Steps You Need to Take to Lock Down O365
Ninety-one percent of all cyberattacks begin with email. If your managed IT services provider hasn’t discussed the risk of cyberattacks on your Office 365 email account with you, they’re doing you a grave disservice.
By now you’ve probably heard that Microsoft has released its newest operating system, Windows 11. If you haven’t, brace yourself – the tech giant will no doubt rachet up their advertising urging users to update to the new system pronto. Expect to be bombarded with emails pressing you to take action.
This month’s featured furry friend belongs to Lori Joyner of Living on the Edge. Asher is a very active 7-month-old German Shepherd who was named after one of the 12 tribes of Israel in the Old Testament. The Joyner’s got Asher when he was 8 weeks old.
Tania Lee, a Zimbabwe native, lived in several cities in South Africa before landing in Clayville, a small town just east of Johannesburg. She is one of our incredible behind-the-scenes team members who works tirelessly to ensure that our clients’ systems are properly maintained, monitored and up to date.
Cybercriminals are Behind the Latest Phone Service Disruptions
September was a rough month for phone service providers. Just like we’ve seen with other vital industries like fuel and meat suppliers, SIP Trunk providers are under attack. Four major voice over IP (VoIP) service providers reported that their systems were the targets of cybercriminals who launched distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) last month alone.
With many organizations still working remotely, there’s been a rise in the need for safe and secure ways to share files with both internal staff, clients and vendors. There are plenty of free tools out there that are relatively easy to use, like Dropbox, Google Drive, ShareFile, etc.
When it comes to sharing files with others, there are endless file syncing and sharing services out there to choose from. Some are super easy and even free to use which is why they are so popular with consumers. These sites are great for sharing vacation photos or family recipes with loved ones.
This month’s featured pet is Tails, a 2-year-old American Shorthair/Maine Coon mix belonging to Samantha Pryor of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. Maine Coons are known for their large stature, but Tails is pretty small in comparison.
This handsome boy’s name comes from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
Along with all of our wonderful client-facing staff members is an entire team of behind-the-scenes engineers who work tirelessly to ensure that your IT systems are up to date, patched, monitored and humming along. Wilfred Maswaya is one of those guys. This Harare, South Africa-native joined our team in October 2020 in the specialized position of Routing/Switching/Firewall Engineer.
“Extremely polite” “Professional” “Cheerful” “Very patient” “Delightful” “Kind” – these are just a few of the ways our clients describe Robin Bienedell, one of our wonderful South African support desk engineers. Robin recently celebrated his one-year anniversary with MIS Solutions.
