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How Technology Has Helped Santa Increase Productivity

In the world of holiday magic, even Santa Claus has not been immune to the transformative power of technology. Let's explore how technology has helped Santa Claus increase productivity and ensure that every Christmas is more magical than the last.

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How to Recognize an Online Scam?

Have you ever shopped online and felt like you were getting scammed? Or, tried applying for a job through LinkedIn and felt the same? It isn’t easy to know if you are dealing with an online scam.

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Your Guide to Preventing Ransomware

Ransomware attacks are prevalent everywhere, whether in large organizations or government entities. It is up to us to protect ourselves from these attacks. Ransomware attacks prohibit file, system, or device access until the victim pays the ransom amount.

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Benefits of Getting an IT Health Check

IT Health Checks make sure that your operating systems and networks are safe and protected from phishing and cyber-attacks. Regular IT health checks eliminate vulnerabilities, ensuring that current practices are foolproof without any loopholes.

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Advantages Of Microsoft 365 For Small Business

Microsoft 365 is a more efficient way of working for small businesses. More than just tools and features for businesses, Microsoft 365 helps your employees work more efficiently, and is an excellent tool for growth support. It easily extends to meet SMB needs, particularly relating to security and empowerment. Below is a discussion of how Microsoft 365 can benefit your business.

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The Purpose Of Multi-Factor Authentication

The addition of a third factor is multi-factor authentication. The third factor can be biometrics, which are the use of human characteristics to authorize access. These could be your face, fingerprints, retina scans, voice authentication, etc. Behavioral analysis is an emerging use of biometrics, and can include a digital signature scanner, as well as speed and common patterns when you type or use your cursor.

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What Is An MSP?

An MSP is a Managed Service Provider, a third party hired by a business to manage their information technology. Information technology service providers handle daily IT tasks, freeing a company to focus on their operations. Managed service providers are responsible for maintaining technology, and proactively anticipating potential problems. They alleviate the stress of companies trying to solve issues when they arise, resulting in service interruptions, downtime, and lost productivity.

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The Advantages Of Outsourcing IT

As an experienced professional IT company, Strikeworks Solutions understands the complex challenges businesses face today. Outsourcing is a business practice where a third-party is hired to perform tasks, handle operations, or provide services for a company. There are many benefits to IT outsourcing, including revitalizing company efficiency, cost reductions, cybersecurity, and maximizing profit. Let’s explore some of the benefits of outsourcing.

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The Best Way To Avoid Email Scams

With the abundance of email every day from family, co-workers, friends, news, retailers, and spam, Strikeworks Solutions has some advice for staying safe from spammers and scammers when dealing with your inbox. Spam emails are frequently retailers sending mass emails regarding sales, special offers, company information, etc. Spam emails can also come from hackers, who make the email sound urgent, and will bring you to a website which requires your personal information to ‘win a prize' or fix some “urgent” problem.

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The Importance Of Data Security Heading Into 2023

The importance of protecting your data and from unauthorized access, disclosure and use cannot be overstated. Cybersecurity and data security keeps your personal and company data safe from malicious threats. Strikeworks strives to simplify the process of network security with a proactive approach, defending organizations around the clock.

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Cloud-Based Software 101

Strikeworks is a Los Angeles IT company, specializing in managed IT support services, cyber security and cloud computing resources, encompassing all technological aspects of your business. Cloud based services are software or applications hosted on the vendor’s server on the customer’s behalf, and available remotely. They offer reliability and flexibility, performance and scalability. Read on for a discussion about cloud-based services to help your business evolve and grow.

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Hybrid Work Apps

As leaders, it’s our job to make sure our team has the means and support to do their job well. And as workers head back to the office – if not just for a couple of days a week – it’s important they have the tools to do their jobs in this new hybrid world. And it’s not enough to just be productive, your people want to feel like they have a purpose in what they do.

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Chrome Making Online Shopping Safer

Shopping online can be tricky, especially when the chances of getting scammed are more. However, soon your online shopping experiences will be a lot safer now, thanks to the upcoming Google Chrome update regarding using virtual cards.

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