Business Technology

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

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?

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!

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.

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.

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!

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?

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.

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.

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.