Datalyst Blog

Your business’ computing infrastructure is a pretty resilient system. It has all types of tools added on to keep malicious code, bad actors, and even sabotage from ruining the good thing you have. This reliability has led to hackers changing the way that they go about their business. Nowadays, most of the attacks that affect businesses are phishing attacks. In today’s blog we will go through the elements of a phishing attack and how you can protect your business from them.

When it comes to IT services, the businesses of Boston have a lot of options to choose from—and that’s even after you eliminate the break/fix providers and focus specifically on managed service providers. So, how can you be confident that you’ve made the right choice?

While we’re admittedly biased, we wanted to share what you should look for (and ask) of any potential IT provider you’re considering for your business.

Data breaches are serious threats, particularly for businesses here in Massachusetts, where we have things like the Data Breach Notification Law to contend with. In the interest of keeping your business on the right side of the law, let’s review what this law requires of you.

There are quite a few platitudes that we support, in terms of business IT. Some that we haven’t really touched on, however, are Schofield's Laws of Computing. Let’s fix that today by reviewing where they came from, and what these laws entail.

Massachusetts Businesses are Required to Meet Certain Cybersecurity Compliances for Business Insurance

As technology advances, the potential for cyberattacks and data breaches has increased, putting sensitive information and the reputation of a company at risk. Massachusetts has recognized the importance of protecting businesses from cyberthreats and has implemented certain cybersecurity compliances for business insurance. In this article, we will discuss what these compliances entail, why they are necessary, and how businesses can meet them.