Esther Shein

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Esther Shein is a journalist with extensive experience writing and editing for both print and the web with a focus on business and technology as well as education and general interest features.

Questions that every business should ask managed services providers

SMB Best Practices: Questions to Ask Before Contracting With a Security Services Provider

SMB Best Practices: Questions to Ask Before Contracting With a Security Services Provider

Do your due diligence and research around how managed security services providers protect your data and your business. Here are considerations to take into account.

Small Business Best Practices: How to Convince Your Boss to Invest in Cybersecurity

Small Business Best Practices: How to Convince Your Boss to Invest in Cybersecurity

] Security threats are rising, but you’re struggling to get a bump in your security budget. Here are some strategies to prove investment is necessary.

The SMB Guide to Securing Employee Personal Devices

The SMB Guide to Securing Employee Personal Devices

Employees want to use their personal devices for work, and while it may save on the IT hardware budget, it can create security risks.

Keeping Mac Users Safe: Security Tips for Small and Midsize Businesses

Keeping Mac Users Safe: Security Tips for Small and Midsize Businesses

There’s a misperception that macOS and iOS devices are immune to cyberthreats, but that’s clearly not the case.

Security Priorities for 2022: What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know

Security Priorities for 2022: What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know

Whether your organization is increasing its security spending or not, there are steps you can take to improve overall security posture.

 Small and midsize businesses  can mitigate security risks with patch management

Small and midsize businesses can mitigate security risks with patch management

Although software patch management can be time consuming, it’s a critical and foundational necessity.

Human errors cause significant IT security problems for small businesses

Human errors cause significant IT security problems for small businesses

An employee accidentally clicking a phishing link can have serious ramifications. Here’s how to protect your business.

Cyberattack evolution: What small businesses need to know

Cyberattack evolution: What small businesses need to know

Cybercriminals are constantly adapting their techniques, making it necessary for organizations to remain on alert

Cyberthreats are big trouble for small businesses

Cyberthreats are big trouble for small businesses

Knowing what’s out there is critical to avoiding business disruptions that can have serious consequences for small and medium-sized businesses.

Expert tips for managing your cloud data

Expert tips for managing your cloud data

Yes, security is important, but so are networking, governance, data formatting and other technical issues.

Global IT challenges: Privacy, standardization, transformation top the list

Global IT challenges: Privacy, standardization, transformation top the list

In days gone by, global tech rollouts used to give IT practitioners the jitters because of scale and complexity. These days, new challenges are keeping IT leaders up at night.

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