When social media was born in 1997 with SixDegrees.com, many people were reluctant to participate and so the platform didn’t last. Other platforms followed, like Myspace and soon thereafter Facebook, and now the list of social media platforms as well…
Networks, computers and technology have come a long way since the days of the 5 ¼-inch floppy disks, the dreaded green screen of death and dial-up internet connections. The floppy disks of the 5 ¼ inch variety gave way to…
It’s a Friday night and you have the lights off, the house quiet and the popcorn popped as you get pumped to watch the award-winning crime movie on Netflix you have been anxiously waiting to be released. You get into…
Not every employee uses strong passwords and multifactor authentication for business accounts, which can put an organization’s security at risk. With a little digging, a hacker can learn where someone works and gain access to personal information, like kids’ and…
TV service with functions that allow viewers to pause, restart or rewind live programming offers users more control over their viewing experiences. Historically, watching live TV was the only way someone could catch news coverage or the latest episode of…
Businesses can improve and streamline communications by adding Notify Plus—conference calling and answering services—to their phone packages. Every company is looking for ways to be more efficient, yet many overlook opportunities to improve legacy systems like business phone service. Adding…
To protect themselves from callers trying to con them out of money or information, people need to understand how different types of phone scams work. Fraudulent calls are more than a nuisance, and when a phone number ends up in…
FTC offers managed IT services to keep services for its business customers running securely and smoothly. Network monitoring and device management can help a company of any size, even those with internal IT teams. Threat detection continues long after the…
“Binge-watch” was added to the dictionary in 2017 to describe the new habit of streaming back-to-back episodes of shows on platforms like Netflix. Shortly after Netflix began creating original content for its streaming service, other media companies followed suit. While…
Teaching staff to recognize and report scams through employee phishing training programs can prevent businesses from becoming victims of cybercrimes. Increasing employees’ knowledge concerning phishing attempts is important because the majority of successful online attacks are initiated when staff unknowingly…
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