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One of the most important ways to keep a workplace safe from potential online threats is to have effective cybersecurity processes in place. Cybersecurity is about more than just software and security tools. It requires training people so that they are capable to make the right decisions. On this episode of Cup of IT, see […]

Microsoft 365 offers valuable features and capabilities to ensure your files are protected and are only accessed by the right people. On this episode of Cup of IT, we’ll be discussing how to safely, smartly and easily share and receive files in Microsoft 365.

We are proud to announce that TechMD has been recognized by UpCity, not only as one of the best B2B service providers of 2022 in Los Angeles and Orange County, but also as one of the top B2B providers in the United States! 

Microsoft 365 comes with several built-in security features that allow your organization to manage how sensitive information is handled via email. On this episode of Cup of IT, we’ll be discussing how to send secure emails using sensitivity labels, email encryption, and the do-not-forward options in Microsoft 365.

You have probably heard the news by now that Russia has invaded Ukraine, and this will likely have a major impact on the cybersecurity world moving forward. The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is recommending that all American organizations be on high alert, especially small and mid-sized businesses as they are seen as softer targets for cybercriminals.

Every year, Verizon releases their Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) and it usually contains some useful takeaways about how SMBs can protect themselves from cybercriminals. In case you haven’t read this 119-page report, here’s TechMD’s breakdown of the Top 3 most relevant takeaways for your business. 

2021 has been another year of “unprecedented times” as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued long past what many expected. With this continued level of uncertainty, it’s more important than ever that organizations have their IT in order and prioritized. Our team here at TechMD have put together three top IT priorities for 2022 to help you be prepared for the ever-changing IT landscape.

We are excited to announce that TechMD has been recognized as one of the top B2B service providers of 2021 by UpCity! Each year, UpCity analyzes and scores more than 70,000 service providers based on their Recommendability Rating and acknowledges the top national and local providers with an UpCity Excellence Award.

Many organizations already have Microsoft 365 licenses but are not fully leveraging the productivity, collaboration, and security features that come built-in with Microsoft 365. Learn how you can maximize ROI with Microsoft 365 and take advantage of some of the key features that most businesses overlook.

Microsoft 365 comes with a suite of productivity tools that seamlessly integrate with one another, allowing organizations to manage their workflow, communications, and storage all in one place. Microsoft Planner is Microsoft’s task management tool that makes it easy for teams to collaborate and organize their work visually.

Internal communications can be a headache—we’ve all received emails that were longer than they needed to be, and many of us have probably sent long emails that never got read. But there’s a better way: start sending short videos instead of long emails with a tool like Microsoft Stream. 

TechMD is proud to announce that we are now certified as operating under the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 19, based on the Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Critical Security Controls. We are one of the first Managed Service Providers in Southern California to have received this certification.

On today’s Tech Talk, we’ll be discussing business intelligence (or BI for short), which is a process for discovering trends or patterns in your data and then presenting them in a visually-engaging way. Seeing your data fully visualized helps you understand what’s happening across your organization and helps informs your decision-making.

Microsoft has announced that Hafnium, a Chinese-backed cybercriminal organization, has been taking advantage of four zero-day exploits to attack on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers. We strongly recommend that any organizations with on-premises Exchange servers, including hybrid Office 365 setups, should apply Microsoft’s patch immediately.

Cybersecurity has become an even hotter topic over the last 12 months as businesses have accelerated their plans to operate in virtual and remote environments. Despite the growth of sophisticated techniques used by cyber criminals, we know that 98% of data breaches can be prevented by implementing the Center for Internet Security’s Top 20 Critical Security Controls correctly.

Ransomware has long been a real threat with real risks to businesses of all sizes, but hacking techniques are evolving and ransom payments are going up. In a new trend, cybercriminals are directly targeting the computers of top executives at small and mid-sized companies. Here are a few simple steps that every executive can take right now to protect themselves from cybercriminals.