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5 Ways to Balance User Productivity With Solid Authentication Protocols
One constant struggle in offices is the balance between productivity and security. If you give users too much freedom in your network, risk increases. But add too many security gates, and productivity can dwindle. It’s a fine balance between the two, but one you can...
What to Include in a Year-end Technology Infrastructure Review
When the year is coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to plan for the future. Most businesses begin the year with the hope of growing and improving operations. Much of how a business operates depends on technology. So, it makes sense to look to your IT for areas...
What Are the Advantages of Implementing Conditional Access
It seems that nearly as long as passwords have been around, they’ve been a major source of security concern. Eighty-one percent of security incidents happen due to stolen or weak passwords. Additionally, employees continue to neglect the basics of good cyber hygiene....
Tips for Overcoming Barriers to a Smooth BYOD Program
Bring your own device (BYOD) is a concept that took hold after the invention of the smartphone. When phones got smarter, software developers began creating apps for those phones. Over time, mobile device use has overtaken desktop use at work. According to Microsoft,...
E-Commerce Partner Roundup
As i make my way home from work every day, I see the myriad delivery trucks and the cacophony of packages on the front porches of my neighbors. It's difficult to remember a world where we didn't purchase things online. E-commerce has transformed the way we purchase...
Employee Spotlight – Wendy Potts
Cyber-threats are a growing concern for everyone, from consumers to businesses and municipalities. Over the past year, C2IT Consulting has been working toward becoming a leader in the field of cybersecurity. Poised to add this offering to our already robust set of...
Why Your Church Website Matters
Amazon. Google. Social Media. The world is a very different place than it was 20 years ago, and it would be difficult to find a field in which that was more obvious than in the church. I spent 25 years serving in pastoral ministry, and I can attest that ministry in...
7 Things to Consider When Getting a New Computer to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse
Have you ever bought a new computer and then had buyer’s remorse a few months later? Maybe you didn’t pay attention to the storage capacity and ran out of space. Or you may have glossed over memory and experienced constant freeze-ups. An investment in a new PC isn’t...
Simple Setup Checklist for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a lot of things. It’s a video conferencing tool, a team messaging channel, and a tool for in-app co-authoring, just to name a few. During the pandemic, the popularity of Teams skyrocketed. User numbers for MS Teams jumped from 20 million in November...
7 Apps That Can Help You Improve Customer Experience in 2023
Paying attention to your customer experience directly impacts your bottom line. Companies that are “customer-centric” are 60% more profitable than those that aren’t. In this digital age, customers also expect more from those they do business with. In today’s world,...
Simple Guide to Follow for Better Endpoint Protection
Endpoints make up much of a company’s network and IT infrastructure. This is a collection of computers, mobile devices, servers, and smart gadgets. As well as other IoT devices that all connect to the company network. The number of endpoints a company has will vary by...
Employee Spotlight – Jesse Barrett
C2IT has been in a state of growth over the past year. Since we’ve started actively pursuing clients for our Web Design team, we’ve found ourselves needing to consider adding a new team member. At the time, we weren’t sure if we needed another full-time person or...
C2IT’s Fourth Annual Pumpkin Painting Contest
C2IT held its annual internal pumpkin painting contest the other day. Improvement was once again shown across the board. This year, several new team members participated in their first pumpkin painting. Suffice to say, we had a packed conference room! To see the...
First Who, Then What
Have you read the book Good to Great by Jim Collins? If not, I'd recommend you grab a copy and give it a read (or listen if you're like me). It's an excellent book on how businesses mature and get past the stage of "good" into the world of real growth, sustainable...
C2IT Holiday Gadget Gift Recommendations
The holiday season is upon us, and along with all the joy, tradition, family togetherness, and Christmas cheer comes that one nagging question we all struggle with: "What gift do I get for _____________ this year?" We all know the stress of trying to buy the right...
Insider Threats are Getting More Dangerous! Here’s How to Stop Them
One of the most difficult types of attacks to detect are those performed by insiders. An “insider” would be anyone that has legitimate access to your company network and data. This would be via a login or other authorized connection. Because insiders have authorized...
Checklist for Better Digital Offboarding of Employees
Digital footprints cover today's modern workplace. Employees begin making these the moment they're hired. They get a company email address and application logins. They may even update their LinkedIn page to connect to your company. When an employee leaves a company,...
9 Urgent Security Tips for Online Holiday Shopping
The holiday shopping season is taking off. This means that scammers have also revved up their engines. They're primed and ready to take advantage of all those online transactions. Don’t forget to stay safe online during the buying frenzy that occurs this time of year....
The Biggest Vulnerabilities that Hackers are Feasting on Right Now
Software vulnerabilities are an unfortunate part of working with technology. A developer puts out a software release with millions of lines of code. Then, hackers look for loopholes that allow them to breach a system through that code. The developer issues a patch to...
Small Businesses Are Attacked by Hackers 3x More than Larger Ones
Have you felt more secure from cyberattacks because you have a smaller business? Maybe you thought that you couldn’t possibly have anything that a hacker could want? Didn’t think they even knew about your small business. Well, a new report by cybersecurity firm...
Forming Good Relationships | Client Spotlight – JDH Contracting
One of C2IT's core values is "loyal partnerships." We love partnering with businesses and organizations to help them achieve more with technology than they ever thought possible, and we love to help a company evolve as they grow and the marketplace changes. JDH is a...
Finding the Right Fit | Employee Spotlight – Keith Parker
Any time you add a new team member, you want to ensure they're a good fit for their work and within the company culture. When we set out to hire a new Business Development Specialist, we wanted to put particular emphasis on the role of Relationship Manager embedded...
What is Microsoft Defender for Individuals & What Does it Do?
When you hear about Microsoft adding security apps to M365, it’s often the business versions. But the pandemic has changed the way that we see the workplace. It’s now a hybrid world. One made up of several connected “mini-offices” located in employee homes. The...
Internet Explorer Has Lost All Support (What You Need to Know)
After being the main entry to the internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Internet Explorer (IE) is gone. As of June 15, 2022, Microsoft dropped the web browser from support. IE ushered in the age of connection to the world in 1995 and held a majority of the...