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Secure Cloud Computing with Microsoft 365
Most of us are familiar with Office 365 by now. The most popular product bundles sold under this banner include a familiar set of productivity tools. Where it lacks though, is in tools for secure cloud computing.
Office 365's big brother, Microsoft 365, is a larger bundle of cloud-based software that provides further extensions to Office 365. These extensions answer the question: How do you effectively…
IT Consulting: Update vs. Upgrade
In recent months, Microsoft has made significant changes to its updating, upgrading, and patching routines. This impacts all supported Windows devices and creates a new process for the latest versions of Windows 10. While updates and upgrades may sound deceptively similar, there are key differences. IT Consulting firms and companies like them can help navigate what changed and how to keep your system up-to-date. SUCCESS Computer Consulting breaks down what you need to know…
How to Add Calendars In Microsoft Teams
A popular request from customers using Microsoft Teams is: “Can I add a shared calendar for my Team?”
In short—sort of, but also not really? However, we do have a couple of workarounds. Did you know that when you create a “Team” through Microsoft Teams, a corresponding Outlook Group is also created? Did you also know that the Outlook Group already has a shared calendar available for you to use?
We hope that Microsoft…
Importance of a Cybersecurity Plan
If you don’t have a dedicated line item in your budget for cybersecurity, you’re not alone.
If you do, you’re in rare company, but don’t start patting yourself on the back just yet! Cybersecurity requires foresight and a long-term commitment from your leadership team, and there’s no excuse for not having an ongoing cybersecurity plan, no matter the size of your business.
Unfortunately, more often than not we hear a lot of excuses about why…
What to do When a Hacker Calls
We are busy throughout the day, and we all work hard to keep our businesses going. As a result, when a phone call comes in claiming that a computer has been compromised, we want to help so we can get back to our work. This ‘authorized provider’ says that to prevent further damage, action needs to be taken immediately. The caller is just trying to help, and says they’re from an authorized provider, so it should…
It’s Time to Invest in Cybersecurity
It's difficult to read the news today without being bombarded by the constant barrage of hacks that take place in corporate America. While the biggest security breaches make the news, large corporations are not the main target. Hackers are increasingly targeting small and medium businesses, and those businesses aren't keeping up with the threat. This means that the traditional tools used to protect business networks,…
Why Remove Administrator Privileges?
If a user didn't have administrator privileges in the era of Windows XP, they couldn't do anything on the computer. So much so that nothing could be done on the computer besides word processing, using a calculator, and maybe MS Paint. It was painful, to say the least. Nowadays, having administrative rights is the most dangerous thing about using a Windows operating system. Thankfully, Microsoft has made it possible for us to fix this.
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