August 16th, 2024 by admin
Remembering passwords for all your different accounts is confusing, frustrating, and, ultimately, a bit of a mess. Now, imagine you are running a business with a team of diverse individuals, each with their own set of passwords for different platforms....
Posted in: Managed IT Services
June 18th, 2024 by admin
In today's increasingly digitized world, data has become the lifeblood of businesses, organizations, and individuals alike. Losing critical data due to natural disasters, cyber-attacks, or system failures can have catastrophic consequences, ranging from...
April 1st, 2024 by admin
Reducing downtime is critical to achieve business continuity. Implementing robust business continuity plans and reliable data backup solutions ensures quick recovery from disruptions. Companies can, therefore, achieve remarkable results by identifying...
February 15th, 2024 by admin
Businesses face an increasing number of cyber threats in today's fast-paced digital landscape. With the growing complexity of IT infrastructures, ensuring robust security measures has become a paramount concern for organizations of all sizes. ...
Posted in: Managed IT Services, Security
October 16th, 2023 by admin
Securing both physical and digital domains is a critical concern for businesses today. Access control systems offer robust solutions for guarding valuable assets and sensitive information. More than just restricting unauthorized entry, these systems...
Posted in: Solutions
October 12th, 2023 by admin
Leading Managed Technology Services Provider Helps To Secure Organizations CONCORD, CA ‐ ATS a leading Managed Technology Services Provider (MTSP), announced today that the company is protecting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from the...
Posted in: Press Releases
July 1st, 2023 by admin
In the digital age, where personal and sensitive information is increasingly stored and accessed online, ensuring the security of our data has become paramount. With the proliferation of online accounts and the growing complexity of passwords,...
Posted in: Solutions
May 23rd, 2023 by admin
Email filtering is a process used to detect, block or divert emails that contain malicious content, fraudulent material, or spam. It is designed to help protect organizations from email-borne threats and ensure the security of their networks and systems....
Posted in: Security
March 2nd, 2023 by admin
Is your business equipped for a power outage? Can it handle several hours of downtime? Are your servers backed up in the event of a virus attack? Businesses often underestimate the importance of a business continuity plan and data backup. In a perfect...
Posted in: Data
February 22nd, 2023 by admin
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an extra layer of security used to ensure that only authorized individuals can access a system or application. This type of security requires users to provide more than one form of authentication,...
Posted in: Managed IT Services
February 10th, 2023 by admin
Cyber security awareness training is a program designed to educate employees about the risks of cyber-attacks and other digital threats, the importance of establishing secure online practices, and how to respond if they become victims of an attack....
Posted in: Services
January 24th, 2023 by admin
Dark web scanning is the process of actively seeking out publicly available data related to an organization, its employees, customers, vendors, or partners on the dark web. This process looks for indicators that could be used by malicious actors to...
Posted in: Managed IT Services
January 24th, 2023 by admin
Leading MTSP Shares Why Email Is an Easy Way to Destroy A Company's Network CONCORD, CA - ATS Communications, a leading managed technology services provider (MTSP), recently announced that they are protecting small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with...
Posted in: Press Releases
December 16th, 2022 by admin
Antivirus and email filtering are important tools in keeping your computer safe from malicious activity. By regularly performing security scans and monitoring incoming emails, these programs can help protect you from online threats such as viruses,...
Posted in: Security
June 3rd, 2020 by admin
As businesses are transitioning to a remote workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, they require tools to allow their employees to be productive and efficient while at home. Additionally, as budgets tighten, businesses need a cost-effective way to help...
April 21st, 2020 by admin
Hackers will often look to exploit any weakness they can find, whether it is through technological means or through human curiosity and concern. With the rapid rise of COVID-19 across the globe, hackers are ramping up their phishing attack efforts....
Posted in: Security
April 20th, 2019 by admin
The possibilities are endless when it comes to being in the cloud. The majority of businesses are already in the cloud in some capacity, and your business may be one of them but are you entirely utilizing the benefits of the cloud? Private data centers...
June 19th, 2018 by admin
Financial services providers find their IT challenges list is always growing because of security issues, employee needs, customer protection, regulatory laws and business requirements. Keeping up with IT concerns is important not just because failing...
Posted in: Solutions
May 21st, 2018 by admin
To understand why some industries are targeted in cyber attacks more often than others, it's important to understand what drives hackers and what makes a target appealing. Of the two, hackers are easier to understand: According to a Verizon data security...
Posted in: Security
May 3rd, 2018 by admin
Often, businesses don't prepare for email disasters until after one has hit. But while email may comprise just a small part of a company's day-to-day operation, an email disaster can have a staggering impact on your business. The 2016 Democratic National...
April 11th, 2018 by admin
Law firms face many unique IT management challenges that stem from the confidential nature of the information they work with. And that confidential data is why law firms must make the protection of information a key IT priority. Threats can come from...
Posted in: Managed IT Services, Services, Solutions
April 3rd, 2018 by admin
While there's plenty of technology available to keep your business's data protected, the human element is still the most important piece to consider in safeguarding your company's data. Properly training employees to understand and implement data security...
Posted in: Security
March 29th, 2018 by admin
Cyberattacks are a major security concern for any business that uses the Internet. Even if your company doesn't have a website, hackers can go after your email address and business service accounts. Though they represent one of the more severe risks of...
Posted in: Security
March 26th, 2018 by admin
While all employees need to be mindful of security, the nature of C-level executives makes them more attractive targets for hackers. That means it's necessary for them to take greater precautions. According to TechRepublic, C-level executives are more...
Posted in: Security
March 5th, 2018 by admin
When used well, instant messaging tools can increase productivity while offering secure information exchange in your office. Messaging works in business environments because it's less involved than email, easy to queue and fast to respond. Several free...
Posted in: Solutions
February 12th, 2018 by admin
At the end of 2017, the world learned about Spectre and Meltdown: two far-reaching security threats that exploit how CPUs work to expose protected information on nearly every recent PC, server and smartphone. Hackers can use these exploits to do things...
Posted in: Security
December 28th, 2017 by admin
Avoid costly data security breaches by training your staff to check for secure connections when handling private information on the Internet. Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, or HTTPS, is a technology legal, healthcare, and financial businesses use...
June 27th, 2017 by admin
Getting caught off-guard in a cyber security attack is a disaster for any business, large or small—and the frequency of attacks is only getting worse. According to the CyberEdge 2017 Cyberthreat Defense Report, hackers successfully compromised...
March 9th, 2017 by admin
Network-Attached Storage (NAS) servers are a great asset for small businesses managing data. For the uninitiated, NAS is essentially a streamlined server designed specifically for sharing files between devices. Because of their simplified...
Posted in: Managed IT Services, Knowledge
November 16th, 2016 by admin
Even seasoned IT pros have made the mistake of not backing up a device—and panicked after losing countless important files because the device failed. We may know better, yes, but that doesn’t mean we’re perfect. On the flip side, we’ve all...
Posted in: Backup, Managed IT Services
November 11th, 2016 by admin
In September 2016, Apple announced that the iPhone 7 will not feature a 3.5mm jack—meaning anyone who wants to use standard headphones (or the credit-card scanning Square Reader) will need an adapter. Only time will tell if removing the century-old...
August 2nd, 2016 by admin
Not all storage devices were built to stand the test of time, so it’s important for every business to ensure its data is backed up on a reliable platform. If you’ve ever needed to reference financial records or court cases from a decade ago, you’ll...
June 29th, 2016 by admin
Readers of our blog over the past few years know we were among the first in the Bay Area to warn our customers about the growing threats of ransomware—from the emergence of CryptoLocker and CryptoWall to our federal government's startling admission...
June 14th, 2016 by admin
A WISP is one of the most important documents for any company doing business over the Internet—which, in this day and age, is pretty much everybody. Who's responsible for drafting and maintaining your company's WISP? Or are you even sure what a WISP...
June 7th, 2016 by admin
One of our pet peeves with some of our new customers is that once we come in to upgrade their IT network, they're careless about disposing their old hardware—specifically, their PC hard drives. They think that by simply deleting their existing files—email,...
Posted in: Data, Managed IT Services, Knowledge
June 1st, 2016 by admin
Being the cyber-security geeks we are, we took great interest in combing through this year's California Data Breach Report, released by the Attorney General's office this past February. The report tabulates data collected from breach incidents which...