Mitigating Cyber Risks: How to Conduct an IT Audit for Your Business
By Principal Farica Chang One of the more unfortunate consequences of an increasingly digital world are the cyber threats that seem to lurk around every corner. With one hand shielding your company’s information assets and the other orchestrating operations, what’s left to actively fend off attackers? Perhaps you’ve heard unsettling stories of businesses suffering significant […]
Ready to Exit Your Business? Boost Its Value with Updated Technology
By Principal Farica Chang For many baby boomer business owners, the thought of retiring and passing on the baton of their small to medium-sized business (SMB) is becoming not just a future possibility but an impending reality. According to the Exit Planning Institute, a staggering 70% of business owners over 50 are planning to exit […]
Busting Business Email Compromise
In cyber security circles, Ubiquiti Networks, manufacturer of wired and wireless network devices, is infamous for more than their products. Over a period of 17 days and 14 wire transfers in 2015, $46.7 million was transferred out of Ubiquiti’s coffers to criminals’ bank accounts based on a made-up acquisition in an elaborate Business Email Compromise […]
Rightsizing Now and for the Future
COVID-19 has changed the way people live and do business, so it’s more important than ever to take a step back and assess the needs of your company. Do you have too many computers for your employees, or not enough? What products and services are you paying for each month? Whether you need to streamline […]
[Updated for 2020] – “The Russians Have Hacked into Our Computer…” – Human Behavior and Cybersecurity
Anderson Technologies reports on a wide variety of topics to help keep you and your business’s technology safe from harm. But sometimes preventing trouble isn’t about the hardware or software you deploy—it’s about the people you employ. The year 2020 has been host to worldwide climate disasters, a global pandemic, and political and social upheaval. […]
The Ultimate Guide to Secure Remote Work [Updated for 2020]
With the coronavirus in the news, more businesses than ever are considering whether telework is a viable option for their company and employees. But with new cyber threats and data breaches constantly reported, business owners have to ask themselves, How do I maintain my cyber security when my employees work remotely? Whether you have one […]
HIPAA Part 6: Plan for the Worst
No one likes to think they’ll suffer a disaster, a ransomware attack, or a data breach, but hope isn’t enough to satisfy HIPAA. The question is no longer if something will happen, but when. HIPAA expects you to plan, prepare, test, and be ready for anything that could disrupt the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of […]
Talking Network Security Audits and More: An Interview
What makes your business special? This is probably one of the first questions anyone will ask about your company—your IT vendor included! Nobody knows your business better than you, and learning what goals and values drive your company is an important step in the Anderson Technologies discovery process. When a potential client reaches out to […]
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 […]
SKY’s the Limit for Website Development
How Anderson Technologies Helped SKY Investment Group Reach a New Audience Have you Googled yourself recently? If you own a business or oversee the marketing of one, an internet search is the first step in evaluating your company’s online presence. Social media marketing and web search optimization can be researched and learned. Functionality and ease-of-use […]
