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Keeping your business running smoothly means having a network that’s stable and secure. But even minor oversights and errors can cause big problems; cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, and they’re increasingly targeting smaller businesses that aren’t as likely to have the security that a large enterprise would have. Luckily, good security doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. There are a few relatively simple dos and don’ts you can follow to help ensure your security bases are covered. Here are our top five:
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Wireless hotspots are changing the way people work. These wireless local area networks (LANs) provide high speed Internet connection in public locations—as well as at home—and need nothing more than a mobile PC such as a laptop or notebook computer equipped with a wireless card. In fact, hotspots are an everyday connection method for travelers and remote workers to browse the Internet, check their e-mail, and even work on their corporate networks while away from the office.
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If your firm relies heavily on IT to get things done, you may want to take some steps right now to ensure your techies are happy. Why? IT workers are more likely than other employees to search out greener pastures this year, according to new research. In fact, a recent ComputerWorld.com survey found that IT workers are 2.5 times more likely to jump ship than the average employee. Perhaps it is time to consider outsourcing?
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It seems more employees are behaving inappropriately on social networking sites, while companies are still trying to find the best way to deal with that behavior. Almost 25% of employees have disciplined workers for activities on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, according to a recent survey by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE). Despite that, only half of companies said they have a social networking policy or monitor employees’ behavior.
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One thing that separate’s PMV from your typical IT vendor is our sincere interest to build strong relationships with our clients in order to support their mission and business objective. Fortunately for us, these strong relationships allow PMV to be aware of our client’s personal ventures as well. It is with that same spirit in which we support our client’s business needs, that PMV also takes an interest in our client’s community involvement. This month, TEAM PMV would like to salute Bob Bilkie, of Sigma Investments, for his involvement with The Miracle League.
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In support of the overall launch of the WWJ “Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report” (GLITR) , PMV Technologies was proud to be part of the Unwired: Leading Innovation panel on January 28th.
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