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Ryan Stickel

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Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Ryan Stickel
October 4th, 2024

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so our blog will spend the next few weeks educating and informing readers about cybersecurity-related topics.

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Microsoft

By: Ryan Stickel
September 27th, 2024

If you’re an Outlook user, you may have noticed a little toggle switch on the upper right side of Outlook that reads “Try the new Outlook,” which might leave you with a few questions. How much longer can I use the “old” or classic Outlook? Should I switch to the new one? What’s the difference between them?

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Life at Innovative

By: Ryan Stickel
September 27th, 2024

Last week, Innovative participated in United Way of Washington County's Day of Caring 2024! This was an incredible opportunity for our team to get out and help serve the community. Here are some highlights!

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Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
September 25th, 2024

You're not alone if you’ve hesitated to implement managed two-factor authentication (2FA) in your business. While 2FA use has increased among adults year over year, some businesses have yet to implement the extra layer for their logins companywide.

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Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
September 9th, 2024

Over the years, you’ve probably seen plenty of spam emails. While most of them end up in the junk folder, you occasionally have one make it to your mailbox, so you delete it. No harm, no foul. It was just a blatant advertisement your eyes have been trained to ignore.

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Business Strategy

By: Ryan Stickel
August 29th, 2024

Now, more than ever, small businesses like yours have to find ways to stand out amongst the crowd and create a valuable customer experience. There are a ton of different options out there for consumers, so how can you gain an edge on the competition and provide a top-notch customer experience? Through technology!

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Business Strategy | Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
August 27th, 2024

You probably have a lot on your plate when running your small business. Each day brings new challenges, and there isn’t a ton of time to sit down and worry about your cybersecurity strategy. You’re a small business, so why would anyone want to hack you? Wouldn’t they be better off going after a large corporation with loads of cash and data?

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Cybersecurity

By: Ryan Stickel
August 16th, 2024

Have you been losing sleep because your business network feels insecure? Maybe you can’t quite pinpoint the root issue or cause, but you know you’re lacking in cybersecurity, and that’s reason enough to do some research and try to find a solution.

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Cybersecurity | Threat Prevention

By: Ryan Stickel
August 9th, 2024

If your business wants to protect its systems and data with the latest and greatest solutions, you’re probably looking into some pretty advanced cybersecurity tools. While it’s great you’re taking that initiative, it’s crucial we take a step back and assess your current IT setup.

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Business Strategy | Cybersecurity | Disaster Recovery | Outsourced IT Support

By: Ryan Stickel
August 2nd, 2024

A couple of weeks ago, a widespread IT issue caused downtime for industries worldwide. This downtime was caused by an update from the cybersecurity application CrowdStrike that crashed Microsoft operating systems.