Cybersecurity for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs)

The Risks You Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2025. As a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), you operate in a highly regulated industry where trust, compliance, and security are non-negotiable. Your clients rely on you not just for sound financial advice, but also for the protection of their sensitive financial data. Yet, many firms—both new and…

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Cyber Attacks on Small Business

The biggest security mistake small businesses make is assuming breaches only happen to big corporations or government entities – because those make headlines. It’s easy to assume that if you’re small, you’re flying under the radar and your business or data isn’t worth a hack.  That is a false assumption. Just like in the physical…

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Free Security Awareness Training

As small business advocates, we want to provide two free Security Awareness Training sessions to your employees. Why? Because with all the cyber threats out there, and whatever IT security protocols you may have in place, still, your last line of defense is your employees. Depending upon which study you site, human error accounts for…

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Your office may be in a nice area, but your business is in a high crime area

No matter where your business is physically located, the network it runs on lives in the seediest of places, where thieves, vandals, and extortionists lurk. If you could see how they’re watching you, how they’re disguising themselves and tricking your employees, you’d be alarmed enough to actively secure your network. Threats to your company’s network…

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How to Keep Worldwide Shutdowns from Taking Down Your Business

The recent CrowdStrike update that grounded airlines and businesses in the US and around the world for days – begs the question of how to protect your own company should something like that happen to you. It’s eye-opening to realize just how many systems were affected by one minor error. Your IT technology should take…

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Microsoft Isn’t Backing Up Your Data. Are You?

Businesses that use Microsoft 365 (Office 365) assume their data and communications using Word, Excel, Teams, Exchange, SharePoint, etc., is magically backed up by Microsoft. But even Microsoft will tell you – it’s in your user agreement – that they are not liable for any data loss.  Microsoft Services Agreement, Section 6B We strive to…

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Safeguard Your Nonprofit from Cybersecurity Threats

Nonprofits heavily rely on digital data to operate efficiently. From donor records to private information, data is critical to nonprofit organizations. However, with the ever-increasing risk of cyber threats, natural disasters, hardware failures, and human errors, it has become paramount for nonprofits to implement proper Cybersecurity protocols and a real Backup and Disaster Recovery (BUDR)…

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Simple USB Devices are Becoming Cybersecurity Threats

USB drives, sometimes called thumb drives, jump drives or flash drives – any USB device you may use to store and transport data, could be spreading malware. These may seem like old school devices that fly way under the radar for cybercriminals, but it’s the fact that they are overlooked and not thought of as…

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Safeguarding Your Business: The Importance of Backup and Disaster Recovery

mPowered IT - Safeguarding Your Business: The Importance of Backup and Disaster Recovery

Businesses heavily rely on digital data to operate efficiently. From critical financial records to customer information and proprietary software, data is the lifeblood of modern organizations. However, with the ever-increasing risk of cyber threats, natural disasters, hardware failures, and human errors, it has become paramount for businesses to implement a robust Backup and Disaster Recovery…

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How Can You Know Your Technology is Right for Your Business?

Business woman in modern office working on desktop computer

As a business owner or manager, one thing you can be sure of is that the IT you’re using now will become outdated sooner than you’d like. You may not even be certain that your current business systems are a good fit in price or performance. Acquiring technology for a growing business is like buying…

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