Did the Dark Web Come Down Your Chimney This Year?
With the holiday buying season well underway, cybersecurity experts have been waiting to see if the news would be as bad as it was last year. In 2020, more than 86% of global consumers1 were victims of identity theft and fraud, and terabytes of corporate or personal data were exposed through data breaches (70 TB […]
Tips for Making Your Office Move Painless and Secure
Many of our clients are planning office moves, whether for “return to the office” initiatives or to ensure more stringent security and design flexibility. They’ve asked for our advice as we’ve just completed an expansion of our own! Technology has become mission-critical to nearly every organization, and a move offers the perfect opportunity to perform […]
6 Essential IT Security Improvement Themes
6 Essential IT Security Improvement Themes Even before the pandemic, a significant portion of the workforce transitioned to working remotely from home. Obviously, there’s been a massive increase in that trend.. Once the 18th wave of the pandemic finally fades and restrictions end, remote work will continue in most of verticals, now that employees have […]
Why Outsource IT if You’re an SMB?
Are Managed IT Services Right For Me? When you run a business, it’s a great idea and quite natural to focus all of your energy on increasing revenue, building the team, and creating customer loyalty (gotta get those Google Reviews up!). Naturally, the operational aspects of your business are kinda boring. And many times… forgotten or […]
Carmichael Consulting Solutions Wins Best IT Service Provider
Carmichael Wins Again! A frequent winner of the Best of North Atlanta Awards,Carmichael Consulting Solutions credits its customers, associates, vendors and employees. ROSWELL, GA – September 30, 2021 – Carmichael Consulting Solutions, a Roswell-based, full-service Managed IT Services company focused specifically on SMB organizations, today announced it has been voted Best IT Service Provider in […]
As Risk Increases, Business Owners Rethink Options for Business Continuity Planning
Business Continuity Planning 2021 will go down as a “banner year” for weather, and not in a good way. Business owners in Western North Carolina and Tennessee were badly shaken when the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred came through, bringing severe flash flooding that resulted in more than 22 deaths in Tennessee, alone. But that […]
Multi-Factor Authentication: It’s Time to Get Serious Folks
Although the exact evolution of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a subject for debate, one aspect of it is not. All businesses should be using MFA, and by not doing so, they are putting their data and their companies at risk. Despite the popularity of passwords, they are not enough, period. End of story. Over the […]
Protecting your business from online scams in 2021
The digital landscape is hard to track. With every new development arrives a counterpart, new ransomware or malware technique that could seriously harm your business. It is important to know the dangers of online scams and how to protect your business from them. Online scams are getting increasingly popular Over the course of 2020, Ransomware occurrences […]
After Uptick in Theft of Personal Data, Apple Takes Proactive Steps to Protect iOS Devices
Apple Takes Proactive Steps to Protect iOS Devices Data privacy is currently a huge issue for both businesses and consumers, as cybercriminals run amok, stealing data and selling it on the black market. With many of them funded by large criminal organizations or combative nation states, American consumers and their data have been put at […]
Microsoft Is Retiring Several Versions of Outlook What You Need to Know… and Do
Effective November 1, 2021, some older versions of Microsoft Outlook for Windows, one of the world’s most widely used email, calendaring, contact and task management tools, will no longer be able to connect with the Microsoft 365 productivity suite or its predecessor, Microsoft Office 365. (Microsoft Outlook for Mac will not be impacted by this […]
