CoMITs is actually a made-up term. And I should know, since I'm the guy who made it up. Co-Managed IT is a collaborative relationship between a Managed Service Provider and the Internal IT resources for an organization. The MSP provides a ton of tools and resources for the Internal IT folks to take advantage of. We call those STMPs, which stands for “Software, Tools, Methodologies and Portals”.

Welcome to November, in a couple weeks we will be half way through Q4, wow! Our special offer for November is amazing! Our Foundational IT Assessment, designed to analyze your network, Cyber Insurance policy, MS 365 and your Dark Web risk, is FREE for this month only! That’s a $500 value! It’s such a great offer, and there are no strings attached.

While Windows 11 is only just celebrating its first birthday, we’re already hearing our first rumors about what Windows 12 will have in store. There’s no rush for the time being – we won’t see this new operating system until the back end of 2024 – but we love to be ready for what’s coming next, so here’s what we know so far...

For the sixth year, Simplex-IT has been recognized by The Case Weatherhead awards! Yup, Simplex-IT is a winner of the Weatherhead 100 award for 2022.

Ok, if you have any conversations about cyber security, you’ll hear the term “authentication.” It sounds important, but what is authentication?

Researchers have discovered at least six convincing-looking download sites. They’re not the real thing. They’re designed to tempt you into downloading FAKE Zoom software, containing ‘info stealers’ and other forms of malware (malicious software).

“The Server is down.” Yeah, we hate to hear that. Because downtime is expensive. But how expensive? That’s a really important number that we ignore way too much. Downtime. Lost productivity! Unhappy customers! Shop floor at a standstill!

So, what happens when your organization suffers from some kind of breach such as encryption theft or destruction? Does your organization have data backups or an incident response plan?

We all use our phones for a lot more than sending messages and making the occasional call. And that means most of your staff are probably using their personal mobile for work now and then. Everyone does it.

I want to show you something that we just received that is actually kind of funny. Spoiler alert it's bad guys trying to get us to give them money and we foiled it. I will show you how!

Welcome to October and the start of Q4 2022! Our special offer for October is a little different this month – In the spirit of Cybersecurity Month, we are keeping it a secret! Well, just for a little bit. It will be revealed during our webinar titled: Cyber Insurance: Getting the Right Coverage (and how to Reduce your Premiums) on October 11th .

Howdy! My name is Hayley, and I just joined the Simplex-IT team as Video Producer and Editor. I recently graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania where I earned a degree in Communications Media with a focus in Media Production.

When you’re using a cloud server, you must make sure it’s properly secured. A recent report has revealed cloud servers are increasingly being used as an entry point for cyber criminals to launch attacks.

Here at Simplex-IT we’ve developed our services around an annual cycle. We consistently watch the market for emerging technologies, evaluate, and then select the best options for our clients. Each year we modify our agreements to include the appropriate new and updated services. We call this Simplex-IT Managed Services, or SiMS for short.

There are three areas where MSP’s often have more flexibility and potential value than an internal IT department. Let’s talk about staffing, tools and standards and future technologies.

Break Fix is a simple concept. It's not limited to IT. The bottom line for Break Fix is this: "When it breaks...fix it. Otherwise, leave it alone." But if you get bit by just a couple break-fix vulnerabilities, the savings you think that break-fix brings are likely gone.

There are hundreds of thousands of browser extensions designed to help us to save time, be more productive, and personalize our online experience. And while the majority of them do what they’re supposed to, some are not designed to help you at all…

Is it too cliché to start out by saying where the heck did August go? Someone must have hit fast forward because I swear this month just flew by... Have you caught on to the monthly special offers we started a few months back? What do you think? This month’s is one of my favorites, mainly because we get to give away more money to all of you! We have a really great referral program in place:

Shadow IT is a term given to IT resources…hardware, software, subscriptions, services…that are used by an organization without the knowledge of whoever’s handling IT or cybersecurity for the organization.

Keep in mind Shadow IT isn’t necessarily evil. Or destructive. It’s…well, honestly you don’t know what it is. And that’s the problem.

Back in May, we heard there would soon be a successor to the password – the Passkey. Now, we’re hearing that Apple will start rolling out Passkeys in the next few months in iOS 16. And we’re excited. Though it’s caused a bit of confusion.