Kendall Friel writes RJ2's cybersecurity and IT articles, turning what the engineering team sees every day into something a business owner can act on. She holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Iowa. Kendall writes on threat awareness, security hygiene, and the practical side of protecting a small or mid-market business.
Happy Tuesday! Let us talk about something your employees deal with dozens of times every day, something that quietly drives IT teams absolutely crazy, and something that the entire technology industry is actively trying to retire: the password. The Password Problem Is Worse Than You Realize Passwords have been the primary mechanism for securing digital…
We know what you are thinking. We have backups. We are fine. We hear this all the time, and we respect the confidence. But we want to push back on it a little, because the data tells a different story. The Uncomfortable Truth About Business Backups Most businesses have some form of backup running. The…
Happy Tuesday! If your team is split between the office and home, you are in excellent company. But are you giving them the tools they actually need to thrive? Hybrid Work Is No Longer a Trend. It Is the Standard. The debate about remote work is largely over. According to Gallup research, 52 percent of…
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Happy Thursday! Before you head into the long holiday weekend, let us talk about something quietly lurking in your office that most businesses completely overlook. No, it is not that old laptop in the supply closet. It is every single device connected to your network that nobody is actively managing. Welcome to the Internet of…
Happy Wednesday! Today we are diving into something that is keeping security professionals up at night and catching business owners completely off guard. When You Cannot Trust Your Eyes or Your Ears Remember when spotting a phishing email was straightforward? Look for poor grammar. Check if the sender’s address is slightly off. Be suspicious of…
Let’s be honest. Most business owners did not start their company because they love managing technology. They started it because they love what they do. And somewhere along the way, IT became a job within the job. The Break-Fix Era Is Dead For a long time, the standard approach to IT for small businesses was…
Happy Friday! You made it to the end of the week. Let’s close it out with something that has been on the minds of nearly every business owner and IT leader we talk to: moving to the cloud. Is Cloud Migration Still a “Should I?” or Has It Become a “How Do I?” Not too…
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Got the Monday blues? We can fix that. Let’s talk about something that frustrates nearly every employee in every office but rarely gets the attention it deserves: network performance. The Hidden Tax on Your Business Here is a number that might surprise you. Employees lose an average of 30 minutes per day waiting for slow…