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When you just want IT to work!
There are a lot of computer shops out there that you can call up to fix an issue or install a piece of equipment. They might be able to get you out of crisis mode, but they aren’t looking at the full picture.
At 415 IT, we understand business. We consult. We provide solutions to solve everyday challenges. We just happen to fix computers as well.
We believe (and have proven) that if you proactively manage technology, run maintenance religiously, and monitor a business network, everyday issues and downtime will be greatly reduced.
This is what makes us different than your typical tech support company. Sure, we can fix computer issues when you have them, but our specialty is preventing them in the first place.
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We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention how social media can significantly help your business. Obviously, there are significant benefits to using these platforms to promote your business—building your brand, sharing your content, making use of the tools these platforms feature for advertising, and otherwise raising awareness of your business itself.
Of course, perhaps the most important of these benefits is that you can transition your social media followers into website visitors (provided your social media is used correctly, of course). This is really what you want, after all. Your business’ website should be the ultimate destination you’re pushing your prospects towards because that’s where most sales will be closed.
However, this is just the beginning of how social media can be of use to your organization.
There are a few business uses for social media that go beyond straightforward marketing.
Word-of-mouth and personal recommendations are pretty powerful things… things that interacting with your fellow business owners on social media can help to encourage. Creating supportive relationships between businesses works the same way the tide does—it raises all ships. Not only can your new business relationships cultivate new opportunities themselves, they can draw the attention of other businesses while building your own organization’s credibility.
This is also closely related to another use that we will discuss in a moment.
While Murphy’s Law—”What can go wrong, will.”—may be a bit extreme, it is irresponsible to assume that nothing bad will ever happen to your business. A healthy social media network gives you an external means of keeping your clientele up to speed should you find yourself needing to lean on our business continuity or disaster recovery services.
One of the greatest opportunities that a business’ social media provides is the opportunity to engage directly with the people that the business is trying to reach and serve. For example, if you want to know what the businesses you serve are looking for, social media allows you to just ask them directly.
Building off of that last point, a healthy social media strategy will also enable you to provide your clients with assistance from there. Not only do many people expect a business to be available on social media for support requests and general questions, they also expect these responses to be prompt. This gives you an additional outlet to provide value through, and helps you produce highly-visible social proof that can help convince other businesses to reach out and inquire about your services… after all, who wouldn’t want to work with a business that is so obviously available?
Almost in summation, social media allows you to communicate with your clients and prospects in a way that speaks to them more directly, drawing them to your website to ensure that they receive your message. Social media also allows you to frame your business the way you want it to be perceived: helpful, approachable, and responsive.
Trust 415 IT to provide and support the technology you need for your business to function and thrive. Reach out to us at (415) 295-4898 to find out more.
Sophos reports that cybercriminals are increasingly going after the networks of universities and schools with their ransomware, seeing these targets as extremely profitable victims. If you think about it, it makes sense, as institutions of education tend to store immense amounts of personal data that could be valuable to hackers who might want to sell it on the black market. According to Chester Wisniewski, principal research scientist at Sophos, “Schools are among those being hit the hardest by ransomware. They're prime targets for attackers because of their overall lack of strong cybersecurity defenses and the goldmine of personal data they hold.”
The average ransom paid by schools suffering from a ransomware attack is $1.97 million, an absolutely astounding number. The average victim from the higher education industry, however, pays on average $905,000. One can see how these types of attacks would be tempting to pull off for ransomware hackers.
The large reason behind why schools and universities are paying up in response to these ransomware attacks is because these organizations cannot function without access to their data. With school records and networks being encrypted, many of the functions involved with their operations cannot occur. For example, many schools have intranets set up where resources and services can be accessed, and if networks are locked down by ransomware, they cannot be accessed, making things like attending class or accessing services impossible.
Sophos indicates that only 61 percent of the data stolen from schools and universities is recovered after paying the ransom; so, in addition to paying the ransom, cybersecurity professionals need to spend even more time and resources recovering the rest of the data.
These kinds of ransomware attacks cannot be taken lightly. Schools and universities are not exclusively vulnerable to ransomware. All organizations, including your business, can potentially become victims of ransomware attacks.
The best way to keep ransomware from affecting your business is to take a two-pronged approach. Implementing preventative measures and training your staff can go a long way on its own, but we also recommend proactively monitoring your infrastructure for potential vulnerabilities and threats. As long as you keep tabs on what is going on with your network, you won’t have anything to fear—especially if you work with a security provider like 415 IT.
415 IT can help your business prepare for ransomware attacks through a combination of preventative measures and proactive monitoring. With the right technology solutions on your side, you’ll have all the protections in place to ensure that there is minimal chance of ransomware affecting your operations. To learn more, reach out to us at (415) 295-4898.
Let’s go over four scenarios where you’ll be glad you have implemented a comprehensive data backup and disaster recovery solution. Goodness knows your business and bottom line will thank you, too.
Threats like tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and so on can all impact your ability to access important data. We acknowledge that not every business is in a region where extreme weather conditions can threaten them, but you should be prepared for any type of natural disaster, just in case something were to happen. There are some natural disasters that can harm a business no matter where it’s located, like electrical fires, power surges, and so on.
Ah, yes, the dreaded data breach. It doesn’t matter if you are a small business or a major enterprise; your organization has data that hackers would love to get their grimy hands on. Personal data, financial records, and other types of sensitive information can all fetch a handsome price on the black market, and in some cases, your data could be held for ransom or even destroyed by malware. It’s always a good idea to prioritize not just cybersecurity but also data backup.
Technology cannot be expected to last forever, and a server unit crashing can be a devastating blow to your business if you are unprepared to handle it. You should have a data backup plan in place that is capable of restoring your infrastructure in the event you experience such a hardware failure.
People make mistakes, and you should not only expect them to, but be prepared for them to do so. Implementing a data backup and disaster recovery solution can help you recover files in the event your employees accidentally delete them or harm your technology in some way.
Just because you don’t foresee a situation where you’ll have to use it doesn’t mean that you don’t need data backup or a disaster recovery solution in place. A major part of business continuity is ensuring that you have access to your data at all times, and with 415 IT, you don’t have to worry about this ever becoming an issue. We’ll work with you to ensure that you are prepared for even the worst situations possible.
To learn more, call us at (415) 295-4898.
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It is not an exaggeration to refer to social media as a world-changing technology, impacting life in all manners—interpersonal, social, and professional. We wanted to focus on this last aspect and discuss how social media can assist a business in its operations.
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