Entries by Allen Falcon

Cybersecurity in the Whitespace

A recent online post pointed out that the whitespace in the FedEx logo, between the “E” and “x”, creates an arrow.  Once you see the arrow, you cannot miss it. You will see it every time you look at the logo. The subtle, almost subliminal, arrow symbolizes a sense of forward motion and subconsciously reinforces […]

Improve Your IT Atmosphere

For those of us who have played video games over the years, even though we are not hard-core gamers, the experience has changed. The technology has certainly advanced over time. More importantly, the user experience – the IT atmosphere – has improved. Back in the day, video game sound provided basic contextual clues to guide […]

Best Practice – The Lowest Price May Not Save You Money

Small businesses face many challenges as they start up, grow, and thrive. Technology and IT services are one such challenge. While small businesses can find the technology and IT services they need, and want, IT costs often poses a barrier to entry. The range of competing solutions, evolving security requirements, the need for cyber insurance, […]

Pragmatic Security: Balancing Security Measures for Small Businesses

While on vacation recently, I did something that I did not think has been possible since July 1970. I boarded a commercial airline flight without having to go through security. No ID check. No metal detectors. The gate agent scanned the barcode on my ticket and I walked on board. The experience was, at first, […]

Best Practice – Completing Security Surveys and Questionnaires

 In our recent Security Update Series blog post, New Security Demands & Requirements for Small and Midsize Businesses, we discussed three drivers for increased business security. We noted that expectations will often be expressed in security surveys and questionnaires you are asked to complete. Providing incorrect, incomplete, or misleading answers, whether intentional or not, […]

IT Solutions: 3 You Can Live Without

With continued, rapid change and evolution of the cloud services and capabilities, we hear that we “need” many things. The reality, however, is that many of the “solutions” being hyped are not really needed. In our recent blog post, we offered three IT solutions you need. But in this blog post, we will share three […]

IT Solutions: 3 You Need

With continued, rapid change and evolution of the cloud services and capabilities, we hear that we “need” many things. The reality, however, is that many of the “solutions” being hyped are not really needed. Therefore, we will cover three IT solutions that you do need. Resilience Basic protections against malware, ransomware, phishing, and other cyber […]

New Security Demands & Requirements for Small and Midsize Businesses

As the cybersecurity landscape continues to change, we see an evolving trend of new security demands being placed on small and midsize businesses. In this first post in our Security Update Series, which covers the evolving cybersecurity landscape for small and midsize businesses, we take a look at the drivers behind the new security demands […]

Cumulus Global Offers Easier Public Sector Cloud Purchasing

Cumulus Global Offers Easier Public Sector Cloud Purchasing Participation in multiple, national, cooperative purchase programs to save schools and local governments time and money.   Cumulus Global proudly announces that schools and local governments can now purchase Google Workspace, other cloud services, and related professional services via one of four national cooperative purchasing programs. By […]

Ensuring Hybrid Work Actually Works

For most of us and our businesses, hybrid work from home jobs are here to stay.  In reality, it has almost always been with us.  Salespersons, field technicians, and other out-of-office customer-facing roles have been a part of many businesses for decades.  The mix, however, of who works outside the office has changed.  And while […]