Attention CFOs: Reduce Your Information Technology Expenses Now

The other day, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who also just so happens to be a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As is the case more often than either of us would like, our friendly chat quickly turned to business. He asked me how some of our clients budget their capital…

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M&A Due Diligence: Are You Preparing for an Acquisition? Don’t Forget About Your IT

Being at one of the leading IT services firms in Boston, Cambridge and the greater New England area, one of the major things that excites me every day is the fact that we often find ourselves in the epicenter of biotech and pharma innovation in the modern era. In addition to helping break new ground…

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Prevent a HIPAA Breach: How to Prevent Data Breaches

In 2016, the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) collected over 23 Million in Civil Money Penalties (CMPs) related to businesses violating patient data privacy provisions.  Over half of the cases involved organizations who failed to even have a proper risk assessment conducted. The cost for violating HIPAA privacy protections continue to grow, which…

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What To Do After a Ransomware Attack

The topic of Ransomware is a steadily increasing mainstream topic affecting both small and large businesses alike.  We’ve discussed some of these common types of intrusions before, this type of malware encrypts your data and holds it for ransom to receive the key, it requires a fast acting user in order to minimize the amount…

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Why is Cybersecurity Important? Half of SMBs Suffered Data Breaches In the Past Year.

A new study on the topic of Cyber-security and the proliferation of cyber-attacks against Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) was released this month. Historically, criminals would focus attacks on larger enterprise level organizations in an effort to reap a much larger reward. However, the level of technical expertise needed to infiltrate these companies’ security required…

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Cloud Backup Solutions for Small Businesses: What is Microsoft Azure

The majority of us are familiar with the topic of Backup and Recovery.  It is a hot topic in the prevention of total data loss for any organization, as well as providing a level of assurance that if your network was attacked by one of the copious types of Ransomware out there, we could restore…

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