Expert Insight

IN THE LATEST CHROME UPDATE?

Google this week released a Chrome update...Chrome 72, a refresh that includes no new notable user-facing features but does take a first step toward ending support for older web encryption protocols. Chrome 72 also patches 58 vulnerabilities reported by security researchers, who were paid a total of $50,500 in bug...

Anatova Ransomware Infects the Globe

A new ransomware family, dubbed Anatova by researchers, has been infecting machines across the globe. During encryption, Anatova appears to focus on small files to speed up overall encryption times, but doesn’t append the encrypted files with a new extension. Unexpectedly, this variant demands DASH crypto coins, rather than using a...

The Importance of Patch Management

What is Patch Management? The importance of Patch Management is most likely ignored among the security topics, but it is a critical component of any security plan. Patch Management is the process of handling all the updates of components within the companies information system. These include routers, firewalls, servers, operating systems, anti-viruses,...

The Importance Of Testing Technology!

The importance of testing technology is crucial. With modern businesses becoming bigger and better, competition is higher than ever before. Therefore it’s incredibly important to ensure that MSP's are offering top of the range products to companies to keep up with its rivals. One particular way you can ensure MSP's...

What is OneDrive?

What is OneDrive? OneDrive is the name given to Microsoft’s cloud services. The same way Google has Google Drive and Apple has iCloud, Microsoft provides OneDrive for people to store and exchange data online. Microsoft users can access it at any time at the OneDrive website. As cloud services have...

5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Embrace the Cloud

If your company wants to stay competitive without paying more money, it’s time for you to embrace the cloud. RightScale shows that 93 percent of businesses now use cloud technologies in some fashion — it’s popularity is growing because it’s both inexpensive and efficient. Why You Should Use the Cloud Increase Your...

Charity Scams to Watch Out for During the Holidays

‘Tis the season of giving, which means those that are involved in charity scams may try to take advantage of your good will. A surprising fact about American donation habits is that everyday folks like yourself are the single largest driver of charitable donations in the United States. Giving USA’s...

Network Downtime = Lost Revenue + Disappointed Customers

$5400 per day. That’s the average estimated cost to retailers for network downtime, according to Gartner1. Even sluggish network performance is costly. It frustrates your customers and staff, it reduces sales as people abandon long lines, and it erodes customer loyalty. It’s a brand killer. As retail continues to evolve,...

Cannabis Dispensary Security: How Much Do You Need?

How much cannabis dispensary security do you need? The tides shifted dramatically in the way that cannabis is bought and sold, especially in California where recreational cannabis will make the state a leader in cannabis sales worldwide. Before recreational legalization, medical dispensaries required cannabis consumers to show a cannabis card...

Cloud Backups

Cloud backup, also known as online backup, is a strategy for backing up data that involves sending a copy of the data over a proprietary network to an off-site server. The server is usually hosted by a third-party service provider, which charges the backup customer a fee based on capacity, bandwidth...

The Benefits of Cloud Storage

At Signiant, we’ve embraced cloud-native software design with our two SaaS (Software as a Service) products, Media Shuttle and Flight. Signiant engineers pioneered the first true SaaS solutions for accelerated file transfers, and we continue to lead the way in innovative approaches with six out of our ten patents awarded for cloud technologies. Automatic Upgrades...