Posts by Lilly Ice
Small Businesses Vulnerable To Attack
Did you ever think that your small business was only a small target for cyberattacks? Perhaps you believed that you didn’t have anything a hacker could possibly want? Or that you just flew under their radar because your business wasn’t very visible? Sorry, we have bad news. A new report by cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks…
Read MoreInternet Explorer’s End: What To Know
As of June 15th, 2022, Microsoft has ended all support for Internet Explorer (IE). This marks the end of a nearly 20 year period in which IE was the main entry to the World Wide Web. IE ushered in the age of connection in 1995 and maintained possession of a majority of the browser market…
Read MoreMicrosoft Defender For Individuals
Microsoft often adds the business version of security apps to M365. However, the pandemic fundamentally changed the way we see the workplace. The business environment shifted to a hybrid world, made up of multiple connected miniature offices within employee homes. Increases in outsourcing also contributed to massive change within company networks. Freelancers now often work the…
Read More7 Pro Tips for Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 represents the most popular large scale office productivity software. It currently serves 48.8% of the global market share, barely edging out Google’s apps by a couple of percentage points. MS365 gets used by individuals, small & mid-sized businesses, all the way up to larger enterprise organizations. The program does everything a modern office…
Read MoreEffective Leadership Vs Bullying
Everybody wants to be that one in a million business leader, calm, cool, confident, and capable. Anyone who has ever worked in any industry can tell you that plenty of managers just come across as bullies instead. Nobody wants to be a bully. Well, nobody who has gotten past sixth grade with all their teeth,…
Read MoreLeadership for Business Communication
Did you know multiple styles of leadership work? There’s no one size fits all answer in the world of business leadership. Each one of us tends towards one of the styles by nature, sure. That being said, to effectively lead in a diverse workforce, we have to learn all of them. Different people react well…
Read MoreBusiness Communication and Mental Health
If the mind isn’t balanced, what good does communication do? Confusion reigns even with the clearest statements. Unfortunately, mental health issues present challenges in the workplace due to endemic stigma. People often project unconscious or subconscious biases towards mental health issues. These biases inevitably lead to severe workplace issues, such as toxic office culture, discrimination,…
Read MoreBusiness Culture and Tech Innovation
Quiet quitting. The Great Resignation. Remote and hybrid work. Generational change, technological innovation, and the pandemic have conspired recently to accelerate change in how business is done like never before. However, of these three, technological innovation has been the least talked about. Everyone knows about Gen Z’s demands for work/life balance, and that the pandemic…
Read MoreChecklist For Organizing Cloud Storage
The ability to store our files in the cloud revolutionized how we handle business data. Team members no longer have to email multiple iterations of a file back and forth. Employees no longer waste time ferreting out who has the latest copy of a document in process. Between the financial years from 2015 to 2022,…
Read MoreAvoid Reply Chain Phishing Attacks
Phishing. Every remotely helpful article on cybersecurity these days mentions phishing. We keep harping on it because phishing remains the number one delivery vehicle for cyberattacks. A cybercriminal might want to steal employee login credentials. Hackers could wish to launch a ransomware attack for a payout. Scammers plot to plant spyware to steal sensitive info.…
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