This holiday season, unwrap the latest tech headlines and trends with another installment of Headlines with a Hacker. Host Skip Lineberg and white hat hacker Bill Gardner discuss how e-commerce has changed Black Friday forever and how you can stay secure when doing your holiday shopping online. Plus, the latest on the Marriott International […]
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Cybersecurity is a common problem for all companies—small businesses are no exception. In fact, just under half of small businesses experienced a cyber attack in 2017. Now is the time to start thinking if you don’t currently have a plan in place. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to protect your organization against […]
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Protecting your company’s intellectual property rights is vital for your business. Copyrights, trademarks, and patents give you grounds to pursue legal action should anyone steal your innovations, but it is also imperative to prevent cyber intruders ahead of time by having digital security in place. A single cyber attack can eliminate your business’s competitive edge […]
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We talk a lot about data. Always in the news. Security warnings, privacy discussions, and seemingly constant conversations about big data, storage, and networking. Data is useful. Some data is very important. We know that. But let’s talk about whether you need all that data, what data will help you grow your business, and how […]
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You’ve probably heard of cryptocurrency; it’s a hot topic, and some say it’s revolutionizing the way we think about money. Just as important, though, but less talked about, is the blockchain revolution. What Is Blockchain? Blockchain is a type of distributed ledger—basically, a record of transactions spread across multiple computers, or nodes. The ledger records […]
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Not all internet access is created equal. For example, personal web browsing and streaming suffers little consequence if you share your internet connection with your neighbors. But if your company’s services require internet for mission-critical applications such as video conferencing, chatting, or your business network hosts dozens of users, splitting your internet bandwidth can undermine […]
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If you’re a business owner, you’re likely already familiar with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services such as Frontier AnyWare. The perks of VoIP—like rich features, convenient scaling, and low prices—exist because VoIP takes analog phone signals (your voice into a receiver) and converts that sound into digital information for delivery across the internet. […]
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Choosing networking details and IP addresses may not be the most glamorous part of running your small business, but it is important. And there are a lot of details to consider, especially with data breaches and privacy being such important topics for customers these days. If you’re not familiar with private IP addresses and private […]
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Your router is one of the most important components in your office network. In fact, if you’re signed up for business-class internet and you’re not using the features included with most business-class routers, you’re foregoing potential opportunities and could even be losing money. Read on to learn more about business-class routers and how you can […]
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We’ve talked a lot about digital security here on Gain Your Edge but with all of the technology that surrounds us these days it can be easy to forget the security of physical assets. The world of security spans from the benchmark protocol of locks on doors to the personal realm of security guards themselves. […]
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