by Dave Monahan | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog, Business Babble
Okay, I admit it, I have had very few good ideas that were truly original. Embracing the fact that I’m just not that smart has been critical to the success of Smart Dolphins. Business people who believe they can figure everything out on their own are making...
by Jesse Smith | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog
When you first hear about backing up your cloud applications, you may not think it’s something you need to be worried about. Unfortunately, this common misconception puts a lot of businesses at risk.Nowadays, most companies have begun to move email into the Microsoft...
by Jesse Smith | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog, Network Security, Security and Risk
Do computer users at your small or medium-sized business use the same email and the same set of passwords to login into all of their online accounts? Well, we hope not, but the reality is that password reuse is common and for this reason, we recommend SSO.SSO is an...
by Meghan McEachern | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog
MFA is an additional layer of security that offers greater protection against hackers.MFA requires two different factors to verify a user. Login credentials are most commonly used in addition to accessing a passcode from another trusted device, like a mobile phone via...
by Astro | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog
Small and medium-sized Not-for-Profits (NFPs) organizations are often seen by hackers as easy targets because the NFP commonly invests less in their IT and in employee training. We’ve identified the top three IT challenges that NFPs often face when it comes to...
by Meghan McEachern | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog
A new era of privacy emerged in 2018 with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force alongside mandatory data breach regulations in Canada. These policy changes are now impacting the technology investments of small and...
by Ty Hedden | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, Network Security
PATCHING | The most basic layer of protection is to patch all computers and applications. The latest patches can address security vulnerabilities and ensure your operating systems are running at peak performance. ANTI-VIRUS & NETWORK MONITORING...
by Jesse Smith | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
Technology and automation is the promise of this age. Of course, it doesn’t happen without talent and investment. Smart Dolphins provides both with our Centralized Services (CS) and our Essential Technology Suite. We’ve invested countless hours and dollars into the...
by Dave Monahan | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog
A 30 minute discussion about an important part of your business (or life) can be surprisingly valuable. When was the last time you had that with your Accountant? Lawyer? IT person? A facilitated review of these critical functions in a business can uncover huge risks...
by Dave Monahan | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog
We all know, “You get what you pay for”. It’s a cliché, rule of thumb that we can loosely apply to many things in life. Of course, it doesn’t always work that way. You can pay a lot for something and not get value out of it. That said, the Rule does generally work...
