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The email lands on a Tuesday morning. It appears to come from the CEO. The name is right. The wording sounds right. Even the signature looks convincing. "Hey — can you help me with something quickly? I'm in... Continue Reading

My name is Tracy Hardin, and this is the second blog in my 3-part blog series on what I wish business owners knew about IT. This time, the topic is MONEY! Mistakes and shortsightedness in IT can and will cost the... Continue Reading

Your front desk coordinator gets an email that looks like it's from your EHR vendor asking her to verify login credentials before a system update. She clicks the link, enters her username and password, and that's... Continue Reading

Imagine approaching a home, lifting the welcome mat, and finding a key tucked underneath. It feels handy and familiar — but it's also the first place a bad actor would check. Too many businesses handle... Continue Reading

My name is Tracy Hardin and I've worked in the IT industry for thirty-five years, twenty-five of which were spent running my own IT consulting firm, Next Century Technologies. In this three-part series, I will share... Continue Reading

Your accounting firm's most valuable assets aren't sitting in a filing cabinet. They're stored on your servers, in your cloud platforms, and on your team's laptops. Every tax return, every audit file, and... Continue Reading

Training employees on anything can be an expensive process. You incur the cost of investing in necessary materials plus the time it takes away from your employees doing revenue-generating activities. But what's worse... Continue Reading

It's Monday morning. You've got coffee. You've got a plan. This is the week you're finally going to get ahead. You walk through the door. Before you set your bag down: "The printer's not working... Continue Reading

Over the past couple of years, cyber insurance requirements have changed dramatically, and a lot of businesses in the Lexington area are scrambling to figure out what they need. As it turns out, ransomware... Continue Reading