7 Questions You Should Ask Your IT Provider Every Quarter (But Probably Aren’t)

by JR Bareis | Jun 10, 2025 | Blog Posts

If you only talk to your IT provider when it’s time to renew your contract, you’re missing the point. Technology is never “set it and forget it.” It evolves constantly—and so do the threats that come with it. Quarterly IT check-ins aren’t optional if you want to stay...

Out Of Office, Out Of Luck: Why Reactive IT Support Can Ruin Your Summer Vacation

by JR Bareis | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog Posts

It’s a sunny June morning and half your team is off on well-deserved vacations. The rest of the crew is scattered between home offices, coffee shops and patchy hotel Wi-Fi. Then—boom: Your server grinds to a halt. The network printer goes dark. No one can reach shared...

Shadow IT: How Employees Using Unauthorized Apps Could Be Putting Your Business At Risk

by JR Bareis | May 27, 2025 | Blog Posts

Your employees might be the biggest cybersecurity risk in your business – and not just because they’re prone to click phishing e-mails or reuse passwords. It’s because they’re using apps your IT team doesn’t even know about. This is called Shadow IT, and it’s one of...

Is Your Printer The Biggest Security Threat In Your Office?

by JR Bareis | May 20, 2025 | Blog Posts

If I asked you to name the biggest cybersecurity threats in your office, you’d probably say phishing e-mails, malware or weak passwords. But what if I told you that your office printer – yes, the one quietly humming in the corner – could be one of the biggest...

The Fake Vacation E-mail That Could Drain Your Bank Account

by JR Bareis | May 13, 2025 | Blog Posts

Planning a vacation this year? Make sure your confirmation e-mail is legit BEFORE you click anything! That’s right, summer is right around the corner and cybercriminals are exploiting travel season by sending fake booking confirmations that look nearly identical to...