3 Easy Ways to Make the Most of Your Firewall
Is the mess of cords and cables in your server room weighing heavy on your mind? Whether or not you rely on a managed services provider (MSP) to keep your IT systems organized and in check, you have a responsibility as a business owner to understand the hardware that keeps everything running. Misinformation about firewalls […]
HIPAA Part 5: The Cycle of Risk
In part 4 of our HIPAA series, we dug deep into the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and how to perform one. This time, we’re going to look at what to do with the SRA once it’s completed. The SRA serves as a starting point for fulfilling many of the standards of the Security Rule, but […]
Small Business for Small Business: An IT Partnership
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you might recall that we’ve written about Anderson Technologies’ avoidance of canned, one-size-fits-all solutions for IT. As a small business that specializes in serving other small businesses, we know that different clients have different needs. What works best for a small local nonprofit organization might cause more […]
Ring, Ring! It’s Voice Over IP!
Is it time to modernize your phone systems? VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, uses your internet connection for phone services. Rather than transmitting a voice signal over separate analog telephone lines, a VoIP user takes advantage of your computer network and the internet already in place to make a voice or video call. You […]
HIPAA Part 3: Document! Document! Document!
As you read through the Privacy and Security Rules for HIPAA, you’ll see a pattern that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nearly all the implementation specifications require some form of policy and procedure documentation. This involves more than the reasoning and justification for how you choose to implement the specifications (though that must be documented […]
Order of Operations: Moving and Upgrading a Network
“It was meant to be.” This is how M.B., Executive Assistant, describes the her organization’s partnership with Anderson Technologies. The organization was in the process of planning a company-wide move to upgraded facilities and wanted to upgrade their IT at the same time. The organization is split into two distinct halves: U and WEF. M.B.’s […]
HIPAA Part 2: Diving Deep into the Security Rule
In our first HIPAA article, we offered a little history on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and a general overview of how the Privacy and Security Rules evolved from it. In this post, we’re going deep into the murky depths of the Security Rule from a business standpoint. HIPAA’s Security Rule may seem […]
5 Tasks to Tackle: Prep Your Business for 2019
Don’t wait until the last minute to prepare your small business for 2019! The end of the year is a busy time. Small businesses especially need to have a plan for growth in place well before the New Year. Taking detailed stock of your operations helps uncover improvement opportunities and provides ideas. Our “5 Tasks […]
Are You Ready to Go Phishing?
Phishing and spear-phishing emails are an ever-present problem to businesses, and the criminals are only getting better at fooling people. Understanding and being able to spot phishing and spear-phishing emails is a vital part of employee training at Anderson Technologies. But reading about how to spot them and actually spotting emails are different things. Worse yet, […]
Seven Core Values: The Building Blocks of Anderson Technologies
We strive to be the best in every area of our niche, and that includes our company’s values. Just as your company’s values are important to us, we know that ours are important to you. Foundationally, these seven core values express the heart of our company, and they guide our team members both in the […]
