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Lessons from the CrowdStrike Outage: Why the Case for Local Cloud Hosting is Stronger Than Ever

July 24, 2024

More than ever before, businesses are relying on cloud services for data storage, security, and IT infrastructure management. The recent CrowdStrike outage has highlighted some critical vulnerabilities associated with large public cloud providers. This event underscores the importance of considering local cloud hosting services like those offered by Cooperative Systems. Here’s why choosing a local…

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Cybersecurity for Business: A Teenager Hacked The CIA

November 10, 2015

You Could Be Hacked, Too With new threats emerging all of the time, it’s no wonder that cybersecurity is such a major part of any technological endeavor. Your should be using the most powerful security solutions on the market in order to avoid intensive hacks. Despite the emphasis that our society places on security, it…

Technology Security for Businesses: Top IT and Technology Best Practices

November 9, 2015

The Best Practices To Secure Your Business Look no further. Our IT staff has assembled these 5 core recommendations through years of experience supporting bank and credit union IT infrastructure and people. Make it everyone’s business We put this first because we’ve seen too many experts neglect this one or leave it at the end…

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IT and Technology for Business: Tip of the Week – Eliminating Distractions

November 4, 2015

Stop Distracting Yourself In today’s competitive workplace environments, productivity is at a premium and workplace distractions are aplenty. Thanks to our gadgets, the allure of the Internet, and of course having to interact with people, working at the modern office isn’t without it’s fair share of diversions. These hinder productivity. Here are three tips that…

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IT Tip of the Week: Do This Before Leaving Your Desk Unattended

July 27, 2015

We’ve published several blog articles about enterprise security technologies, but it’s equally important to focus on the other side of the security equation and make sure people know how to properly log off, lock, and walk away from their workspace. To that end, even something as seemingly-mundane as forgetting to lock your computer can leave…

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2015 Best Place To Work in Connecticut

March 20, 2015

#3 on the list of Best Places to Work in Connecticut 2015 This tenth annual program was created by the Hartford Business Journal, Best Companies Group and sponsored by Hooker & Holcombe Companies. This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in Connecticut, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce,…