A business continuity plan (BCP) can help your business mitigate the impact of unexpected disruptions such as natural disasters and cyberattacks, and keep your operations running smoothly. However, crafting an effective BCP requires careful consideration and planning. In the following sections, we’ll look at business continuity errors business owners should know and avoid. Incomplete risk […]

On a recent interview about the Titan sub catastrophe, director of the movie Titanic James Cameron, who has made 33 successful dives to the Titanic wreckage site, pointed out that this tragedy is eerily similar to the 1912 Titanic disaster: the captain of the 1912 RMS Titanic was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship, yet he plowed ahead at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night, resulting in the deaths of over 1,500 innocent souls.

As a business owner, you know that continuous, steady growth is an essential part of success. When you’re ready to get serious about scaling your organization, several vital activities must happen. Documented workflows and processes, streamlined hiring, onboarding and training, well-oiled marketing systems and more top the list.

In June a popular file-sharing software amongst big-name companies likes Shell, Siemens Energy, Sony, several large law firms, a number of US federal agencies such as the Department of Health and more was hacked by Russia-linked cybercrime group Cl0p. Security Magazine reported that, to date, there are 138 known companies impacted by the breach, resulting in the personal information of more than 15 million people being compromised.

Video marketing has emerged as a powerful strategy for promoting brands, services, and products and achieving various goals, such as driving sales, increasing social media engagement, boosting website traffic, collecting email signups, and enhancing customer service. Read on and discover how your business can benefit from video marketing campaigns. Explainer videos Explainer videos are short, […]

Whether it’s caused by a cyberattack, hardware failure, or natural disaster, data loss can be detrimental to a business’s reputation, finances, and overall operations. Here are some strategies you can implement to prevent data loss. Back up your data regularly Having robust backup and recovery systems is crucial for data disaster protection. Regularly back up […]

Growing your business involves learning how to make money and hang on to it responsibly. When you’re in the weeds, it’s easy to think that a fancy piece of well-marketed software could help dig your way out. That’s usually not the case, and you’ll likely end up paying for software that you dont need and barely use, and that burns through your bank account.

Training employees on anything can be an expensive process. You incur the cost of investing in necessary materials plus the time it takes away from your employees doing revenue-generating activities. But what’s worse when it comes to cyber security training is the expense you’ll incur if that training fails.

As former President Ronald Regan once said, the scariest words you’ll ever hear are “We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.”

In this case, the government is trying to help by forcing nearly all businesses to implement and maintain a strong cyber security program to protect the customer information these companies host – definitely not a bad thing, and all businesses should take this seriously without the government mandating it.

Along with the surge of people working from home or in hybrid situations over the last few years, there has also been an increase in employers looking for ways to monitor their employees’ work activities to ensure they actually ARE working when remote.