From Our Blog
What To Do If You Have Been Hacked?
There are a few things that cause you to have that ‘sinking feeling’ in life. We will be talking about one of them today – being hacked and what to do if it happens to you. Switching on the TV or looking at social media news, constantly reminds us of the heightened level of cyber-attacks. […]
The Price of Security: How Much Does a Cybersecurity Attack Actually Cost?
In 2017, the credit file agency Equifax was hacked. It resulted in 146.6 million Americans having their personal data exposed and the cost to Equifax as a company was massive. To date, the breach is expected to cost Equifax around $600 million1 to resolve – this includes lawsuits. But this is not the only losses […]
You Were Phished. What Happens Next?
Netflix, UPS, Facebook, your bank, and your power company are all companies that you receive emails from regularly. These are the companies that cyber attackers will use to send their phishing emails from to capture your personal information or to install malware on your device. These brands are sophisticated and believable. People click on these […]
Case Study: Habitat for Humanity
The Challenge Over a decade ago, before Habitat for Humanity was working with Novatech, they were having issues with their previous managed service provider. They were not receiving the response time that was needed for their IT issues. The communication and reporting that they expected was not happening. It was time for them to find […]
How to Prevent Scams, Phishing, and Mis-Sent Emails
When you open your email inbox in the morning you no doubt experience a tidal wave of emails. You are not alone. Radicati1 looked at the world of emails and found that by the end of 2019 there will be 2.9 billion email users in the world. They also found that email use is only […]
5 Ways Data Protection Compliance Can Impact Your Organization
Compliance with data protection regulations can be a complicated, heavy load to manage, especially for small to mid-sized businesses. For example, Verizon’s 2018 Payment Security Report, shows that, although improving, only 52% of companies meet full compliance with PCI-DSS. In the last few years, we have seen regulations updated to reflect new technologies and ways […]
Why Ransomware is So Dangerous for Small to Midsize Companies
In 2016, a business was attacked by ransomware every 40 seconds. In 2017, we saw a massive global ransomware attack, known as WannaCry, hit businesses of all sizes and across all sectors. Attacks of ransomware also rose by 350% in the same year, according to Dimension Data. And, Kaspersky said that a single ransomware attack […]
Case Study: Center for the Visually Impaired
The Challenge Before working with Novatech, the Center for the Visually Impaired was having issues with their Managed Service Provider. Their previous provider was reactive and not proactive. The Center for the Visually impaired felt that they were constantly putting out fires and patching things. They had no real idea about the condition of their […]
The IT Skills Gap: How Expert Help Keeps Your Business Running
Running a company is more than a full-time job, and it takes diligence, focus, and great management to make a business work well. But running a modern business means using modern methods of work. Small businesses need to be innovative to compete. This means using best-of-the-best technology solutions. Fortunately, with the advent of Cloud and […]
