This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on October 2, 2018

Businesses in particular should be proactive. Investing in security awareness training is a smart move for every business. Teaching your employees the cybersecurity basics greatly reduces your organization’s risk as more than 90 percent of your workforce could save your company thousands of dollars in cyberfraud.

8 tips to keep the data for your small business compliant and safe.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 4, 2018

Hackers and defenders alike recently made their annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for DEF CON, one of the largest cyber security conferences in the world. Here, security vendors, industry professionals and hobbyists gathered to share ideas, research, and philosophy regarding all things information security.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on August 7, 2018

You can find billions of websites and videos on the internet so it may be surprising to learn that most people watch the same Netflix movies, the same viral cat videos on YouTube, and even look at the same Facebook posts. All of these videos and images are stored in multiple locations hosted by major content providers such as Google, Netflix, and Microsoft.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on July 10, 2018

Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, fueling interest in working with a Managed Services Provider (MSP). An attractive option for companies of all sizes, an MSP provides third party management of increasingly complex computer networks, systems and applications.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on June 12, 2017

Just as we teach our kids to look both ways before they cross the street, let’s teach them cybersafety starting with not sharing personal information like addresses and phone numbers online and connecting only to people they know. If all of our kids start here, they will be ahead of the game.

Presentations from the Microsoft Cloud Summit technical learning event that featured sessions on Azure and Azure Hybrid Cloud as well as an immersive hands-on lab experience of Office 365. 

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on May 15, 2018

This changing behavior fuels the need for symmetrical or matching upload and download internet speeds. With symmetrical speeds, you can upload and download simultaneously on multiple devices without slowdowns, buffering or freezing.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on April , 2018

Earlier this month the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released their list of top 12 scams to watch out for, also known as the “Dirty Dozen.” Phishing scams continue to top the 2018 list followed by phone scams, identify theft and tax preparer fraud.

Every year thousands of people fall prey to tax fraud and monetary losses add up to millions of dollars. This year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reported seeing email schemes targeting tax professionals, payroll and human resources personnel as well as taxpayers like you and me.