Earlier this month, the White House penned an open letter to all US companies, asking them to take urgent action against the growing threat of ransomware attacks. The letter follows attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and on one of the country’s largest meat supplies, JBS. In these types of takeover attacks, cyber criminals demand payment…
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Cybersecurity crimes have been plaguing companies in the United States for the past 30 years. The FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report shows that the total number of reported cases and losses due to cyber-crimes has increased 62 percent in the past five years, with a total of 791,790 incidents reported in 2020, resulting in a…
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In this 15-minute video blog post, Velosio’s Chief Human Resources Officer shares her perspective on enabling, supporting and motivating the remote worker. She discusses the importance of communication, accountability, training and maintaining personal and professional connections with employees who seldom, if ever, come into an office. “We have always had remote workers, but like most…
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Microsoft 365 Version of Exchange Not Impacted. Microsoft announced this week that hackers exploited a bug in their email server software to target U.S. organizations. The vulnerabilities exist in on-premises Exchange Servers 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019. Exchange Online is not affected. To minimize or avoid the impact, we recommend that you take immediate action to…
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Business and professional services are the top industries targeted by cyber attackers in the Americas, according to the NTT Security 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report. This is because these types of businesses retain a significant amount of confidential client data in their computer systems such as financial details, tax returns, identification numbers and intellectual property.…
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With roughly 40,000 companies in the U.S. using Microsoft Dynamics GP, it’s a safe bet that many are still running on outdated, in-house servers that don’t maximize performance and accessibility. As a famous talk show therapist would say, “How is that working for you?” Probably not that great. Since Dynamics GP is not a true…
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Velosio Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Licensing and Management Services will allow you to simplify and control the most fundamental tool set your employees use every day, but the advantages go much further. In a modern digital workplace where remote workers are the new normal and online interaction sometimes outstrips in-person interaction, it is crucial that…
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This week, Microsoft announced a new promotion that I thought many of you should be aware of, including 35% off Advanced Communications for Enterprise Agreement customers, FastTrack support on Skype for Business and Audio Conferencing for Free. If standardizing communications through Teams is something your organization has considered, there is no better time to move…
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If this year has proven anything, it is that businesses need to seriously consider their “cloud strategy.” By cloud strategy, we don’t mean enabling Zoom meetings and Google docs. A true strategy encompasses business applications ranging from ERP to CRM to office productivity to business continuity to relocating digital assets. Pre-pandemic, in April 2019, Gartner…
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If your organization has an on-premise ERP, you’ve probably been experiencing the limitations that come with it such as inadequate access for remote workers, increased security risks, and the inability to scale with a fluctuating workforce. Moving ERP to the Cloud While a modern cloud-based ERP solution (such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central) is…
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