performed by humans. Self-healing automation is the next step in this revolution. This term for proactive maintenance refers to the applications, devices and systems that can discover system faults or…

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IT Support For Business: How To Choose The Best Tech Support

June 6, 2018

Whether it is 1 person or an entire team, a department inside your organization or an outsourced company, there are questions you should be asking yourself to decide if your IT support currently in place is “making the grade” or if you need to reconsider. We want to help you decide if you are receiving…