For most businesses, the only thing standing between their most valuable and sensitive data and a data breach is a single password. And while most employees know they should be using strong, unique passwords for every login, many of them don’t enact password security. It’s a common battle between the need to remember the password […]

Time certainly flies when you’re working on a stable and well-respected operating system (OS). For many years Windows 7 was the dominant OS, used by offices around the world, but it’s about to come to the end of its life, and if you haven’t upgraded yet, you could be facing some serious security issues. On […]

This Month: Why are Software Updates Important?   Welcome to B-Comp Tech-Talk: a monthly blog series that explains technical jargon in simple terms. Last month we focused on the definition of IT. This month we will explain why software updates are so important.    Software updates are frequently issued by software companies to improve the […]

Computers are part of almost every business today. To be successful, your company cannot afford to have computer problems – ever. The longer the problem, the greater your loss of productivity and the greater your loss of revenue. The truth is most people have a love/hate relationship with computers: When everything is running smoothly, they’re […]

This Month: What is Considered IT Equipment? Welcome to B-Comp Tech-Talk: a monthly blog series that explains technical jargon in simple terms. Last month we focused on the definition of bandwidth. This month we will describe the different types of information technology (IT) equipment.    IT equipment encompasses a wide range of hardware, software and […]

“My computer just froze!” “The internet is down!” “Our new employee needs to be set up on his computer.” “Our data security has been breached!” There is no typical day when it comes to information technology (IT) support. In fact, IT support specialists are often the unsung heroes of the office, helping to troubleshoot computer […]

This Month: What is IT?   Welcome to B-Comp Tech-Talk: a monthly blog series that explains technical jargon in simple terms. Last month we focused on the definition of bandwidth. This month we will explain IT.    The acronym IT stands for information technology. IT is a broad umbrella term that refers to the management […]

Think back to a time when you were typing up a long document for a work or school project and the power suddenly went out. Unless you were working in a word processing program that automatically saves your document – or you were conscientious about clicking Save every few minutes – you have probably experienced […]

This Month: What is Bandwidth Welcome to B-Comp Tech-Talk: a monthly blog series that explains technical jargon in simple terms. Last month we focused on the definition of a Barracuda Spam Firewall. This month we will explain bandwidth. Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that can be sent across a network or internet connection […]

Even if you clear out your email inbox at the end of each workday, chances are it will be full again by the time you arrive back to work in the morning. A report done back in March of 2018 estimated that there are more than 281 BILLION emails sent every day worldwide. And that […]