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Outdated Technology Is Costing Your Organization Money

By Tracy Hardin | August 16, 2024
Is your organization currently bleeding money due to its reliance on outdated technology? The answer is likely yes. A recent survey by Deloitte revealed that a staggering 82% of companies failed to meet their cost-reduction targets last year, with an inefficient technology infrastructure being the primary culprit. The 2024 poll...

Recent Cyber-Attacks Highlight The Urgency Of Strong Cybersecurity For All Businesses

By Tracy Hardin | August 9, 2024
If the software your organization used to close deals and pay employees unexpectedly went down and you had no idea when it would be fixed, what would you do? Could you continue doing business? How much money would you lose? Unfortunately, in June, this happened to over 15,000 US- and...

“Savings” That Could Cost You EVERYTHING

By Tracy Hardin | June 28, 2024
As a business leader, you’re always looking for ways to increase revenue, cut expenses and grow your bottom line. Implementing AI tools, shopping services and running a more efficient operation are great ways to do that. One place you do NOT want to cut corners is using free antivirus or...

A Powerful Lesson For Every Business From This $1.6 Billion Ransomware Attack

By Tracy Hardin | June 21, 2024
In recent months, the alarming cybersecurity breach at Change Healthcare, the health care payment-processing company under the health care giant UnitedHealth Group, has thrown a spotlight on a chilling reality: cyberthreats can lurk undetected within our networks, ready to unleash chaos at a moment’s notice. The breach, executed by the...

Apple Might Never Have Released The Macintosh If This Happened

By Tracy Hardin | June 14, 2024
Steve Wozniak was asked in an interview what he would have done differently if he had been Apple’s CEO instead of Jobs. He said he would have been “a lot nicer to people,” but then quickly added that IF he had been CEO, they might never have released the Macintosh....

AT&T Attack Reveals 73 Million Customer Records Exposed On The Dark Web

By Tracy Hardin | May 24, 2024
In a statement released by the largest telecommunications company in the United States, AT&T, they shared that they recently discovered a dataset for sale on the “dark web” that contained information for about 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former users, totaling approximately 73 million affected accounts....

The Safest Way To Shop For Mother’s Day Online

By Tracy Hardin | May 17, 2024
Are you planning on buying gifts for the special women in your life for Mother’s Day? If you shop online, there are a few ways to do it SAFELY. During the holidays, cybercriminals ramp up various scams to capitalize on innocent people looking for gifts online. These scams range from...

10 Things Great IT Providers Always Do

By Tracy Hardin | May 10, 2024
What sets high-quality, reliable IT support apart from mediocre or substandard support? Is it lower prices? Flat-fee service? At Next Century technologies, we believe there are many deciding factors that separate even the good from the great providers, but when our clients switch from their old companies to us, we...

Cyber-Attack Takes Omni Hotels & Resorts Offline; Here’s How To Travel Safely

By Tracy Hardin | May 3, 2024
Another day, another cyber-attack! In early April, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the victim of a cyber-attack that brought down the entire IT system and led to a company-wide outage. The organization took immediate action and brought the entire network offline to isolate the issue, protect its data and prevent...