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Kentucky Businesses Cut Tech Budgets While Increasing Service Levels With No Contracts

SimplifIT “No Contract Managed Services” Saves Companies $10,000 to $100,000 Per Year

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Be Aware: Nest Security System Hack

Do you use Nest Security Products? If so, you will want to take a look at this.

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Stay Cyber-Safe When Shopping Online

As the holiday season kicks off, shoppers everywhere are more and more frequently opting to use their credit cards from the comfort of their homes, taking advantage of online deals. Since the shopping days known as “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” are upon us, we thought we’d take a moment to urge our Partners to provide some safety tips to their customers (and their own family and friends).

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Cyber Threat Updates from SimplifIT Managed IT & Cybersecurity - 8/10/18

A slow, but troubling week to say the least! Phishing and compromised databases still rule the day. This Week's Breach Report highlights incidents involving a New York-based gaming developer, medical data held by a University, and the disclosure of sensitive data held by a popular babysitter application.Highlights from The Weekly Breach Report:Dark Web Ads!Twitch.tv sees a breach.Healthcare Nightmare!

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Weekly Cyber Threat Updates from SimplifIT Managed Cybersecurity Services - 8/3/18

This week there were a few troubling breaches that stood out, especially the identity theft company LifeLock. When a company deals with sensitive information like the data LifeLock stores, customer trust is paramount…. so, when a breach occurs it really makes one reevaluate the effectiveness of the organization. A U.S. bank was also breached, with customer accounts drained at hundreds of ATMs across the country: a clear sign of a highly organized and effective attack. Bad actors are becoming smarter and getting better at attacking organizations, and the barrier to entry into this career of crime is getting lower and easier.

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Weekly Cyber Threat Updates from SimplifIT Managed Cyber Security - 7/20/18

This past week serves up a reminder why personal and medical data should be handled with care, as it’s among the most highly sought after and valuable for bad actors. Two of the biggest telecommunications providers in the world were also breached this week, which is what happens when you “phone in” cyber security. Highlights from The Week in Breach:- Unsecure Amazon S3 bucket strikes again! Hello… Verizon, can you hear me now?- Unencrypted Healthcare Data.- Learn about managed cybersecurity.​

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Weekly Cyber Threat Updates from SimplifIT Managed IT Services - 07/06/18

This week there was a TON of attention in the media about dark web markets and what’s bought and sold in these shady marketplaces. Timehop, a social media nostalgia app was breached exposing the PII of at least 21 million individuals, due to lack of 2FA, while Macy’s was hit with a breach where credit card data was accessed. Highlights from The Weekly Cyber Threat Report:- Pedal to the metal! Gas stolen in hack.- Tracking military workouts!- Macy’s falls victim to a breach.- Timehop wishes it could turn back time for more security!​

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Weekly Cyber Threat Updates from SimplifIT Managed IT Services - 6/28/2018

Hacks this week showed no mercy or regard to international boundaries. From North America to Australia, businesses of all sizes, across all industries were targeted. Malware injection and insecure databases were some of the most damaging compromises highlighted this week. At least 230 million individuals and 110 million businesses exposed on the dark web… YIKES.Highlights:Ransomware be gone!Comcast’s leaky APIAnother Intel CPU vulnerability?Massive breach exposes how many kids you have and where you live.

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Weekly Cyber Threat Updates from SimplifIT Managed IT Services - 6/28/2018

Here are highlights from The Week in Breach:It’s no surprise that this week has been busy for cyber-attacks on the web, targeting big events such as the World Cup but also continuing to pursue small-and medium-sized businesses across the globe.- Google is still leaking!- Another Dark Web marketplace down in a big win for French authorities.- Do androids dream of electric… rats? A new malware for Android!- Going phishing at the World Cup.

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Is your current outsourced IT profiting from your downtime?

Is your business using an outdated and costly IT support model? How do you know? If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you are using an outdated and costly IT support model.

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Back it up!

We don't think much about the fact that the next time we turn our our laptop, tablet or even phone, of the possibility that it crashes and we lose EVERYTHING! Days, weeks, months and even years of memories.. washed away in seconds.

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