The Tech of Southwest Michigan

07/19/2024

A Global Outage is affecting many systems and services today, including our email, our ticketing and some functions of our phone system. We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.

The issues have been linked to a CrowdStrike update.

06/26/2024

Are you aware of your company’s security risks? Do you know if you have adequate protection in place to stop cyber threats? Are you certain that you’re in compliance with all applicable security rules that apply to your business? If...

06/25/2024

If you’re a business owner and a long-time Apple user, you’re likely aware of and use iCloud Keychain for your company. This built-in password manager offers unique autofill, sync, and recovery features on all iPhones, iPads, and Mac products that...

06/24/2024

Most people expect to enter a username and password to access secure networks and accounts online. They also expect that password protection for sensitive data will stop unauthorized access. Unfortunately, single-factor authentication is no longer enough to fully secure your...

06/22/2024

How connected is your business? Have you gone so far as to implement the latest technology into your point of sale, marketing efforts, or customer loyalty programs? If not, you’re missing a huge opportunity. Small businesses–establishments with 500 workers or...

06/21/2024

Zoom Introduces Post-Quantum End-to-End Encryption The security features of Zoom are getting a big boost. Post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now available in Zoom Meetings. This new encryption standard will soon be offered in Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms. End-to-end...

06/20/2024

Some business owners obsess over the Google algorithm, appeasing it with keywords, clear and concise website layouts, and more. These factors are crucial for ranking highly on SERPs so searchers find that company instead of its competitors but do mobile...

06/19/2024

On May 23, 2024, a Microsoft outage caused widespread disruption to several popular services. These include Bing, Microsoft’s Copilot programming assistant, ChatGPT’s internet search, and DuckDuckGo. The outage began around 3 AM EDT and appeared to affect users in Asia...

06/18/2024

Your business operates in a very different space to a few decades back. Before, everyone threw around ideas for cold calls and advertising gimmicks at in-person meetings. Today, business owners and employees are more likely to swap messages online, leverage...

06/17/2024

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence has many business owners looking to leverage the technology. One of the best ways to maintain operational efficiency and support greater productivity is to begin automating routine tasks with AI. Discover more below. How...