Managed IT services, or outsourced remote network management, can help your business in many ways. It’s a cost effective way of having your IT infrastructure monitored and maintained by experts instead of hiring an IT director. Or, it can free up your IT director and...
used with permission from FTC.gov., by Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Who’s coming in and what’s going out? Businesses that want to stick with security build commonsense monitoring into their brick-and-mortar operations. Whether...
You know you need data backup, but when do you need a business continuity solution? If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ll know that massive global ransomware attacks are only growing in scale and frequency. These attacks and other threats and accidents...
When was the last time you thought about software updates and hardware upgraes? For many, updating software and hardware is not a priority because “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. However, it’s clear that today’s cyber attacks prey on vulnerabilities present in old...
used with permission from Microsoft US Small and Midsize Business Blog Not long ago, I blogged here about a new type of cybercrime called ransomware. But when it comes to cyber crooks, apparently they’re also using some old-fashioned methods to breach businesses’...
At SpireTech, we've noticed an increase in certain types of "Brute Force" attacks on Microsoft Windows operating systems, particularly those allowing Remote Desktop. A 'brute force' attack is a repeated automated attempt to gain unauthorized access by...
Given the critical importance of your business's IT infrastructure and operations, we believe it is becoming increasingly important to effectively vet all prospective new IT service vendors. This is certainly applicable to Managed Service Providers (MSP). Given...
At Spire, we're constantly on the lookout for new technology that gives us or our clients the competitive edge. While we don't want to be bleeding edge, we do want to be ahead of the mainstream. We take vendor and technology selection very seriously, and only a few...
Spire Technologies is a Bronze Sponsor at this year's INTERFACE Portland Join us on March 10th for this invite-only conference for IT professionals hosted at the Oregon Convention Center. With a "by invitation-only" format, cutting-edge content, interactive labs...
On March 17th, SpireTech will join many other tech professionals and vendors exhibiting at Interface 2015 at the Oregon Convention center! If you only go to one IT trade show this year, Interface is the one to see. As a bonus, lunch is provided for registered guests....