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5 Ways to Help Your Customers Avoid Account Takeover Hacks in 2021

Thanks to Global Banking and Finance for publishing us in this great article - here’s a sneak peak!

The financial sector has seen cybersecurity threats grow rapidly in...


Why (And When) You Should Hire A Microsoft Office 365 Consultant

Your company is ready to take the next step in your digital transformation journey, but you're not quite sure how to get to where you want to go. You know that Microsoft...


Cloud vs On-Premises Backup and Recovery: What's Best For You?

Imagine if you came into the office and all your PCs and servers were completely down. How quickly do you think you could get your business back up and running? How smoothly...


Upgrading To macOS 11 Big Sur - Things To Consider!

We’re cautious when it comes to recommending upgrades to new versions of macOS. While Apple makes the upgrade process easy (albeit time-consuming), upgrading can create...


MacOS Malware XCodeSpy Targets Xcode Developers

Yesterday, @SentinelOne published their findings on "XcodeSpy", a new form of malware targeting macOS.


How to Test A Suspicious Link or URL - Cool New Tool!

Ever wonder if a link in an email is legitimate?It’s not getting any easier to tell when a website, link, or attachment is ‘phishy’ - meaning if it’s legit or something we...


How Will HITECH and HIPAA Regulations Affect Your Business?

Back in February of 2009, the Obama Administration put the HITECH act into law, primarily as a means to update HIPAA which was started in 1996, and needed to be updated. But...


Cybersecurity in Chicago for Proactive Defense Against Cyberthreats

A single leak can sink a ship, and that’s pretty much what can happen with poor cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is critical for Chicago companies as a single security breach can...


Mac Security - Standard User Accounts vs Administrator

Cybersecurity is top of mind for every organization, including those who are Mac-based. Learn how you can reduce security risks on Macs by managing the two different types of...


Top Cybersecurity Threats at Financial Service Organizations

Cyber threats against financial service organizations are on the increase, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only served to accelerate this trend.


Celebrating Our Employees!

Since 1995, the first Friday in March has been reserved as National Employee Appreciation Day. Today, we want to thank and appreciate every single employee at Ntiva for their...


How to Find the Best IT Outsourcing Service Near You

As businesses evolve, they sometimes come to a point where taking on an IT outsourcing service makes more financial and logistical sense than managing all IT in-house.


What Contractors Should Consider with CMMC

Thanks to Help Net Security for publishing us in this great article - here’s a sneak peak!

Q1 2021 has been a tumultuous period in our era of cyber espionage. The Center...


Silver Sparrow: Why Macs Need Endpoint Protection

It's time for a new round of novel malware to match the shiny, new M1 architecture, so sing along with me, "Weeeeeeee!!!"


Law Firm Cybersecurity Through Managed IT Services

Law firm cybersecurity has never been more important because the stakes are so high and cybercrime is now endemic. For instance, hackers penetrated the defenses of 48 United...


MSP IT Services - How To Comply with Washington DC Data Security Laws

Companies across the nation are coming to grips with new privacy standards implemented by local, state, and even foreign governments. The city of Washington D.C. is the...


A Balanced Approach to Secure Remote Working: The New Normal

As more and more companies begin to adopt a remote work culture, there are many things for organizations to consider. This article takes a look at the top three...


SOC-as-a-Service: Cost-Effectively Improve Your Security Posture

If there was ever a catalyst for adopting SOC-as-a-Service then 2020 was it - the year of the pandemic saw normal life upended.

The unrelenting creep of the virus between...


Identity and Access Management in the Cloud: Policies & Best Practices

What is identity and access management (IAM)? The simple answer is, IAM systems give the right level of data access to people who interact with your organization. Today, most...


Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) - Why Your Business Needs It!

The security landscape has changed — for both Windows and Apple environments. Not a day goes by without yet another news headline announcing a severe cybersecurity attack. 


FINRA Compliance Services With Managed IT

FINRA compliance is an inescapable requirement for brokerage firms and other securities industry participants in the United States, similar perhaps in the way that death and...


What Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats in 2021?

Businesses of all sizes are seeing record numbers of attacks and breaches, and cyber security service providers are scrambling to protect their clients. IT security consulting


How to Achieve a Higher SPRS Score on NIST SP 800-171 To Help With Your CMMC Assessment

CMMC continues to evolve in 2021, and more DoD government contractors are beginning to test their IT systems against the latest scoring metrics, as per DoD's new Interim Rule.


The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work: Best Practices 2021

The way we worked changed dramatically and abruptly in the spring of 2020. As the global workforce sheltered in place due to COVID-19, remote working went from roughly 30% of...


Compliance vs. Security - What's The Difference?

As we continue to see crippling data breaches, new regulations like GDPR and California's Consumer Privacy Act will only become more common. But is maintaining compliance to...


Reduce Your Password Risk with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)

Passwords are meant to protect your valuable business information from hackers, but unfortunately you can no longer rely on passwords alone!


What is a CMMC Registered Provider Organization?

Failing to take the right steps to protect your sensitive information can end in catastrophe, and the US Department of Defense knows that better than anyone.


Securing Your Microsoft 365 Enterprise Data: 7 Key Built-In Features

Working from home is the new standard. Thanks to cloud-based solutions such as Microsoft 365, what was a bit of a rocky start for some has settled into a fairly smooth...


How Microsoft Intune MDM Keeps Remote Data Safe

Businesses in every industryare still reeling from the quick adjustments to the “new normal” of remote work, and one of the top concerns is cyber security. How can...


What is Digital Transformation?

We’ve seen a lot of rapid changes in the way companies conduct their business in 2020. While some of these changes were expected to happen somewhere down the line, many of...


Celebrating Veterans Day: Interviews with Our Own Heroes

In observance of Veteran’s Day, Ntiva proudly takes the time to acknowledge the sacrifices given by veterans and their families. Our veterans have sacrificed in the name of...


How To Save Money With Remote Working Technology

It’s safe to say that no business was left untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. However, some were hurt worse than others. This article shares how Ntiva helped a small...


How to Perform an IT Risk Assessment

No matter your industry, it’s important that you have a solid IT game plan in place for staying safe against cyber threats. When forming any plan, the very first step is to...


Employee Monitoring: Is It Right For Your Business?

The words employee monitoring bring some negative thoughts to mind. Maybe thoughts of Big Brother immediately take over as you picture a company tiptoeing around while it...


SharePoint vs OneDrive: What's the Difference?

When it comes to selecting a data management tool, there's no shortage of platforms to choose from. Since the inception of the cloud in 2006, we've watched this market boom,...


Vulnerability Scanning: What is it, and How Does it Work?

With any well thought out cyber security plan, the key is to be proactive. But in many cases, the normal response is to simply react to threats and attacks as they happen....


Escaping Excel Hell: The Benefits of Custom Business Solutions

There are no two ways about it: when Microsoft Excel first came out in 1985, it revolutionized the business world. Since then, businesses everywhere have been able to move...


We Recommend You Delay Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina

Apple released macOS 10.15 Catalina on October 7, 2019, and like all major operating system releases, Apple has been talking it up since it was introduced at the company’s...


A Complete Guide to IT Infrastructure Management

The backbone of every thriving enterprise lies in its underlying infrastructure. From the historical roots of roads and railways to the digital center of today's constantly...


Move Aside Paperless - Touchless Processes are the New Normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has put office systems and processes to the test. With more than 16 million office workers transitioning to remote work over the past 5 months, tens of...


What Is Email Security: A Guide To Protecting Your Email

As you browse through our IT services, blog posts, and company info, you’ll quickly see just much we emphasize the importance of cybersecurity here at Ntiva. We’re not trying...


DMARC: Minimize Phishing Email in Your Inbox

Phishing sucks. It’s a persistent nuisance at best and potentially catastrophic at worst. While technology isn’t able to catch all of it 100% of the time, DMARC can help to...


5 Tips For Your Best Remote Desktop Service (RDS) Experience

You’ve got your laptop, your coffee, and a steady Wi-Fi connection. The perfect cloud computing setup. So, why is your remote work environment so slow?


What is Unified Communications (UC)?

There’s a lot that goes into running a successful business, but we can all agree that it would be impossible without communication. Being able to effectively communicate...


How to Carry Out a Gap Analysis for Your Business

It's a basic human instinct to focus on the present in order to make positive, lasting changes later on in life. It just makes sense - why wouldn’t we assess our current...