Section 179 Deductions that Business Owners can use
When you're a small business, it's critical to get your taxes right. Many small business owners look for ways to maximize deductions to minimize how much tax they pay. One tax-saving loophole not everyone knows about that could help is the tax code Section 179 deductions. If you're unaware of what Section 179 deductions is, this blog will help define it for you. We'll explain tax 179 deductions and how you can take advantage of them with the help of your MSP. Read more
The FBI Warns of Ransomware Attacks in Houston
Ransomware attacks have become commonplace as part of national security discourse. Awareness of cybersecurity issues has been raised by the White House, FBI and several corporate giants as a result of increasing risk to businesses of all sizes across the nation. Read more
Arm Your Employees with Cybersecurity Training in Houston
At Need Computer Help, we know cybersecurity training is an excellent way to teach your employees how to spot a scam. But that doesn’t quite capture the urgency of making sure your team knows how to defend your business. Read more
Dark Web Protection in Texas – Four Strategies to Shield Your Business
Need Computer Help has years of experience countering attacks in the Texas area that stem from the dark web, and it can create quite the mess for your business. Cybersecurity and dark web protection go hand in hand, with many forms of ransomware, malware and phishing originating from this anonymous online underground. And once you’ve been targeted, it can be hard to recover. Read more
Four Phishing Prevention Strategies Any Business Can Employ
Have you ever ignored emails from potential leads because you were nervous that they could be fake or malicious? In today’s world, we are taught to be skeptical of what crosses our inbox. Cyberthreats come masked in the form of trusted brands and lure users into sharing otherwise secure data. And while being crucial for business operations, email provides attackers with an opportunity to infiltrate your system. So, what can a business do to conduct business efficiently and safely? Here are four phishing prevention tactics you can utilize to stop hackers in their tracks. Read more
3 Ways Your Business Could Benefit from an IT Consulting Service
To be sure that your business is productive, efficient and capable of growth, it’s important to prioritize the health and functionality of your IT infrastructure. This will allow you to keep your critical data safe and your business operations up and running. Even in the event of disaster, IT consulting increases the productivity and value of your business. That being said, it’s not always easy to prioritize your technology obligations in addition to managing the other day-to-day demands of regular business operations. Read more
A Guide to Mitigating Cyberthreats
Moving forward, we can expect to see a wide variety of sophisticated and complex cyberattacks, including social engineering, ransomware, DDoS attacks, third-party exposures and exploitation of cloud computing vulnerabilities. As suspected, many of these attacks and their devastating impacts can be linked back to when there were unsecured gaps that developed when companies and their employees were thrust from their secure on-premise IT infrastructures to remote networking capabilities.
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3 Ways Cloud Services & VoIP Technology Can Enhance Business Collaboration
Over a full year after a monumental shift to work-from-home, a number of companies are heading toward a hybrid workplace where employees have the flexibility to rotate in and out of the office and access what they need through cloud services. One potential roadblock to a successful hybrid workplace model is the upfront investment in tools and systems that can support a blended workforce. In this blog, we’ll discuss a few of these investments in greater detail and why it’s so important to implement them as soon as possible.
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Work From Home Security: 5 Types of Cyberattacks That Target Remote Workers and How to Defend Against Them
Remote work is a way of life for many businesses across the globe. The opportunity to see productivity and workforce satisfaction increase encouraged many employers to keep either partial or fully remote workforces. However, the drastic shift towards remote work left many companies with IT infrastructures that weren’t built to handle work from home security and business data privacy. According to the FBI, cybercrimes have increased by 300 percent since the beginning of the pandemic! This article will explore the most common cybercrimes businesses encounter due to remote workforces and how to properly implement data security protocols to ward of cyberattacks. Read more
4 Tips for Protecting Your Small Business from a Ransomware Attack
Cybersecurity attacks are becoming more common as the business world continues doing more online. It can seem like every time you turn on the news, there’s another major company announcing they were hit by a ransomware attack or data breach. Read more