Do You Have a Cyber-Insurance Policy? Should You?
Check out our primer on why businesses should consider Cyber-insurance and how Atlas can help you reduce your premiums. We’ll have more information in our next issue. Our video can help answer questions that most managers ask...
Cyber-Training Needs YOU!
Small businesses have special needs when it comes to security. Most news reports of cyberattacks seem to happen to large companies and businesses: hospitals, and Fortune 500 companies. These attacks make the news. But small and medium businesses need to be vigilant!...
“ClickFix” isn’t Something You Want!
As your IT and security team, it is our job to keep businesses safe from cyber threats. Today, we want to warn you about a dangerous new trick hackers are using called "ClickFix." This isn't a normal phishing email with a bad link. ClickFix is a clever trick designed...
Why It is a Good Idea to Back-up User Data–Even in the Cloud…
You've chosen to make a good choice in using Cloud Workspace for your business. All your employees use either Google Workspace (GWS) or Microsoft 365 (M365). Digital Workspace Solutions Benefits With a Digital Workspace you get some great tools that you don't get with...
AI: is it Really Our Friend?
Media hype is all about Artificial Intelligence (AI) these days. ChatGPT, Gemini, CoPilot, Claude, and others are names that you might already recognize. Along with AI there is a drive to build new data centres all around the country (because the cloud has to have a...
Frustrated by Google’s AI Overview when you just want a factual result?
Frustrated by Chrome giving you an "AI Overview" instead of a good match for your search? Me too! I often want a source that I can cite in my research not what Gemini finds as a consensus answer. I'm not dissing AI, but there are sources I trust and ones I don't....
What is the Internet of Things? And “Why Should I Care?”
The Internet of Things What is the "Internet of Things"? Everything connected to the Internet has an “Internet address” or IP number. Think of an IP number like a phone number. Even if you have a smartphone, without a SIM card and a unique phone number you can’t call...
Do You Use Multifactor Authentication on your accounts? Time to START!
How do we prove who we are when we sign into a website or check our email? We generally start with a username and a password. These are sometimes referred to as "Something you know." Depending on the site's requirements, our username is often our email address so...
Do You Use the Same Password for Multiple Logins? Time to STOP!
It seems easy to just remember one password and use it over and over again. It's quick to type (once you get used to it), and fast to enter. But it's a BAD idea. Why? Because if anyone get's hold of your password (by hacking a site where you have an account), they are...
Google or Microsoft or Free? Which Email Provider is Best for your Business?
There are basically 3 choices for today's business users when it comes to email options: Free and low-cost offerings by companies including those that may already manage your website; Google; and Microsoft. Free Email Accounts These are generally emails ending in...