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Signs That Your Computer May Be Infected with Malware
Approximately 34% of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware attack. Malware is an umbrella term that encompasses many different types of malicious code. It can include: Viruses Ransomware Spyware Trojans...
Pros & Cons of Using the Windows 365 Cloud PC
While many companies have moved most of their workflows to the cloud, there is still a key component of office operations that is location-based. This would be employee computers. Most companies still rely on desktops and laptops to allow employees to access critical...
Are Two Monitors Really More Productive Than One?
When you see those people with two monitors, you may assume they do some specialized work that requires all that screen space, or they just really like technology. But having the additional display real estate that a second screen provides can benefit anyone, even if...
What Are the Best Ways to Give an Older PC New Life?
Purchasing a new computer is a big investment. Many small businesses and home PC owners end up struggling with older systems because they want to get as many years out of them as possible. Have you found yourself banging on your keyboard in frustration? Have you tried...
Tech’s Place in a Strategic Plan
Does your business have a strategic plan? I don’t mean those concise vision and mission statements that we come up with after a few days of brainstorming. Nor do I mean a set of core values that guide your business and help you dial in ideal opportunities. When I ask...
How to Protect Your Online Accounts from Being Breached
Stolen login credentials are a hot commodity on the Dark Web. There’s a price for every type of account from online banking to social media. For example, hacked social media accounts will go for between $30 to $80 each. The rise in reliance on cloud services has...
6 Ways to Combat Social Phishing Attacks
Phishing is the number one method of attack delivery for everything from ransomware to credential theft. We are very aware of it coming by email, but other types of phishing have been growing rapidly. In recent years, phishing over social media has skyrocketed by...
4 Interesting Cloud Storage Trends to Watch for in 2022
One area of cloud computing that is used widely but often isn’t as flashy as the software side is cloud storage. Storing files in the cloud to make them easily accessible and shareable from anywhere was one of the very first uses of the cloud that was adopted widely...
Top 5 Cybersecurity Mistakes That Leave Your Data at Risk
The global damage of cybercrime has risen to an average of $11 million USD per minute, which is a cost of $190,000 each second. 60% of small and mid-sized companies that have a data breach end up closing their doors within six months because they can’t afford the...
Important Steps to Take Before You Recycle a Mobile Phone Number
It’s not unusual to change a mobile number from time to time. For example, when you move, you may want a number that is local to the area you just moved to. Companies also may end up recycling mobile numbers throughout their staff as people come and go. If you don’t...
Alarming Phishing Attack Trends to Beware of in 2022
In 2020, 75% of companies worldwide experienced a phishing attack. Phishing remains one of the biggest dangers to your business's health and wellbeing because it’s the main delivery method for all types of cyberattacks. One phishing email can be responsible for a...
Now Hiring – Content Management & Social Media Producer
About C2IT Consulting C2IT Consulting provides clients with a wide variety of valuable technical products and services. Some clients engage with us to build a new website that will dazzle potential customers. Others ask us to build and maintain complex mobile apps and...
5 Things You Should Never Do on a Work Computer
Whether you work remotely or in an office, the line between personal and work tasks can become blurred when working on your company computer. If you’re in front of a computer for most of your time during work, then it’s not unusual to get attached to your desktop PC....
Welcome to Our Newest Team Member | Adam Thompson
We are so happy to introduce you to the newest member of our Development Team – Adam Thompson, Solutions Architect and Senior Developer. Adam is a born and raised Hoosier. Growing up, he recalls days of detasseling corn, baling hay, and helping care for pigs. He...
Success Story – MCSD Bodycam Project
We take pride in helping our clients move to the next level of efficiency, productivity, and security. Most of these projects are difficult to share as interesting content to a larger audience. From time to time, though, we run across an opportunity to share a project...
Are We Ready?
Over the past few months, we have helped several clients prepare to scale up some exciting innovative technology services – some that we’re helping them integrate with, and some that we’ve built ourselves. As we prepared to help them get ready, the team took time to...
Now Hiring – Relationship Builder / Business Development Specialist
Role Description C2IT Consulting provides clients with a wide variety of valuable technical products and services. Some clients engage with us to build a new website that will dazzle potential customers. Others ask us to build and maintain complex mobile apps and...
Now Hiring – Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer
C2IT Consulting, Inc. (“C2IT”) is a central-Indiana based technology firm with over 20 years’ experience in helping organizations achieve more with tech. C2IT designs, builds, and supports data-driven mobile apps, websites, and technology solutions. We increase...
Business Email Systems – Making the Switch
You’ve decided to make the leap into a more official email system for your business. You’re pumped to print new business cards with a @mycompany.com email address instead of that unprofessional-looking @yahoo.com email address you’ve had on it for years. You're...
C2IT’s Winter Olympics 2022
Our C2IT team takes time every month to step away from their computers to enjoy lunch together. For February, we coupled our team meeting with a team-building Winter Olympics: Office Edition. Because the Olympics are in Beijing this year, we started off with Chinese...
How to Fix Duplicate Google Business Profiles
If you own a business, you know the value of having a Google Business Profile. It can easily allow potential clients or customers to find you as well as give them a quick and easy way to check hours, find your website, and contact you. What happens though if there's a...
Best Practices for Better Computer Performance
Few things can be more frustrating than when you're trying to get work done, but your computer is not cooperating by running slowly. What's even more frustrating is that few of us know how to fix that problem. We've gathered together a few best practices for you to...
January Employee Spotlight: Jon Crawford
While Jon has always had an interest in coding and technology, it wasn't until a couple of years ago that he decided to pursue it as a career. Two years ago, Jon enrolled in Eleven Fifty Academy’s .NET/Developer course. After graduating from the program, he went to...
Business Email Systems – What Should I Use?
It’s safe to say we all know the value of having a dedicated email address for business use. It keeps the clutter of personal email out of the way, helps you communicate and coordinate with your staff, and brings a sense of legitimacy to your business. I’ll bet you...