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Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly changing the way businesses operate, bringing incredible opportunities to streamline processes, improve customer experiences, and boost efficiency. However, with every advance comes a new set of risks—especially in cybersecurity. As AI technology evolves, cybercriminals aren’t just keeping pace; they’re leveraging the same sophisticated tools to develop increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. Businesses…
Business Continuity for Schools: How a Lack Of Cybersecurity Jeopardizes Your School’s Reputation
For the head of IT at any school, it is no doubt frustrating to try and get buy-in for cybersecurity resources to an unrelenting board that just doesn’t see the cost of school cybersecurity protections as a priority. It is critical to demonstrate benefits of proactivity to security threats, rather than waiting for an attack…
Cloud Migration for Business: Steps To A Successful Cloud Migration
Countless businesses have jumped in head first into the cloud via a rapid cloud migration, only to abandon it later when it failed to live up to the hype. Despite this, the predication is that cloud adoption will grow by 5-10% again this year, driven by promises of agility, growth and cost savings. So, what…
Cybersecurity, Malware, and Phishing Prevention: Mobile Safeguarding Against Cybersecurity, Malware and Phishing
Mobile malware attacks skyrocketed last year. In just the first quarter of 2017, McAfee had already detected more than 1.5 million new incidents of malware specifically targeting mobile devices. By January 2018, Google had removed 60 apps from its Play Store due to malware. As their screen size, speed and performance have increased, smartphones have…
2018 Best Place To Work in Connecticut: Cooperative Systems
For the 5th year in a row, Cooperative Systems has been named as a Best Place to Work in Connecticut! This thirteenth annual program was created by the Hartford Business Journal and Best Companies Group. “We are so pleased to be recognized by BPTW for the 5th year in a row,” Bob DeLisa, President of…
BankWorld 2018 Podcast Interview: Outsourced IT, Technology Maintenance, and Cybersecurity Services
BankWorld 2018 took place this past Friday, January 12th, at Mohegan Sun. Scott Spatz and Megan Lanouette of Cooperative Systems were invited to give insights about Cooperative Systems’ NOAH Outsourced IT, Maintenance, and Security Services for banks and credit unions. Tune in as Scott offers a high-level overview of services that Cooperative Systems offers and…
Cybersecurity For Business: Five Signs You’ve Been Hacked
January 28 was Data Privacy Day in 2018, which meant the start of a new year – What better time for implementing resolutions and fresh starts?! If you resolved to be more vigilant this year by putting a high priority on your cybersecurity efforts, it is hopefully not too late. That said, we really hope…
Is a BYOD Policy Right for Your Business in 2018?
As 2017 winds down, it is time to forecast the workplace technology trends for 2018 and anticipate how these trends can impact your small business. One of the biggest trends is Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD. Being that we are in the business of making sure you are prepared for what the changing technology…
Cybersecurity For Business: 3 Best Practices For Safe Online Shopping
Online shopping opens the potential for you to be phished and scammed into losing control of your information. Here are 3 keys to successfully safe online shopping this season!
Cybersecurity For Businesses: How To Avoid Technology Security Risks
There’s more to business security than putting in place a firewall and some security software and hoping it wards off attacks and other threats. To achieve this, initial and ongoing testing has to happen and the follow-through thereafter is key. Here’s how to determine if your business is really ready to combat threats and stay…
IT Monitoring & Management For Business: What’s Lurking In Your Devices
Do you know every web application your employees are using? There is a high probability that your workforce is utilizing many devices and applications without explicit approval. Collectively, these programs and devices are called Shadow IT. Shadow IT is essentially any application employees download or IT service they sign up for without vetting by your…
How we helped an education transportation company standardize and streamline their IT infrastructure and systems to scale and grow.
Van Pool provides safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation services for children with special needs to and from schools all over Massachusetts and Connecticut. Van Pool was experiencing three major technology issues, which included failing hardware, slow access to data and business applications and a need to migrate their database to the cloud. They were looking…
The Equifax Breach: What You Need To Know
The Equifax breach that we learned about late last week affected an estimated 143 million Americans. This translates to over 40% of the population’s worth of data in our country. As of noon on Monday, September 11, 2017, the culprits have yet to be identified. The severity of the Equifax breach, in particular, is that…