PC Network Solutions

09/23/2026

Thinking about hiring an in-house IT person? Run the numbers first.
A full-time IT hire works about 2,080 hours a year. A year has 8,760.

After vacation and sick days, that's roughly one hour in five with someone watching your network. And that person costs about $141,600 a year in salary and benefits before a single tool is purchased.

Our new guide compares managed IT services vs in-house IT for Palm Beach County businesses: who does what, total cost, after-hours coverage, security, and the co-managed option that lets you keep the IT person you already have.

Read the full comparison: https://www.pcnetworked.com/managed-it-services-vs-in-house-it/

Managed IT services vs in-house IT for Palm Beach County: compare totalcost, after-hours coverage, security, and co-managed options.

09/21/2026

REALITY CHECK — The New Hire Who Had Access Before Day One.

New hires sometimes receive a login by text before anyone decides what data their role needs. Make onboarding role based: approve access, enable MFA and record who authorized each account.

Does your new-hire checklist name an access owner?

09/18/2026

FRIDAY FIX — The Browser Extension Audit.

That handy PDF converter or coupon extension may have broad access to pages your team opens. Open your browser's extensions page; remove anything unneeded and review permissions on what remains.

A few minutes now can spare your team a frustrating interruption later. When did your office last check browser add-ons?

09/17/2026

An employee realizes they entered their work password on a fake sign-in page. What happens to the company’s data now?

The answer takes more than a password reset. IT should check active access, hidden mail rules, connected apps, messages sent from the account, and which business information may have been exposed.

Our new article walks through the first hour, the investigation, possible notifications, and recovery: https://www.pcnetworked.com/what-happens-after-a-phishing-attack/

If someone on your team clicks a suspicious link, encourage them to report it right away. A quick report gives you more time to protect the account.

What happens after a phishing attack at work? Learn how to contain an account, investigate exposed data, handle notifications, and recover safely.

09/14/2026

If your Monday started without a password crisis, a frozen server, or a mystery Wi-Fi outage, an IT professional probably prevented it before you noticed.

National IT Professionals Day is tomorrow, September 15. It is a good moment to recognize the people who patch after hours, document the odd fixes, answer the urgent calls, and keep small businesses moving.

The best IT work is often invisible because the interruption never happens.

What is one technology problem your IT person solved that you still remember?

09/11/2026

Today, PC Network Solutions joins our community and nation in remembering September 11, 2001—the lives lost, the courage of first responders, and the resilience of New York. We honor the memory of the Twin Towers and everyone forever affected by that day.

We unite. We honor. We will never forget.

09/09/2026

A fact about your business is true whether you have addressed it or not: your employees are probably already using AI at work.

They may be drafting emails, summarizing documents, or troubleshooting spreadsheets—often through personal accounts and sometimes with company information pasted directly into the prompt.

Banning AI without providing guidance usually pushes its use out of sight. A better approach is a short, practical policy that explains which tools are approved, what information must never be entered, and when human review is required.

Our new article includes a one-page AI acceptable-use policy your business can adapt.

What is your company’s current AI rule: approved tools, complete ban, or “we haven’t discussed it yet”?

https://www.pcnetworked.com/ai-security-policy-small-business/

Use this AI security policy small business guide to protect confidential data, reduce compliance risk, and help employees use AI safely at work.

09/04/2026

FRIDAY FIX — Here’s a 15-minute office security check that may uncover more than you expect: make a list of every shared login your business uses.

Think about:

✅ Accounting software
✅ Social media accounts
✅ Vendor portals
✅ Administrative accounts
✅ Office Wi-Fi

For each login, ask:

• Who currently has access?
• Is MFA enabled?
• When was the password last changed?
• Does a former employee or vendor still know it?

Use individual accounts whenever the system allows it. When a credential truly must be shared, keep it in a secure password manager with controlled access—not in an email, spreadsheet or sticky note.

Important: inventory the accounts, but don’t write the actual passwords on your list.

How many shared logins do you think your business has? The real number may surprise you. 🔐

09/02/2026

Budget season means IT contracts get reviewed—so we wrote a vetting guide for hiring an IT company.

Including us. Especially us.

Ask about response times in writing. Find out who actually answers the phone. Ask whether security is included, how often backup restores are tested and who owns your passwords and documentation if you leave.

Any IT company worth hiring should answer all seven questions clearly.

https://www.pcnetworked.com/how-to-choose-an-it-company/

Wondering how to choose an IT company in South Florida? Ask these 7 questions about response times, security, backups and offboarding before you sign.

08/31/2026

SPOT THE PHISH — THE VOICE EDITION 📞

AI voice cloning can turn a few seconds of recorded audio into a convincing phone call. Before anyone moves money:

✅ End the call
✅ Call the person back using a trusted number
✅ Require approval from a second employee
✅ Use a private verification word or phrase

Urgency + secrecy + money = stop and verify.

Does your team have a verification protocol?