Are you an owner of a small business wondering about the best ways to keep your employees connected to important files they can access online wherever they may be? If you are, I am sure you have heard about cloud services and have wondered about which ones would be the best fit for you. Here is a list of the...
Spam—the annoying, most irritable, thing to come across the cyber world. It has made email into an unreliable Internet tool with their unwanted junk messages causing us to miss the actual important ones, and sometimes even jeopardizing our computers. But, aside from all the minor irritable issues, are you aware of what the serious ones that spamming could cause? Spam...
If you have a smartphone, which is quite likely since nearly two-thirds of American adults are smartphone users, then you probably love being able to have instant access to things like the internet or work files.  However, with this extended list of capabilities comes the introduction of new security risks.  Let’s take a closer look at some of the statistics...
There are many types of cyber threats that business owners and individuals need to be alert for in our tech driven world today.  Spyware is one such malicious threat.  Let’s examine what spyware is, how it can impact your system or your business computer system and steps to take to prevent spyware in the future. What is Spyware? Spyware is...
Right at this moment a cyber breach, whether it is hacking, theft or a cyber attack, are happening somewhere, right now in the world. In fact, there is a new online map by Norse that lets you watch in real time as it happens. Â Hard to believe the absolute magnitude and depth of these breaches into our personal, professional and...
Cyber attacks, hacking and security breaches are in the news almost daily.  No one is immune.  Small businesses and large corporations are at risk for Trojans, rootkits, adware, spyware, malware, ransomware, and all kinds of malicious software. Thankfully, anti-virus experts are trying to stay up-to-date and aware of the latest virus threats.  Let’s examine some of the traditional, full-scale, or...
It has happened to all of us at some time or another.  We check our mobile device only to see that the battery life is dangerously low. “How can this be, it’s only 11AM?† Unless you carry your charger with you, the rest of the day will be a balancing act of only using the device when you really have...
I’m sure that if you clicked on this blog it’s because you are trying to figure out exactly what this “cloud†thing is when it comes to the internet. Sure, you may know it exists through Apple and Google, but what is it exactly and how does it even work? Well, according to CNN Money, the cloud is software and...
With technology expanding, there are many things we can do today that we could not do before the Internet came to rise. Â One of those things, which has revolutionized the way we work, is off-site working, or remote work. According to Business News Daily, 79% of workers worldwide are working remotely at least once a week. With the expansion of...
Custom software development is the act of designing a software application that tailors the needs of a business or organization. This type of software can be a great way of enhancing productivity in a business. There are many benefits to upgrading a business’ software to custom software rather than buying license to off-the-shelf software, which are packaged software applications that...
What is a VPN? Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a service adding security to both private and public networks, like Wi-Fi and the internet, in order to share or stream information in any area of the world securely. A VPN works as a form of encrypting communications when using an untrusted public network. This service is most common in...
We all know the old adage, “To err is human, to really mess this up you need a computer.† At  M&H Consulting we wholeheartedly concur!  In our tech-driven business world, small companies are forced to become tech savvy whether they deal in the computer industry or a completely different field.  Purchasing, maintaining and securing technology can be confusing, fast paced...