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Embracing The Age Of Mobility and The BYOD Workplace

The Age Of Mobility

OVERVIEW

In today’s always-connected world, the time-honored separation of work and personal time is quickly disappearing. Mobile devices such as laptops, netbooks, tablets, and smartphones have fundamentally changed how all of us live and work. With work no longer confined to a physical office space, or limited to traditional business hours, we’ve created an increasingly mobile and dispersed workforce capable of working anywhere at anytime. 3 out of 5 workers today no longer believe an office presence is necessary for a productive day’s work. By 2015, the IDC estimates the U.S. will have over 200 million people working remotely.

By now, it’s obvious that BYOD (BringYour-Own-Device) isn’t just another buzz-worthy acronym or a workplace trend that will eventually fade; it’s part of the complete restructuring of the conventional way we’ve worked up to this point. There is simply no going back to the way we were. With or without company approval, employees prefer working from devices they own and are most comfortable with, meaning it’s out with yesterday’s loud, clunky and slow in-office desktop PCs and in with today’s feature-rich, on-thego, employee-owned mobile devices.

Although many small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) have fully embraced BYOD for its countless benefits, this proliferation of employee-owned devices accessing company databases, files, and email servers is unprecedented. It is also risky because it increases vulnerability to security breaches and data loss. Which raises the question: are workplaces today responsibly ushering in BYOD with safety, security, and long-term adaptability in mind?

In this e-guide, we will examine the pros and cons of BYOD and outline five safe BYOD practices to ensure a safer and smoother transition into this age of mobility

THE MAINSTREAMING OF BYOD

It’s hard to believe that just a decade ago work mobility was practically nonexistent. We worked from cubicle farms with workstations and desktop PCs straight out of the movie Office Space. The office was our only access to the company network. Select employees might be provided with company-issued laptops with pre-loaded software useful for work. Perhaps they’d be trusted with FTP (File Transfer Protocol) privileges to access and transfer files to the server. Cell phones were actually just phones. Even when BlackBerrys were introduced to the business world, allowing people to use a mobile handheld device to access their work email and manage their schedule for the very first time, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server made it easy for IT departments to configure and manage the device.BlackBerrys eventually gave way to iPhones and Androids. Laptops eventually gave way to iPads and tablets that combined laptop usability with smartphone portability.

Meanwhile, the number of public WiFi hotspots grew, making employees eager to access their company network and work files from just about anywhere through their mobile device. Today, BYOD has become the “new normal”. A recent poll of 1,021 small business owners in the United States found that 68% allowed employees to use personal devices for work. 79% of CIOs at businesses who aren’t encouraging BYOD believe employees access their network with unauthorized personal devices every day.

Initial resistance to the BYOD movement has proven to be futile. Gartner, a technology research firm, predicts that 90% of businesses and organizations will support the use of personal devices for work purposes by the end of 2014. And it certainly seems that more business owners today are seeing the upside of BYOD, which include…

Increased Production
On average, it has been approximated that businesses gain 9 additional hours of productivity per week when employees use personal devices.

Improved Service

The benefits of this increased production and greater flexibility naturally extend to clients and customers since mobility allows workers to resolve escalated issues or almost instantly reply to inquiries outside of normal work hours. It is common these days to receive an email response after 5pm with a “Sent from my iPhone” tagline at the bottom.

Reduced Costs
Transferring IT hardware and equipment expenses to employees can save SMBs significant money. A study conducted by Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions projected that U.S. companies utilizing BYOD can save up to $3,150 per employee each year. Additionally, since consumers are drawn to the freshest technology, and the latest upgrade to their device of choice, businesses no longer have to budget to continually upgrade to keep up with technological advances.

The adoption of BYOD can be beneficial to small businesses but it shouldn’t compromise company or customer data. Developing a comprehensive BYOD policy minimizes risk while still granting full (and secure) access to the files and applications your employees need, regardless of where they are.

FIVE TIPS TO SAFE BYOD AND MOBILITY

1. Create a Mobile Device Policy and Enforce It

Don’t be afraid to spell out what employees are expected to do – and not do – with their mobile devices. It’s important to remember you aren’t only managing devices but people as well. This is where you define acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and make it clear that there will be no exceptions.

Clearly define what types of devices are allowed. While you want to support a mix of the devices employees are most likely to carry, a line has to be drawn somewhere to prevent things from becoming unmanageable. No company, especially a small one, needs to open up things to 30 mobile devices. Minimum standards for device age and capabilities should be set. Newer technology will obviously have better security features. For instance, anything before the iPhone 3G will not permit device-level encryption. Every policy should address acceptable personal device use when it comes to web browsing, app downloads/usage, public Wi-Fi protocol, and data transmission/ storage guidelines.

2. Keep Devices Lock & Password Protected

Your employees are using devices they take with them everywhere. You have no idea where they are at any given moment of the day. More importantly, you can only hope that their mobile device is either with them or stored away safely. Devices that aren’t password protected, which are left out in the open unattended, pose a huge risk.

Keep in mind that 46% of people who use their mobile device for work admit to letting others use it from time to time. Many devices have free built-in security controls such as locked screens, the abilitage-of-mobility-byod-san-antonioy to remotely wipe out the device after multiple successive failed authentication attempts, and even GPS trackability. Passwords should be strong and frequently updated. Employees should also be advised to not keep written passwords lying around.

3. Immediately Disconnect Terminated Employees or Voluntary Leaves

Be sure to remotely wipe company data from the personal device of any employee who is terminated or voluntarily leaves the company. Ideally, this data should be retrieved. This is one reason a SMBs mobile device policy must address where employees are to edit and save files. Many SMBs these days require all files to be shared, edited, and saved on Cloudbased software like Dropbox.

4.Use Available Encryption Technologies

Business critical files, folders, and hard drives should be encrypted for reliable protection against unauthorized access. Encryption prevents sensitive data from being read by potential hackers as content is transferred to and from mobile devices.

5. Use a Mobile Device Management(MDM) Solution

MDM solutions are a cost-effective means to ensure that any mobile device accessing their network is identified, controlled, and monitored. This method of centralized management makes it easy to configure devices for enterprise access, stipulates password policy and encryption settings, locates and remotely clears and locks any lost or stolen device, automates security updates, and proactively identifies and resolves device or app issues.

CONCLUSION

Any potential return from the increased productivity and reduced operating costs associated with BYOD is nullified if sloppy management of these devices leads to expensive security breaches and data loss. While SMBs undoubtedly want to accommodate employees wishing to use their own devices, they must also guide them to acceptable and safe usage.

Employees are likely to resist being told what to do with devices they own, but a secure BYOD environment is only possible if a mobile device policy is written and enforced with no exceptions whatsoever.

SMBs are encouraged to ease into BYOD a little at a time. Start with just a few employee-owned devices to test security and scalability. Always remember to keep your mobile device policy constantly updated and stay in front of emerging trends and approaching market releases.

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IT Outsourcing Isn’t A Dirty Word: Meet Managed Services, Your IT Team’s New Best Friend

IT OUTSOURCING: AN INTRODUCTION

Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) generally don’t have the resources to fully support all IT infrastructure needs. Even if your business has one or several in-house IT technicians on payroll, they’re often so bogged down by routine daily tasks that their talent is wasted. The very core of your business infrastructure is jeopardized if they’re overworked and vulnerable to error. This employee isn’t adding nearly as much value to your business as they should be. It’s not a good place for them or you.

According to the research group Gartner, over 65% of IT budgets go towards tasks that do nothing more than keep the lights on. This means SMBs investing in their technology aren’t necessarily improving operations and efficiency or enhancing their security. They’re just keeping the wheels turning.

The concept of “IT managed services” has evolved through the last decade. Today, managed service providers (MSPs) are being used by small businesses to cost- effectively manage, service and support their IT processes. MSPs are often called in as an alternative to adding additional in-house staff. Unfortunately, this also means MSPs are typically seen as a threat to the job security of any IT employee that fears they’re about to be replaced by “outsourced” help.

In this e-guide we will explain how a hybrid approach, utilizing managed services, cloud services, and internal IT support can truly be the best of all worlds. They simultaneously help SMBs achieve a greater return-on-investment (ROI) on their IT costs while allowing existing in- house IT resources to be channeled into more valuable development roles.

A Happier, Less Overwhelmed In- House IT Staff

Many of those never-ending mundane tasks performed by in-house IT support on a daily basis can be automated. While this could easily be interpreted as suggesting on-site staff aren’t necessary, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Your current IT support can leverage all of the benefits of MSP services such as:

• Proactive management
• Remote monitoring
• End-user help desk
• 24/7 network operations center
• Disaster recovery/business continuity solutions
• Security audits/updates
These services free your in-house IT support from much of the routine daily maintenance and support taking up most of their workday. This enables them to expand their role and work on more meaningful projects. They’re also happier on the job since they’re no longer perpetually overwhelmed or feeling as if they’re wearing too many hats. In this case, MSPs remove the burden of routine tasks from internal IT support, allowing them to make better use of their time. With access to the MSP ticketing and monitoring system, and support from the 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC), in-house IT have help identifying and addressing system issues before they become business disrupting problems.

Additionally, daily interruptions like constantly having to run to Susie’s computer to figure out why her system is running slow can instead be handled by the Help Desk.

Guided Focus, Direction and Prioritization

Working with a MSP gives existing in-house IT support some much needed focus and direction. MSPs commonly offer a complimentary consultation and network assessment that evaluates the overall performance and health of your IT infrastructure. From there, the MSP will recommend the products or services most beneficial to current IT needs. This evaluation helps internal IT determine what system oversight and future planning they should be doing. A queue can be created where projects are evaluated and ranked by what’s most critical. Any regular system maintenance tasks can be performed by the MSP while in-house IT can focus on processes that will drive down costs or potentially increase revenue.

Fewer Instances of Failure and Human Error

A high percentage of costly security breaches are the result of human error. This is often because IT employees are stretched too thin and overlook vital security measures, such as applying tested security patches or updating anti-virus software programs. Working with a MSP will eliminate much of the work overload that often leads to system or security vulnerabilities. Systems can be backed up in the cloud for an immediate full system restore if needed. Internal IT support will no longer bear sole responsibility for the constant availability and security of stored data.

Many of the issues that become costly business disruptions for SMBs, such as downtime-inducing hardware, software, and application failures, are completely preventable if they’re detected and addressed early enough.

It’s a reality that your systems run 24/7, but you likely don’t have the resources right now for a 24/7 IT staff.

Existing in-house IT support will find their workload to be much more manageable with the help of MSP services like the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool and the 24/7 NOC. Systems are monitored around-the-clock through a comprehensive interface that can even be viewed on a mobile device. Alerts will notify the in-house IT staff of any potentially threatening issues on the horizon.

SUMMARY

Many SMBs have some incredibly gifted and skilled IT employees on staff that are burdened with way too any responsibilities and tend to get stuck in a routine each day. These employees would be solid contributors to your business if they weren’t running around extinguishing tech fires and handling monotonous tasks that are below their skill-level.

A good MSP acts as an extension of the business they’re servicing. SMBs and MSPs will work very closely together but caution must be taken, as any internal IT staff will likely consider a MSPs presence to be intrusive and a threat to their job security.

SMBs must convince their internal staff that embracing the cloud and leveraging the service desk and RMM tools of a MSP will only make their jobs more manageable and less stressful. Freeing them from manual tasks will allow them to work on projects that matter- developing applications, concepts, and strategies that will benefit the company or organization’s bottom line rather than spending the day tending to the intern’s computer after she clicked a malicious link in a phishing email. Your existing on-site IT support can do much more for your business as you cut costs by exploiting the industry’s best practices, latest tools, and newest technology.

15-Point IT and Security Assessment Gives You and Your Team Complete Peace Of Mind:

At no cost or obligation, our highly trained team of IT pros will come to your office and conduct a comprehensive 15 Point IT and Security Assessment to uncover loopholes in your company’s IT security and structure.

After the audit is done, we’ll prepare a customized “Report Of Findings” that will reveal specific vulnerabilities and provide a Prioritized Action Plan for getting these technology problems addressed fast. This report and action plan should be a real eye-opener for you since almost all of the businesses we’ve done this for discover they are completely exposed in a number of areas to various threats.

To Get Started And Claim Your Assessment, Go Here Now: www.123onit.com/not-just-lucky or call our office at 210-263-3810.

Don’t delay! Because of the intense one-on-one time required to deliver these Cyber-Security Audits, we can only extend this offer to the first 7 who respond by March 31st.

* In order to qualify for this offer, you must be a company with 5 or more PCs.

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of IT Outsourcing services in San Antonio as well as, cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.

IT Outsourcing management in San Antonio with local experts who can help and visit your business to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Data Security.

 

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5 Smart Tips To Know Before Moving Your Data To The Cloud

Moving Your Data To The Cloud

Cloud computing is all the rage these days, and while some companies are moving their whole IT infrastructure to the cloud, many others are choosing to streamline their businesses by moving individual business applications.

If you are considering moving your data to the Cloud and any of your company’s software applications, make sure to consider these 5 tips BEFORE pulling the trigger:

1. Back It Up!

Migrating data to any new location is a mess, and anything can (and usually does) go wrong. Therefore, make sure you have good, recent backup copies of everything before you make the move.

 2. Maintain An On-site Copy

At first, moving our data to the cloud can be a bit scary. What can help mitigate the risk (and the fear) is keeping a local, on-site copy of your data and network image on an NAS (network-attached storage) device. That way you have a local on-site copy in addition to the working cloud copy.

 3. Have A “Plan B” To Access The Internet

One of the biggest questions about moving your data to the cloud is “What if the Internet goes down?” To mitigate that fail point, have a business-class Internet connection as your initial and main way to connect, and then also have a second Internet connection service as a backup. If Time Warner Cable is your main connection, you might consider keeping a  AT&T wireless account as a backup.

 4. Use It As An Opportunity To Do Some Housekeeping

You could just copy and paste your files from your local machines into the cloud, but why not take this as an opportunity to reevaluate the structure and organization of that data? Here are some ideas:

– Reevaluate and/or update your file-naming conventions and file organization. A good file-naming policy will make it much easier to find files and information. Also, consider reorganizing all the folders into smarter, more efficient categories.

– Consider who will be using what and what levels of permissions are required to access files. Revisiting your permission levels will help keep sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands.

– Look at old files and consider deleting them or archiving them so they aren’t cluttering up your server and costing you money for storing and backing them up.

 5. Phase The Move 

Don’t try to migrate everything all at once. Create a transition plan and implement it. Make sure you move your files in bite-size pieces so the changes are easy to digest for your clients, employees, partners and everyone else involved. This also gives you the opportunity to test the water before taking the plunge, and it allows you to put out one fire at a time instead of having all systems down or broken.

Free Cloud Readiness Assessment And Cost Analysis Gets You Started

As a prospective customer, you are eligible for this FREE Cloud Readiness And Cost Analysis.

Free of charge (a $497 value), one of our expert cloud computing engineers will walk you through our 3-step Cloud Readiness process: 

a) Cost Analysis and Inventory. We’ll look at your current network hardware, software, data and applications. We’ll also compile an IT cost assessment to reveal your total spend on IT, including Internet connectivity, support and other fees. Our goal is to find ways we can significantly lower your overall IT costs while simplifying and improving your workflow.

b) Cloud Readiness Assessment. After looking at the above areas, we then look at how you and your employees work and see how well your applications or processes will move to the cloud to improve ease of use and lower costs.

c) Cloud Action Plan. When the assessment is complete, we’ll give you a comprehensive plan that shows how we can save you money and resolve a number of workarounds and problems you have been experiencing to date. Even if you decide not to hire us, this third-party assessment will give you a good idea of what you are able to do with the power of cloud computing.

Get yours FREE today at www.123onit.com/it-services/cloud-services/  through Spring 2015! Phone: 210-263-3810

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We have the tools for Moving Your Data To The Cloud. Besides that we provide a wide range of Data Backup Solutions and Cyber Security services in San Antonio as well as, cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data retention plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.

Moving Your Data To The Cloud is easy with our streamlined technology process. Cloud computing and Data Backup Solution management in San Antonio with local experts who can help and visit your business to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Data Security.

 

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A Cyber Security Breach? We Are Just A Small Company!

Just Because You’ve Been LUCKY Enough To Avoid A Cyber-Attack Doesn’t Mean You’re Not At Risk

15-Point Cyber Security Audit Will Reveal Where Your Computer Network Is Exposed And How To Protect Your Company Now.

Imagine walking into your office one morning to discover your computer network was breached by a hacker, exposing not only YOUR company’s data, but also all of your client records and private communications. Imagine the embarrassment of having to notify your clients and vendors that, because of you, their private and possibly personal information may now be in the hands of cybercriminals. And hopefully that’s the only damage done.

Operations could be halted or severely limited for days, possibly weeks. Your data corrupt to the point of being useless. Clients lost. Potential lawsuits and government fines for violating data-breach laws. Cyber security. The exorbitant emergency IT fees to get everything restored to working order fast. Then there’s the risk of your bank account being drained dry – and because you’re a business, you are NOT protected by the banks in the same way individual consumers are. Any money stolen out of your accounts could simply be gone forever.

I know you’re tempted to think, “That won’t happen to us. We’re just a small company. Who’d want to hack us?” Which is exactly what cybercriminals WANT you to think!

With St. Patrick’s Day this month, I want to take a moment to remind you that just because you’ve been “lucky” enough to avoid an incident like this in the past doesn’t mean you’re not at risk – in fact, that’s a very dangerous way to think.

That’s why during the month of March, we are offering your business a FREE comprehensive Cyber Security IT Audit that will reveal your exact risk score on over 15 common security loopholes cybercriminals use on a regular basis to get around firewalls and antivirus software to gain entry to your computer network. Normally we charge $497 for this service, but we’ve decided to give it away to the first 7 lucky companies who request it by March 31st.. All you have to do is call our office at 210-263-3810 or go online to www.123onit.com/not-just-lucky to request it.

15-Point Cyber Security Audit Gives You Complete Peace Of Mind:

At no cost or obligation, our highly trained team of IT pros will come to your office and conduct a comprehensive Cyber Security Audit to uncover loopholes in your company’s IT security.

After the audit is done, we’ll prepare a customized “Report Of Findings” that will reveal specific vulnerabilities and provide a Prioritized Action Plan for getting these
security problems addressed fast. This report and action plan should be a real eye-opener for you since almost all of the businesses we’ve done this for discover they are completely exposed in a number of areas to various threats.

To Get Started And Claim Your Assessment, Go Here Now: www.123onit.com/not-just-lucky or call our office at 210-263-3810.
Don’t delay! Because of the intense one-on-one time required to deliver these Cyber-Security Audits, we can only extend this offer to the first 7 who respond by March 31st.

* In order to qualify for this offer, you must be a company with 5 or more PCs.

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of cyber security services in San Antonio as well as, cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.

Cyber security management in San Antonio with local experts who can help and visit your business to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Data Security.

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Data Security Warning If Running Server 2003

Data Security Warning For Businesses Running Windows Server 2003

If your organization is currently running Microsoft Server 2003 on one or more servers in your office, you need to know about a dangerous data security threat to your organization that must be addressed very soon. Please take a moment to read this important announcement.

As your local Microsoft Registered Partner, we are aggressively reaching out to all businesses within the San Antonio area that use Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to alert you to this serious data security risk to your organization and inform you about what you need to do now to protect your company.

Server 2003 Changes Must Be Made Between Now And The Middle Of 2015 data-security-san-antonio

Microsoft has officially announced that it will retire support on the Server 2003 operating system on July 14, 2015. Once support ends on this 11-year-old product, there will be no further patches or data security updates, exposing any company running this software to major data security and compliance risks. Any server with this software installed will be completely exposed to serious hacker attacks aimed at taking control of your network, stealing data, crashing your system and inflicting a host of other business-crippling problems you do NOT want to have to deal with.

Unless you don’t care about cybercriminals running rampant in your company’s server, you MUST upgrade any servers running this operating system.

FREE Windows Server 2003 Migration Plan Shows You The Easiest, Most Budget-Friendly Way To Upgrade

As a local Microsoft Certified Partner, my company has committed to helping businesses in the San Antonio area by offering a Windows Server 2003 Migration Plan for FREE.

The first step in any major project is preparation. At no cost, we’ll come to your office and prepare a customized Server 2003 Migration Plan for your office. In this plan, we will map out the exact steps you need to take to ensure proper migration, including the need for planned downtime, software and data restore procedures, and alternative migration options that minimize the costs involved.

You can call us at (210) 273-4524 or contact us.

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of data security services in San Antonio as well as, cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.

Data security management in San Antonio with local experts who can help and visit your business to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Data Security.

 

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Does Your Computer Expert Scare You To Death?

Does The Thought Of Your In-House Computer Expert Leaving Scare You To Death?

Here’s a scary question most businesses don’t think about: what would happen if your computer guy suddenly quit? Most business owners think it would only be a temporary inconvenience, when, in fact, the opposite is usually true. Want to know how much you are at risk? Ask yourself the following 6 frightening questions:

  1. Do you have written network documentation about your computer network? What software licenses do you own? What are the critical administrator passwords to your systems and devices? Howcomputer-expert-san-antonio is your computer network structured? What hardware do you own and when do your equipment warranties expire? Are there cloud vendors for e-mail, online storage, hosted line-of-business applications, etc., that you don’t currently have? You should NEVER allow a single IT person or company to keep this information under their full control over your network and company. If they suddenly left for any reason, this could lead to huge consequences for your company.
  2. Do you know where your backup files are stored and if they are being stored properly? If you are like most business owners, you’re too busy dealing with the “crisis of the day” to think about system backups and probably leave tasks to your internal expert. If your database gets fried and your tech is nowhere to be found, you might be in a lot of trouble.
  3. Do you have a written plan for restoring your network fast in case of a disaster? If you don’t have a fully tested disaster recovery plan for your office, you could be at serious risk without ever knowing it until something happens.
  4. Do you know where all of your software is stored? Bad things can happen to computers and servers, and the situation can be made worse if you are not prepared. Taking a minute to organize and store your software in a secure place can save you a considerable chunk of money in the event that you need to restore a program on your systems. If you don’t have access to the software or don’t know where it is located, you might be forced to buy the software again.
  5. Do you know what routine maintenance is being done on your network? I know that the very idea of learning about and keeping track of all the servers, workstations and peripherals on your network is about as welcome as a black cat crossing your path, but it is important information to maintain. If your in-house expert leaves, who will take over?
  6. Do you know how to protect yourself from an ugly security breach if your in-house computer expert leaves? What happens if your in-house expert splits with no warning AND has access to your company’s network? As soon as humanly possible, you should disable his or her access, including remote access to your network and all cloud-based applications.


So how did you do? If you answered “no” to even one of these questions, you need to get the answers now, before it’s too late. Call us at (210) 273-4524 or Contact Us for immediate help.

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Our computer experts provide a wide range of complete computer IT support, disaster recovery, network services and data backup plans  to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local computer experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

 

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Online Security – Are Your Finances Protected Online?

Online Security and 9 Steps To Take Now To Be Certain Your Finances Are Protected Online

Seems like we’ve been inundated over the past 6 months with rampant cybertheft and breaches to online security. Target, Nieman Marcus, Yahoo and even mysterious $9.84 credit-card charges. Unfortunately, in the world we live in, this is most likely the norm going forward and not just a blip on the radar.

So, how can you stay protected online with the maximum online security? While there is no way to absolutely, positively, 100% stay safe online, by taking these 9 steps, you will be as safe as possible.

1. Only Shop On Secure Websites. Before you type your credit card into a website, ensure it is secure. Look for “https://” in the address bar of your web browser when you are checking out.

2. Avoid Financial Transactions Over Public Wifi. You can’t guarantee that free or shared WiFi access have online security. Ok to connect for browsing the web, but avoid financial transactions on these connections.online-security

3. Use A Secure Network For Financial Transactions. Protect your computer with a firewall, antivirus and anti-spyware software.

4. Setup Banking Alerts For Unusual Or Large Transactions. Ask your bank to notify you of any suspicious or large transactions.

5. Use Credit Cards Instead Of Debit Cards. Most credit cards offer better fraud protection, plus if money is stolen from a debit card, then it has already left your bank account.

6. Pick Complex Passwords. Use phrase acronyms and keyboard combinations for strong online security. Never use repeat passwords or words in the dictionary for your financial accounts.

7. Never Directly Answer Or Respond To An Email From Your Bank. Criminals have become very adept at appearing that they are a financial institution when they are not. Never rely on links in emails to access your financial accounts.

8. Install Available Security Updates On Your Computer, SmartPhone and Tablets. Many cybercrimes target known security holes on your computing devices. Stay up to date to stay within online security parameters.

9. Check Your Bank Balances And Statements Regularly. Good ol’-fashioned visual checks on your balances and a scan of your transactions are the best practice to be sure that nothing has slipped through the cracks.

Free 43-Point Business Online Security Audit Gives You Peace Of Mind

At no cost or obligation, our highly trained team of IT pros will come to your office and conduct a comprehensive Cyber-Online Security Audit to uncover loopholes in your company’s online security.

Get yours FREE today through April 30th!  Click here

 

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete computer support in San Antonio as well as network services and IT consulting to businesses in Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support and Computer Support in San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Backup and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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What You Must Look For In A Managed IT Services Provider

By using a Managed IT Services Provider, you will outsource the control of your information technologies system to professionals, allowing you to focus on your company goals. These businesses will take charge of the technology administration along with the tools necessary to monitor, manage & maintain your computer network and perform technical chores like data backup and safe communication along with reduced downtime for IT-related issues.

Relying on a computer network to more efficiently run you small business, means that you need to maintain security patches and data backup procedures, otherwise you will encounter difficulties like user interruption and revenue loss.These issues could take your business to a screeching halt, which will cost a whole lot with regards to income. As part of their solutions, a Managed IT Services Provider will take care of all the challenges and will take the responsibility of maintaining the IT base healthy, balanced and problem free.


It’s vital for you as a business owner to be capable of finding an experienced a managed it service provider for your organization. Here are some aspects that you need to consider before deciding to choose an IT support provider.

  • [list list_type=”ul” list_class=”2″]The managed IT services provider has to be capable of tailoring solutions to fit your unique requirements` They need to be adaptable enough to handle expansion and be effective in managing any kind of technological situations that occur. For instance, in the event of a server crash, it must be brought right back to business with minimum energy` Security is extremely important for your IT infrastructure and the managed IT services provider has to be in a position to administer and manage it with effectiveness` In case the support firm is remotely based, it must be capable of dealing with issues rapidly. With remote access, they must get your company back again online quicky` Choosing a good IT company is going to free you from lots of headaches. These businesses can help you out in various ways in making your business operate effortlessly[/list]

The majority of businesses and organizations today make use of information technology to operate productively. A Managed IT Services Provider is absolutely needed for programming, troubleshooting and protecting the equipment, applications and network monitoring along with system related requirements.

For an IT Solutions provider to be effective, it needs to take care of numerous technology services that fit a particular company’s requirements; different organizations have different requirements. Make this an important element in the search for an IT solutions firm for your company’s needs. .

As your Managed IT Services Provider, ONIT Technology Solution can help your business succeed when it comes to technology, computer and data concerns as we guarantee your satisfaction in every phase of our work.

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How Email Spam Filtering Can Help Your Business

Email Spam Filtering

When focusing on protecting a business against e-mail viruses, many companies use a two way tactic. The initial step consists of running an antivirus program directly on the message server. This application screens inbound and outbound e-mail and seek every mail for infections. The second element to a regular e-mail antivirus method, consists of using antivirus programs on every user computer. This software supervises the workstation’s file system and also into Microsoft Outlook. The goal is that the client-level antivirus tool could capture any infections that have managed to escape past the antivirus software working on the mail server.

This two tiered method is effective, however, by relying on workstation and server level antivirus application, you are essentially permitting e-mail viruses to get into your company, but just in some parts of your network. It is completely essential to have antivirus software on each machine in your company. At the same time however, I have usually experienced that antivirus applications must be the last type of protection, not the first. It is a lot better to keep viruses outside the network, than it is to rely upon the antivirus application to eliminate malware after they have entered your systems.

An effective solution to guard your network against e-mail viruses is to use managed email spam filtering. The concept behind hosted email spam filtering is that you outsource malware/virus/message scanning to a third party firm. The supplier cleans your inbound messages before their delivery at your email server. Remember that managed email spam filtering is meant to complement your
present antivirus procedures, not to replace it. It is actually vital that you run your regular antivirus programs that will guard your network should an infection get by the hosted email spam filtering procedure or in the event a user brings a spyware into your company by means of their personal devices if you are allowing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).

How does email spam filtering works?

The key to knowing how hosted filtering functions is to understand a small bit on how the domain name system ( DNS ) operates. Every single domain name on the web has a DNS server which is regarded as authoritative for that domain. At the very least, this DNS server has a host record that provides the IP address of the domain’s Internet site. Normally, the DNS server has a mail exchanger ( MX ) record for a site domain, which specifies the IP address of your domain’s email server. For instance , if a person was going to send a message to [email protected], their system will execute a DNS query to locate the MX record related to the 123onit.com domain.  As soon as this record is found, the client computer system will know where to deliver the e-mail.

As we have seen, hosted email spam filtering is an effective choice for augmenting your business data safety. Even when you think that your present antivirus approach is 100% efficient, hosted filtering remains the best idea since it enables you to preserve Internet bandwidth because infected emails will no longer be delivered to your own email server. As an additional benefit, most of the organizations that provide hosted email spam filtering services also provide the option of archiving all of your email messages history, consequently enabling you to preserve a backup of your messages for days to come.

Even if only one user spend time sorting and erasing unwanted and unsolicited email messages, you are losing time and money. Let us show you how we can help by contacting us today.

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We provide a wide range of complete computer IT support, Email spam filter, network services and IT consulting to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon
Valley Network Services, San Antonio Backup and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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Managed Services, The Safest Way for Data Backup San Antonio

Data Backup San Antonio

Avoiding computer data loss, corruption of company files, and disclosure of susceptible information and facts from not authorized access, a server break down, human error or a natural tragedy is crucial to the long-term achievements of any business. Putting in place a data backup process that ensures the complete restoration of all information, often means the difference between business continuity and total paralysis of all vital functions in the middle of an unplanned data loss crisis.

However, it is not sufficient to just apply an efficient backup process, the backup system needs to be constantly monitored to make sure the information is appropriately backed up as planned. Because of the time and cost associated with monitoring a backup procedure in-house, an increasing number of businesses are deciding on a managed backup system, outsourcing the all-important back-up procedure to a provider with specific knowledge in data backup.

Managed data back-up procedures are practical data safe-keeping solutions, that allow companies to simply and safely preserve all essential information while using less funds and management time coping with the execution and management of the backup system.

With a managed backup method, a third party supplier consistently monitors the procedure to guarantee effective backups are completed as scheduled. Since a managed backup system needs that you hand over your company’s most important asset to a third party, it is vital you select a managed backup provider with an immaculate professional status and substantial expertise in data backup system administration.

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Areas covered

We provide a wide range of complete computer IT support, virtualization, network services and IT consulting to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, Data Backup San Antonio,  Backup and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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