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You know you need a password to keep your accounts secure, but just one simple password does not cut it anymore. It’s imperative to the security of your data that your passwords are unique and complex for each account, changed quarterly, and stored in a secure place. However, ensuring that your staff complies with such password policies can be a nightmare to manage. Fortunately, just like everything else nowadays, there’s an app for that! Let’s dive deeper into how your office could benefit from implementing a security tool like Quickpass.

“During 2019, small business cyber breaches grew more than 5 times when compared to the previous year, mainly because small business has fewer security practices going on and are an easy way to get more money and data.” – Agility SMB

If the above doesn’t make you question the security of your business, you either have a pretty tight handle on your data and your employees’ security awareness or you are still with the percentage of SMB owners who think they won’t be a target for cybercriminals. Hopefully, it’s not the latter.

With a company falling victim to a cyber-attack every 13 seconds, it’s imperative to have the right security measures in place, but how? This is where a partnership with a good MSP comes into play. Since the measures needed to protect your business can be an overwhelming job for just one or two in-house I.T. professionals, it’s not only smart but efficient and budget-friendly to take full advantage of what an MSP has to offer.

Let’s dive into how an MSP can help your SMB with business security.

With a 600% uptick in phishing attempts last quarter, there’s no more running from them. Understanding why they happen, what to look out for, and how to protect yourself is more important now than just hoping it doesn’t happen to you.

With all that is going on currently many of us have shifted away from working in our typical office space to now somewhere in our homes. Because of the large number of people moving to remote work so quickly, hackers are aware of the lessened security many employees are operating under. They’ve even created phishing campaigns around Covid-19. This is about staying cyber-secure while working from home. And I’ve even thrown in some general remote work tips for staying happy, healthy, and productive.

In today’s cyber landscape there are many more complexities and vulnerabilities when it comes to staying safe from an attack and your data being secure. Previously, companies only needed minimal protection like an antivirus and firewall to combat cyber-attacks. Today, as cyber threats are ever-increasing, companies need more to protect themselves and their data. ….