Category: New Technologies

What is the Log4j vulnerability?

All NH businesses should be aware of the threat and take necessary action The top U.S. cybersecurity officials have called the Log4j vulnerability one of the most serious security flaws in decades. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), which rates the severity of security flaws on a scale of one to 10, rates the Log4j� Read More »

The Cybersecurity Article I Never Thought I’d Write

Our industry is filled with articles and ads that play on cybersecurity-anxiety*. “Buy this product so you don’t get hacked!” “Our solution makes you compliant!” “All you need to stop hackers is this software!” Never true. When you see such nonsense, cry out “shyster, scallywag, and pettifogger!”

The Mainstay Playbook: Building Your Workforce Culture

A remote workforce puts pressure on organizations to change the way they approach company culture. The reality is that culture will continue to evolve regardless of your organization’s input, but without encouraging proper accountability and modeling meaningful engagement, the change may not result in the culture you had hoped. Here are two practices that should� Read More »

The Mainstay Playbook: Cybersecurity Layers & Workflows to Protect Your Company

In a new work environment, what was once familiar can seem unfamiliar. With the quick move to remote work, individual users are more likely to fall for social engineering attacks while navigating a new environment and establishing new norms. Additionally, home networks often lack the security layers of business networks. These weaknesses are exploited by� Read More »

The Mainstay Playbook: Utilizing Proper Technology to Support a Positive Remote Workforce

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizations of all sizes have had to rapidly change the way they use technology to conduct business. Within a matter of days of social distancing requirements being announced, businesses and nonprofits rushed to a remote work environment that many were unprepared to handle.

Leading Change: Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity

We all know we need to do more to address cybersecurity threats. Most of us have a sense of why— we are connecting more devices that can be hacked, generating more data, and living on a global Internet that is growing by a million people per day worldwide. We may even have a grasp of� Read More »

5 Takeaways from the Microsoft World Partner Conference 2016

As Microsoft goes, so goes the world. Microsoft products power small businesses around the globe, and Microsoft’s focuses dramatically impact us all. Here are 5 takeaways from Microsoft WPC you should know about.

7 Technology Trends for Small Business

Now as we look ahead, let’s consider predictions for technology for the year ahead. The rate of innovation is speeding up. Moore’s law is continuing to hold true and has become shorthand for the exponential rate of progress in technology.