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Ransomware threats have skyrocketed in 2021. Check Point’s Cyber Attack Trends 2021 Mid Year Report revealed that there were 93% more ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021 than in the same period last year. Just halfway through 2021, SonicWall’s Cyber Threat Report 2021 Mid-Year Update already declared the year as the worst one to date in terms of the number of recorded ransomware attempts.

No law firm in New York and beyond is completely safe from data security incidents, so it pays to be prepared for them at all times. On top of implementing measures that safeguard data and ensure business continuity, your firm can be ready for cyber incidents by investing in cybersecurity insurance.

Microsoft released the latest iteration of its operating system (OS), Windows 11, on October 5, 2021. And like many business owners in New York and beyond, you’re probably wondering if it’s time to upgrade to Windows 11. In this blog, we take a look at the upsides of doing so, as well as the reasons you may want to put it off for the meantime.

Data is everything to small- and medium-sized offices in this day and age – which means if you lose access or control of your data, you lose everything.

As dramatic as that might sound, the data backs that up. According to several sources, 93% of offices, no matter how big they are, are out of business within one year if they suffer a major data disaster without having first formulated a strategy for combating it.

Working in teams comes with a host of benefits. There is the obvious increase in man-hours that can be funneled toward any one goal or outcome. On top of that, there’s the versatility that comes from a multitude of perspectives. Having several parties involved in a single project comes with its own set of complications, however.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to adapt quickly to unfamiliar circumstances, particularly when it came to their working policies and processes. Many law firms, in particular, had to adopt agile working practices in order to keep their doors open and service clients during lockdown periods.

Buying a secondhand Mac is a popular way to save money on relatively expensive equipment that retains its value. Conversely, selling your used Mac is a great way to expose yourself to identity theft — unless you follow these steps to keep your personal information safe.

Problematic and outdated hardware can be detrimental to your IT infrastructure and, consequently, your business. As these machines and devices are prone to performance issues, they make your business more likely to suffer unscheduled downtime, which inconveniences your customers and results in wasted resources.

It’s important that you market your New York dental practice to both prospective and existing patients, but you need to rethink how you do so in the ongoing pandemic era. Cheap, traditional marketing strategies, such as distributing flyers, may have brought in new patients before the pandemic, but they likely won’t be as effective — or sanitary — as then.

Heat and technology don't mix. We're talking about things like PCs, servers and everything inside of them. A lot of manufacturers try to make sure the heat generated by hardware has a way to escape, but it's not always enough. And what about heat from the outside? This is where problems can really get out of control.