We’re weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, and I know you’ve been receiving a lot of communications from your vendors about this, so I’ll just briefly outline some of the solutions we have for some problems you might be facing. We continue to be fully up and running and able to serve you. Our remote tools [...]
Keep Your Workspace Safe—Even From Home We know many of you have started working from home, or need to, almost overnight. The move to a remote workforce for many has happened almost instantaneously. Many do not realize they’re no longer protected within the firewall perimeter secured by their IT service provider. But you’re STILL expected [...]
Dear Clients, As we are all carefully watching the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation, Symphony Systems is actively taking steps to ensure the safety of our team and the continuity of our operations. We've had disaster preparedness and business continuity plans in place for events such as natural disasters and pandemics for some time, and we’ve designed [...]
Could you really lose one of your most important cyber assets because of something that you receive in the physical, postal, paper mail? Yes. No, we’re not talking about the recent ransomware attack against Pitney Bowes. We’re talking about one of the potentially most devastating cyber-attacks your business could suffer. It all starts with a [...]
The guy banging on the door yelled, “Get out!” The people inside were startled, but they were being saved, not the victims of a home invasion. Residents and business owners in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles didn’t get much advance notice. Late Thursday evening they started getting the message, some through news media, some [...]
We’ve noticed that after being hit by ransomware, there are generally two possible outcomes experienced by most organizations: inconvenience and devastation. Did you know you can choose which one happens to you? We’ve noticed a trend among the countless news stories about ransomware you’ve no doubt been exposed to recently. The contrast between how organizations [...]
Yes, it can. Let’s prevent it. The weekend’s local TV news headline read, “‘Felt so violated:’ Milwaukee couple warns hackers are outsmarting smart homes.” I’m sure it wasn’t pleasant. Someone was talking to them through their own security camera and cranking their thermostat up to 90 degrees. That’s beyond creepy. If you have any smart [...]
Did hurricane Dorian wipe out your data? Probably not. But what about the tornado just north of Chicago 36 hours ago? When natural disasters make the news, people start thinking about their safety, and the safety of their businesses. Saying “I told you so” after the fact doesn’t help, so here’s some good advice [...]
