From cybersecurity to managed services, investing in your IT infrastructure is critical to doing business in today’s world. In Bits & Bytes, Robert Merva of Avrem Technologies offers advice and insight into what business owners need to know.

Spam, Phishing and What Never to Do

In my last article I talked about poor password hygiene being my second-biggest technology pet peeve.  So, what’s No. 1 on my list? The abysmal habits surrounding spam and phishing emails. I cannot tell you how many times in my…

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Spam, Phishing and What Never to Do

In my last article I talked about poor password hygiene being my second-biggest technology pet peeve.  So, what’s No. 1 on my list? The abysmal habits surrounding spam and phishing emails. I cannot tell you how many times in my…

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Password Complexity and Sound Practices

CANFIELD, Ohio — On my list of top 10 most frustrating things to deal with as an IT consultant, poor password practices top out at No. 2 (and we’ll talk about No. 1 next time).   By this point in…

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Continuity Is More than Disaster Recovery

Sometimes the term business continuity is thrown around in the same breath as backup or disaster recovery, and in a similar way that all scotch is whisky. But not all whisky is scotch. Disaster recovery is part of business continuity…

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Layers of Security: Block Ransomware

Today’s topic of discussion is ransomware. In simplest terms, ransomware is a type of malicious computer software that, once downloaded onto a person’s computer or server, scans for and begins encrypting files and folders. Typically, it begins with local files…

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Shedding Light
 On the Dark Web

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Everyone knows if a company offers something for free, it’s likely just to upsell you on other products and services.  Sometimes what they’re offering has some value, even if it is a marketing attempt. But dark web…

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 On the Dark Web

The Fight for Upgrades And Replacements

Computers and servers have a life-span of about five years. That’s an industry-accepted standard, not just my opinion, and some IT companies force their clients to adhere to an even more aggressive lifecycle (such as three years). I find that…

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Make IT a Priority. But Where to Start?

Last month we talked about why your company needs to make IT and cybersecurity a priority. This month we’re talking about where and how to get started. Let’s begin with some cold, hard truths: First, I absolutely and unequivocally believe…

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Marked in October

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a yearly collaborative effort between government and private industry organizations to promote awareness around IT security. This year’s overarching theme is emphasizing the role individuals play in maintaining good security practices at home and…

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