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…
LEARN MORE 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…
LEARN MORE 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…
LEARN MORE 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…
LEARN MORE 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.…
LEARN MORE In January 2015, Microsoft ended mainstream support for Exchange Server 2010. Those who didn’t make the transition to Exchange 2016/2019 or Microsoft Office 365 (now Microsoft 365) got a bit of a breather due to five years of extended support. However, this time it is really happening. As of October 13, 2020, there will be…
LEARN MORE If you assume Microsoft backs up your Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and other Microsoft Office 365 data, then you’re in the majority. Unfortunately, the majority of companies are wrong. If your emails or files are deliberately or accidentally deleted, but you don’t realize until several weeks later, you won’t be able to restore your data…
LEARN MORE 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…
LEARN MORE 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…
LEARN MORE 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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