What is it about female friendships that can send us right back to junior high? Most of the time I tend to think that at 37 years old, I am well past all that girl drama. If you’ve ever been bruised by a broken friendship, this is one post you won’t want to miss! Still, have questions? Direct message me.There’s nothing quite as hurtful as when someone you love disappoints you, and when your friends let you down, it can feel like your whole world is falling apart. 💰 What matters to the cybercriminal is getting paid.

Many people I talk with believe that because they only have one computer they are somehow not on the radar of cybercriminals. I know for a fact that isn't the case. We've seen many computer businesses like golf courses, chiropractors, eye doctors, and dentists, whose data was held up for ransom. If you are going to keep your data and more importantly keep your CLIENT’S DATA SAFE, you need someone managing all of your IT assets.Īnti-Virus software is designed to update itself, but it often has problems with this feature. Windows updates are designed to happen automatically, but it too often has problems with this feature. Computer backups have to be managed. Logs have to be read. Without doing all of these tasks any many more, you are not doing the basic things you need to do to keep your data safe. What I can say is there is a big difference between managing IT daily and occasionally fixing a computer problem. Your IT Services provider will often not have a reason for this. That’s when you ask the question, “ Why didn’t you tell me that before?” If your business is under regulations like HIPAA, then the list will be even longer.

Computer logs have to be reviewed weekly.

Virus protection software has to be managed daily to be sure it is up to date.

They say, 'all the stuff you purchased is fine, but to keep you secure all that stuff has to be managed.' Now they are telling you that you’re not good, there is more that has to be done. Your IT Services provider tells you, “No, you have all the stuff you need.” You're the small business owner, you’ve asked your IT Services provider multiple times, “is there anything more I should be doing?” That’s one of the top 5 questions small business owners ask when their IT Services provider moves away from pay-per-incident pricing to managed services pricing.

Why didn't you tell me that before meme