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##  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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##  [Let’s Take a Look at Some Popular Internet Scams](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/let-s-take-a-look-at-some-popular-internet-scams)

  Thursday, 31 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The year 2020 hasn’t been kind to many people. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic downturn, and the people looking to take advantage of these negative circumstances, it’s hard to know what to do to keep from becoming a victim. What helps is to take a thorough examination of where your business’ weak points are. This month, we thought we would take a look at cybersecurity by examining the perpetrators and their methods.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Hacker](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hacker)   [Scam](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/scam)

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##  [Here’s What You Need to Know About the Giant SolarWinds Cyberattack](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-giant-solarwinds-cyberattack)

  Wednesday, 30 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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2020, unsurprisingly, has decided to go out with a bang, as it has been revealed that the United States was targeted in the largest cyberespionage attack to date. Let’s go over what this attack means, and how things will need to play out in the future.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Network Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/network-security)   [Vendor](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/vendor)

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##  [Why You Need to Prioritize Backup and Recovery](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/why-you-need-to-prioritize-backup-and-recovery)

  Tuesday, 29 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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It doesn’t take a lot of consideration to know that your business is extremely limited without its data. There are dozens of antivirus solutions on the market for this very reason. One of the best ways to protect your digital assets is to back up data using a reliable backup platform. In today’s blog, we’ll go over a few basic considerations to make if you want a data backup that you can trust.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Data Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-backup)   [Data Recovery](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-recovery)

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##  [Revisiting Net Neutrality](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/revisiting-net-neutrality)

  Monday, 28 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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In the United States, the political scene is extremely divisive. This can be seen in nearly every political arena including the ongoing debate over who should have regulatory power over the Internet. In 2017, the Federal Communications Commission voted, three votes to two, to repeal the Net Neutrality rules that were implemented by the same regulatory body just two years prior. Today, with a new administration being sworn in in less than a month, we thought we’d revisit the net neutrality rules and see where we stand at present.

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  [Internet](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/internet)   [Net Neutrality](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/net-neutrality)   [Government](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/government)

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##  [Ease Your Mind with Managed IT Services](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/ease-your-mind-with-managed-it-services)

  Saturday, 26 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Your business relies on technology to keep operations moving, but your technology relies on you to stay functional. While many small businesses will choose to forsake an in-house IT department in favor of a self-service model, this is a costly maintenance practice that could put your IT in jeopardy. Instead, your organization should invest in our managed IT services, which have the possibility to show your business an entirely new way of managing technology assets.

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  [IT Services](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-services)   [IT Support](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-support-1)   [Managed IT Services](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-it-services-1)

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##  [COVID-19 Clouds More than Christmas Plans](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/covid-19-clouds-more-than-christmas-plans)

  Friday, 25 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Today is Christmas day. In normal years, you would be bundling up to go to visit family and friends or preparing to host them.

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  [Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business)   [Holidays](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/holidays)   [COVID-19](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/covid-19)

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##  [Mobile Devices in the Workplace](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/mobile-devices-in-the-workplace)

  Thursday, 24 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Smartphones are everywhere. You go to the supermarket, people are on their phones, you go to the gym, people are on their phones. Go into the office? People are constantly on their phones. All that phone use cannot be in the best interest to organizational profitability. The question becomes, do smartphones help or hurt business? Let’s get into it.

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  [Smartphones](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/smartphones)   [Remote Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/remote-computing)   [Mobile Device](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-device)

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##  [How AI Can Help the Burgeoning Small Businesses](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/how-ai-can-help-the-burgeoning-small-businesses)

  Wednesday, 23 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The small business owner is always looking for a way to either cut costs or to get more value out of their technology. Today, many businesses are looking to automated tools fueled by AI to do just that. Today, we thought we would talk a little bit about AI for small business and how it works to help increase business productivity.

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##  [Holding Your Own Against Today's Most Pressing Threats](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/holding-your-own-against-today-s-most-pressing-threats)

  Monday, 21 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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For all the attention that we (and many others) give to cybercrime, people are still falling victim to hacks and scams every day. With most businesses operating more in the digital sphere than ever before, it stands to reason that they need to do more to keep from being a victim of a data breach or worse. Here are six things your business should do to keep from being a victim of a cyberattack.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Network Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/network-security)   [Cybersecurity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cybersecurity)

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##  [Managed IT Can Help You Manage Your Technology Inventory](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/managed-it-can-help-you-manage-your-technology-inventory)

  Friday, 18 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Let me ask you a quick question: when was your critical business technology last updated? When do your software licenses expire? When did your printer last have any maintenance performed on it?

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  [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [Business Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing)   [Managed IT Services](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-it-services-1)

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##  [Tip of the Week: Being Courteous and Professional with a Mobile Device](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-being-courteous-and-professional-with-a-mobile-device)

  Wednesday, 16 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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With how business is conducted today, the capability of your workforce to stay connected while mobile is important. However, it can be equally important that this connectivity doesn’t come at the cost of their manners. Let’s go over a few ways to be more polite as you work remotely using a mobile device.

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  [Communication](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/communication)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)   [Mobile Device](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-device)

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##  [Document Your IT Infrastructure](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/document-your-it-infrastructure)

  Monday, 14 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Quick, off the top of your head, how many network switches are in use at your office? How many wireless access points? How many routers are past their warranty or no longer getting support?

That’s not a question most business owners are asked on a regular basis, and we don’t *really* expect you to be able to rattle off the answers. You should have all of that information documented though.

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  [Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data)   [Hardware](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hardware)   [Software](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/software)

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##  [Five Cool Technologies You Can Give for Secret Santa](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/five-cool-technologies-you-can-give-for-secret-santa)

  Friday, 11 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The strangest year in our lives is coming to a close and the holidays figure to be just as strange. With the COVID-19 pandemic still roaring away, there probably won’t be a lot of the events that are typical this time of year. That doesn’t have to ruin the time of year, however. Today, we thought that we would take a look at five cool tech gadgets and services that won’t break the bank, but will also be a cool addition under the tree or for your secret santa.

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  [Gadgets](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/gadgets)   [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [Gifts](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/gifts)

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##  [Tip of the Week: Sign a PDF in Windows](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-sign-a-pdf-in-windows)

  Wednesday, 09 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week)

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PDFs have been around for a while and they have become an extremely useful file format for business. One of the best features of the PDF is that it is useful for securing signatures so that contracts can be handled over the Internet. Today, we’ll go over how you go about signing a PDF in Windows.

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  [Workplace Tips](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/workplace-tips)   [Windows](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows)   [Collaboration](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/collaboration)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)

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##  [A Field Guide to Phishing Attacks](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/a-field-guide-to-phishing-attacks)

  Monday, 07 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/security)

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Despite the name being mildly amusing, phishing attacks are no laughing matter. These scams, in all their different forms, wreak havoc on businesses—ranking as the top breach threat in the 2020 edition of Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report, and successfully impacting 65 percent of United States organizations in 2019 as reported by Proofpoint’s 2020 State of the Phish Report. Avoiding them requires you to be able to spot them, so let’s go over the different varieties of phishing that can be encountered.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Spam](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/spam)   [Phishing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/phishing)

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##  [Social Media Is A Tool For Any Sized Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/social-media-is-a-tool-for-any-sized-business)

  Friday, 04 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/technology)

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Nowadays, social media companies have a lot of power and influence, which is part of the reason that so many of today’s largest businesses have adopted social media as a critical promotional tool. With the average person spending about two hours and 24 minutes on social media and messaging applications per day, this makes social media a clear opportunity for any sized business to embrace. Let’s consider a few ways this can be accomplished for these different businesses.

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##  [What Exactly is Software-as-a-Service?](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/what-exactly-is-software-as-a-service)

  Wednesday, 02 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Businesses have many problems they need to solve. With technology, the process typically starts with identifying a problem, researching solutions, and finding one that will successfully work to solve the problem. Traditionally, when dealing with technology, a company would procure the hardware and hire technicians to implement the solution and deploy the services needed. If they had to borrow money to do it, they would because the profits would presumably be more than the payments even with banks tacking on interest.

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  [Cloud](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cloud)   [Hosted Solutions](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hosted-solutions)   [Business Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing)

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##  [Keep Your Team on Task with a UTM](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/keep-your-team-on-task-with-a-utm)

  Tuesday, 01 December 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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As Southern New England businesses continue to adapt to the current challenges, they rely on online tools to continue to maintain contact with their clients. While having online access is a great benefit, it can also lead your team to distraction. Learn how content filtering can keep your team on task.

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  [Content filtering](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/content-filtering)   [UTM](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/utm)   [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)

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##  [Is Security Being Sacrificed for the Sake of Convenience?](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/is-security-being-sacrificed-for-the-sake-of-convenience)

  Monday, 30 November 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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While this time of year is always huge for online retail, there is likely to be a much larger number of people turning to the Internet for their holiday purchases than usual… and, it would seem, a larger number of people taking security into consideration as they do so. Let’s examine how consumers are taking their data into their own hands and what this means for your business.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Privacy](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/privacy)   [Users](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/users)

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##  [A Look at Modern Networking](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/a-look-at-modern-networking)

  Saturday, 28 November 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Newsletter](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content)

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There are times when people take their technology for granted. One of the most under-the-radar, yet still critical parts of a business’ technology infrastructure is the networking equipment. By this we mean the hardware that connects your business to the Internet and to your network. We are talking cables, switches, and routers. This month, we will take a look at typical office networking found in 2020 and the technologies that are primed to replace them.

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  [Networking](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/networking)   [Wireless](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/wireless)   [Wi-Fi](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/wi-fi)

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