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Practical advice on cybersecurity, cloud and technology planning for Greater Dallas business leaders.
Our free Email Security Checker can now watch your domain every day and email you only when something changes: a failing grade, a broken email record, an expiring domain or certificate, or a possible hijack.
Read article: Free Domain and Email Health Monitoring: Get Warned Before Your Email BreaksMost businesses use a fraction of what they pay for in Microsoft 365. Here are the security settings, licensing checks and productivity features that deliver the biggest return.
Read article: Getting More From Microsoft 365: Security, Licensing and Productivity Wins Most Businesses MissOur free IP subnet calculator handles IPv4 and IPv6, shows the subnet mask and CIDR side by side, and includes a VLAN planner that carves an office network into right-sized subnets.
Read article: A Free IP Subnet Calculator With a Built-In VLAN PlannerWe built a free email security checker. Type your domain and get a plain-English grade for your SPF, DKIM and DMARC, plus a domain health checkup, in about 10 seconds.
Read article: Can Scammers Send Email as Your Business? Find Out in 10 SecondsHaving backups and being able to recover are two very different things. Here's how to build a disaster recovery strategy that actually gets your business back up and running when something goes wrong.
Read article: Your Backups Aren’t a Plan: How to Build a Disaster Recovery Strategy You Can TrustThe cheapest time to get your network right is before the drywall goes up. Our founder shares what to plan for when you move, expand or build out an office, from the network closet to Wi-Fi coverage.
Read article: Moving or Building Out an Office? Plan the Network Before the Walls CloseHourly IT support looks cheap until you add up the downtime, the surprises and the problems nobody was watching. Our founder breaks down the real math behind break-fix vs. managed IT.
Read article: Break-Fix vs. Managed IT: What Your IT Is Really Costing YouAttackers don't only target big companies. They target whoever is easiest to break into. Here are the seven layers of protection we put in place to keep small businesses from becoming the next ransomware headline.
Read article: Ransomware and the Small Business: 7 Layers of Protection That Actually WorkIf you've become the accidental IT person at your office, outsourcing can give you your time back without giving up control. Our founder shares what to expect and how to make the switch smoothly.
Read article: The Office Manager’s Guide to Outsourcing IT (Without Losing Control)Self-Signed SSL Certificates are a great way to setup temporary test and development servers. They are also a great way to utilize Microsoft and Linux services with a small group of people such as your office staff. There seems to be a lot…
Read article: Creating a Self-Signed SSL Certificate for Free
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