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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…
How to Identify and Avoid Phishing Scams
The best tips on how to prevent Phishing scams before they happen.
What Happens To Social Media Accounts When Someone Dies?
According to Digital Beyond approximately 972,000 U.S.-based Facebook users will die in 2016. After someone dies, does their social media go on to live forever? We sought to answer this question by tackling a few questions: Who can handle your accounts if you aren’t there to claim them? Who determines the fate of someone’s online…
Maintain HIPAA Compliance With A Managed Service Provider
Working in healthcare can be so stressful and intense as it is. Due diligence like tackling HIPAA compliance can feel burdensome and impossible, as it takes away from precious hours and resources. It appears this way because most practice managers and healthcare professionals view compliance as a burdensome hassle. They view it as a determent…
Three Ways To Better Manage Your IT Team
To manage your team better, especially in the realm of IT, it is important to consider who makes up that team. When we think of “IT guy” we think smart, determined, and analytical in nature. They are problem solvers, coders, and programmers. They fix broken things like email servers, databases and Microsoft software suites. They…
Cooperative Systems Earns CompTIA Security Trustmark+
Cooperative Systems has earned the Security+ Trustmark from CompTIA.
Backup & Disaster Recovery For Business: The Most Important Step When Disaster Strikes Your Technology
Imagine that by the end of this blog piece, you will be a more effective IT decision-maker…all because you learned about one very important aspect of your daily IT-grind and why this is so crucial. Not only can you learn the in’s and out’s of BDR here, but we also invite you to check out…
4 Must-Have’s Of Every Successful Disaster Recovery Plan
Previously, we explained why it’s prudent for your business to have a backup and disaster recovery (BDR) plan in place with the help of a managed service provider (MSP). Since there’s no perfect way to plan for the future, take what steps you can now to protect the business you run. To ensure that…
Preparing For A Storm: Why Your Business Needs A Disaster Recovery Plan
Without a backup and disaster recovery (BDR) plan your business may be left crippled in the face of a calamity. Your entire business organization can be completely shut down.
How quickly your organization can bounce back depends on your commitment to emergency planning TODAY.
How to Choose Strong Passwords: 5 Core Tips
May 5 is the third annual World Password Day. If you care about protecting your accounts, your personal identifying information, and your business, this your official reminder: Please be more thoughtful about choosing passwords! Now that we’re well into 2016, we are all privvy to the list of the top 10 worst passwords from 2015.…
Every Computer User Should Know NOT To Do These Three Things
Knowing how to properly use your computer is key to your productivity and its longevity. You should never take for granted basic best practices. Here are three basic computer guidelines that are easy to overlook, yet they can be critical to performance and security. Don’t Just Blindly Click We get it: It’s unreasonable to expect…
Build A Security Program
We identify symptoms of security theater, discuss the responsibilities of a real security program, and offer these essential business lessons worth considering when shifting from security theater to a truly more secure organization.
3 Ways to Ensure that Your Technology Doesn’t Get Stuck In the Past
Keep Your Technology Up To Date The purpose of business technology is to propel an enterprise into the future. Yet, too many businesses are reluctant to make major adjustments to their current IT systems, wrongly believing that it’s not worth the investment. Don’t get stuck in the past. The best way to approach upgrading is…