Following up on my Why I Don’t Backup article, here is how I do do backups. A backup strategy has to grow with your business, and if you are just evaluating backups, then you need to know where to start.

To do backups properly is more than just a set-it-and-forget-it decision. For many small businesses, especially when first starting up, it’s just too much trouble. Here is a simple alternative that I’ve used.

Ransomware attacks have increased and cases like the WannaCry Attack, have made them a household concern. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, though, there has been a surge in ransomware cases impacting smaller businesses and individuals.

Whether it’s an extra watch or an extra car, having a spare is always good just in case. When your business relies on computers, here are some important, simple and inexpensive redundancies you should not ignore.

Having worked in computers for over 20 years, I have developed a systematic way to address technical problems that work well in a large enterprise. Those same techniques can come in handy for a malfunctioning personal device like an iPhone, too.

Before starting your video-conference, here are some technical tips that you may not have considered yet, culled from my own experiences and from online sources.

Windows 10 is here, it is stable, and it is more secure than Windows 7. But what if you missed the free upgrade window? Does that mean you can’t upgrade for free anymore? Actually, you still can…

AI-powered ransomware is likely to grow at a much faster pace than the security software being developed to contain it. It is quite possible that in the near future there will be ransomware that is not designed, managed or maintained by anyone.

Ransomware is a significant threat to businesses, and should be handled by experts. Many small businesses believe that they will be one of the lucky ones or that they can hide in a crowd of thousands of small businesses just like them. Unfortunately, the statistics don’t bear that out.

Open Media Vault allows anyone to set up an enterprise-level file sharing and backup server - and it’s all free software - one of the best deals available, period.