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How a Content Filter Can Become Complicated

So, as the boss, you’re concerned about your employees wasting time, especially on the Internet. However, you can’t exactly keep them off the Internet, as that’s where their work is done. With distractions like social media, streaming, and literally everything else out there to draw their attention away, how can you hope to compete? Well, with NetMGM helping you out,...

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Ransomware is a Nasty Thing to Get

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

Chances are, you’ve heard the term “ransomware” before. If you’re familiar with this particularly nasty bit of malware, the rest of this blog will be a familiar review. If you’re new to the term, let’s introduce you to the mean-spirited cyberattack known as ransomware. Buckle up. Introducing Ransomware Ransomware is simple to figure out if you’re familiar with how different...

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Are You Leveraging these Invaluable Business Tools?

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

Technology has enabled businesses to do more with less, although this isn’t always the best thing. Many small businesses simply feel that they don’t have the technology solutions that properly resolve their challenges. However, these solutions exist, and offer all the robust functionality that many businesses seek. Here, we’ll commit some time to examining the enterprise-level technology that SMBs are...

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Unveiling the Managed Service Provider

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

We talk a lot about managed services for small and medium-sized businesses, but unless you’re familiar with the business model, you won’t be able to learn much about who we are and what we provide to organizations like yours. Today we are hoping to clear up some definitions of managed service providers, or MSPs, as well as what kind of...

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Give Your Users a Little Support and See What They Give Back

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

Karma is a pretty powerful force. If you do enough good, good will become of you. At least, that’s the idea. The same idea applies to the people around you; if you cultivate a positive environment and offer everything your staff needs to do a good job, they will perform better than the alternative. So why not make sure they...

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VoIP Can Present Some Unexpected Value

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

Telephones have been in the office for so long that it would be weird if they weren’t in the office in some way, shape or form. With the advent of cloud-based options, however, telephone communications have become much more sophisticated and accessible. A voice over IP system that uses the Internet is one way that you can take advantage of...

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If an Email Subject is Urgent, Be Skeptical

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

Important Update! Urgent! Expires in 1 Day! Confirm your Email Now! Your Password Has Been Stolen! This type of messaging is often used in some of the most disarming phishing emails. As a business owner, you and your staff need to be vigilant when it comes to catching these scams. Phishing Attacks are a Growing Problem When we think about...

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Switch the Hosted Email to Save Money

Email is one of the most common communication tools used by businesses, but not all options are as good as others. For this week’s tip, we’re recommending that you embrace hosted email in your own operations. Here’s why. Let’s consider the average personal email address for a moment, and how it differs from what you should be looking for in...

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A Basic Look at Collaboration Solutions

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Business

As technology has improved, the capacity for businesses to operate has risen along with it. In no place is it clearer than in today’s collaboration solutions and the utility they can now offer. Let’s examine what collaboration solutions are, and how they benefit the businesses that adopt them. Understanding Collaboration Solutions The idea of a collaboration solution is to enable...

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How Your Employees Could Be Scammed Right Now

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 11, 2020
  • Security

With all that has been going on concerning COVID-19, many businesses and their employees are experiencing no small amount of anxiety as their position appears to grow more and more vulnerable. Whether your employees are working remotely, or are in-house under strict rules, there’s a chance that they are seeking some additional means of making money. Unfortunately, opportunists are taking...

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