Don't Learn the Hard Way

There’s a lot of cyber threats out there. Few are as terrifying as ransomware.

If ransomware finds its way into your network, there’s a real risk that it will hijack all your computers and make it impossible for your business to operate.

Ransomware is where all the contents of your computers are encrypted and held to ransom, because you must pay to get it back. And it ain’t cheap!

In recent years there's been a shift as ransomware focuses on the servers, workstations, laptops, backups, and cloud apps that power your business. This can be severely destructive.

Hackers use cryptocurrencies for payments. That makes it very difficult to track the payments, not to mention the learning curve that comes with figuring out how to make cryptocurrency payments in the first place if you’re not privy to how all that stuff works. Not only that, but there’s no guarantee they’ll honor the payment agreement and unlock your network once you part with the money.

Having an IT partner who understands cyber security reduces the risk for you.

If you’re unprotected and unprepared, the risk of a ransomware infection and the utter devastation it can cause is greatly increased.

Cyclone 365 proactively monitors your network to spot vulnerabilities and keep it safe. It’s virtually impossible to protect a business 100% without making everything far too restrictive for your team, so we specialize in designing and maintaining IT security systems that offer the highest levels of protection and limiting the damage ransomware and other types of malware can do without introducing unmanageable levels of inconvenience to your daily operations.

Click to Call or Email us today to schedule a meeting to discuss your cyber security needs.

The Only Thing Consistent is Change

Teleconferencing has enabled millions of people to work from home for most of 2020.

Turn the clock back a few years, and none of this would have been possible because the technology for it just wasn’t good enough. Now that business owners like yourself have seen their teams can still be productive from home, what will this mean for businesses in 2021? Here are a couple things I think may happen:

New players will arrive

Just like that, creating technology for people who work from home has become a huge thing. Look at Zoom, for instance. Their stock has risen by leaps and bounds since everything went to hell. I imagine we’ll see the bigger kids, like Microsoft, try to muscle in and battle to claim this market space. Their version of Zoom, Microsoft Teams, for example, isn’t terribly good, but I have the feeling it will quickly become great over time as they seek to emulate Zoom’s success and rip off all their features like we’ve seen them do to everyone else since the 80’s. We’ll also see a lot of innovation and disruption from start-ups who look at new ways to make our lives easier as everyone continues to work from home.

Your employees will begin to expect flexibility by working remotely

I know learning this stuff can be a pain in the butt. However, it's hard to imagine flipping a switch and seeing everything return to the way it was before the pandemic (and all the politics that accompanied it). Remote work is here to stay, at least, in some fashion. Everyone is having meetings and collaborating using video conferencing software and a lot of workers are starting to enjoy it. A lot of business owners are hearing a bell go ‘ding’ in their heads, realizing their business models don’t REALLY need a traditional brick and mortar office, when you get down to it. And that’s a lot of money saved. You know, the funny thing is, we saw all this sort of tech on shows like Star Trek a few decades ago and it seemed so impossible to implement back them. Funny how quickly things change.

How’s your business handling working remotely?

Cyclone 365 specializes in helping companies like yours make the most of opportunities that working from home provides. If you don’t know how to get all this stuff rocking and rolling, or if the solution you currently have is wonky or insecure, click to Call or Email us today to schedule a meeting and discuss your options for working from home or on the road.