A Yorkshire Farm Ran a Few Hundred Cattle on One Windows XP PC With No Backups, Patched by the Farmer's 14-Year-Old Grandson
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October 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A Yorkshire Farm Ran a Few Hundred Cattle on One Windows XP PC With No Backups, Patched by the Farmer's 14-Year-Old Grandson
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A Yorkshire Farm Ran a Few Hundred Cattle on One Windows XP PC With No Backups, Patched by the Farmer's 14-Year-Old Grandson
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October 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A Yorkshire Farm Ran a Few Hundred Cattle on One Windows XP PC With No Backups, Patched by the Farmer's 14-Year-Old Grandson
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Camera and microphone access can stay enabled after you allow a website or app to use it. Review the permissions in Windows and your browser, then remove access for anything you no longer use or recognize.
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#CyberSecurity #Privacy #SmallBusinessIT #DeviceSecurity #ITImagined
October 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Camera and microphone access can stay enabled after you allow a website or app to use it. Review the permissions in Windows and your browser, then remove access for anything you no longer use or recognize.
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #SmallBusinessIT #DeviceSecurity #ITImagined
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #SmallBusinessIT #DeviceSecurity #ITImagined
Never change an employee’s payroll bank details using email alone. Call the employee on the number already stored in your HR records or speak to them in person. Have a second person approve the change and record how it was verified.
#CyberSecurity #PayrollSecurity #BusinessFraud #SmallBusinessIT #IT
#CyberSecurity #PayrollSecurity #BusinessFraud #SmallBusinessIT #IT
October 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Never change an employee’s payroll bank details using email alone. Call the employee on the number already stored in your HR records or speak to them in person. Have a second person approve the change and record how it was verified.
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#CyberSecurity #PayrollSecurity #BusinessFraud #SmallBusinessIT #IT
An unexpected calendar invitation may link to a fake meeting, invoice, document or login page. Check the organizer’s full email address and confirm the meeting using contact details you already have before opening any link.
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #CalendarSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #ITImagined
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #CalendarSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #ITImagined
October 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
An unexpected calendar invitation may link to a fake meeting, invoice, document or login page. Check the organizer’s full email address and confirm the meeting using contact details you already have before opening any link.
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #CalendarSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #ITImagined
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #CalendarSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #ITImagined
Printers, cameras, smart TVs, thermostats. They're on your network, they rarely get updates, and many still have the default password. Change it, update them, and give them their own network. crump.tech #Cybersecurity #SmallBusinessIT
October 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Printers, cameras, smart TVs, thermostats. They're on your network, they rarely get updates, and many still have the default password. Change it, update them, and give them their own network. crump.tech #Cybersecurity #SmallBusinessIT
Photos and documents can contain information you don’t see when you open them. That may include a photo’s GPS location, the document author, comments or tracked changes. Check the metadata before sending files outside your business.
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#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #Metadata #SmallBusinessIT #ITImagined
October 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Photos and documents can contain information you don’t see when you open them. That may include a photo’s GPS location, the document author, comments or tracked changes. Check the metadata before sending files outside your business.
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#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #Metadata #SmallBusinessIT #ITImagined
Drawing a black rectangle over words in a PDF may only hide them from view. The text can still remain in the file. Use a proper redaction tool, save a new copy and test whether the hidden text can still be selected, copied or found.
#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #PDFSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #PDFSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
October 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Drawing a black rectangle over words in a PDF may only hide them from view. The text can still remain in the file. Use a proper redaction tool, save a new copy and test whether the hidden text can still be selected, copied or found.
#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #PDFSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #PDFSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
Give employees clear rules for handling public, internal and confidential information. Customer records, payroll data and bank details should have tighter limits on who can access, store, send or delete them.
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#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #InformationSecurity #ITImagined
October 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Give employees clear rules for handling public, internal and confidential information. Customer records, payroll data and bank details should have tighter limits on who can access, store, send or delete them.
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#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #InformationSecurity #ITImagined
Who else can log in to your systems? The copier vendor, the phone installer, the old IT guy? Every vendor login is a door. List them, remove the ones you don't use, and put MFA on the rest. crump.tech #Cybersecurity #SmallBusinessIT
October 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Who else can log in to your systems? The copier vendor, the phone installer, the old IT guy? Every vendor login is a door. List them, remove the ones you don't use, and put MFA on the rest. crump.tech #Cybersecurity #SmallBusinessIT
Researchers checked 10,616 Amazon Web Services access keys that had been exposed online and found 88% still worked. Hundreds gave full administrative access. A leaked key must be disabled or replaced. Deleting the file containing it isn’t enough.
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#CyberSecurity #AWS #CloudSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
October 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Researchers checked 10,616 Amazon Web Services access keys that had been exposed online and found 88% still worked. Hundreds gave full administrative access. A leaked key must be disabled or replaced. Deleting the file containing it isn’t enough.
#CyberSecurity #AWS #CloudSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
#CyberSecurity #AWS #CloudSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
Application allowlisting blocks software that your company hasn’t approved. It can stop employees from running unapproved downloads and can also block some malware. Employees still need a quick way to request legitimate software.
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#CyberSecurity #ApplicationControl #SmallBusinessIT #EndpointSecurity
October 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Application allowlisting blocks software that your company hasn’t approved. It can stop employees from running unapproved downloads and can also block some malware. Employees still need a quick way to request legitimate software.
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#CyberSecurity #ApplicationControl #SmallBusinessIT #EndpointSecurity
Press Ctrl + Shift + N in Chrome on Windows or Command + Shift + N on Mac to open an Incognito window. Remember, private browsing does not make activity invisible to employers, internet providers, or websites.
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#BrowserTips #PrivacyTips #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT #ComputerKnowledge
October 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Press Ctrl + Shift + N in Chrome on Windows or Command + Shift + N on Mac to open an Incognito window. Remember, private browsing does not make activity invisible to employers, internet providers, or websites.
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#BrowserTips #PrivacyTips #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT #ComputerKnowledge
UK criminal records agency ACRO failed to investigate security alerts before several breaches, according to the ICO. Up to 10,920 people may have been affected. Assign someone to review every alert, escalate it and record what was checked.
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#CyberSecurity #SecurityMonitoring #SmallBusinessIT #DataPr
October 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
UK criminal records agency ACRO failed to investigate security alerts before several breaches, according to the ICO. Up to 10,920 people may have been affected. Assign someone to review every alert, escalate it and record what was checked.
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#CyberSecurity #SecurityMonitoring #SmallBusinessIT #DataPr
A short email send delay gives you time to cancel a message after clicking Send. It can help employees catch the wrong recipient or attachment before payroll records, contracts or customer information leave the company.
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#EmailSecurity #DataProtection #SmallBusinessIT #Productivity #ITImagined
October 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A short email send delay gives you time to cancel a message after clicking Send. It can help employees catch the wrong recipient or attachment before payroll records, contracts or customer information leave the company.
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#EmailSecurity #DataProtection #SmallBusinessIT #Productivity #ITImagined
DNS filtering can stop employees from opening known phishing and malware sites, even when they click a bad link. Ask your IT provider whether it’s enabled on office computers and work devices used away from the office.
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#CyberSecurity #DNSFiltering #SmallBusinessIT #WebSecurity #ITImagined
October 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
DNS filtering can stop employees from opening known phishing and malware sites, even when they click a bad link. Ask your IT provider whether it’s enabled on office computers and work devices used away from the office.
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#CyberSecurity #DNSFiltering #SmallBusinessIT #WebSecurity #ITImagined
October’s Tech Talk Monthly is live: why staff shouldn’t have admin rights, setting rules for personal devices, canceling cloud services without losing data, separating guest Wi-Fi, IT budgeting, and when to replace PCs.
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October 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
October’s Tech Talk Monthly is live: why staff shouldn’t have admin rights, setting rules for personal devices, canceling cloud services without losing data, separating guest Wi-Fi, IT budgeting, and when to replace PCs.
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#SmallBusinessIT #CyberSecurity
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Boost Your Business Storage Network!
Discover how NAS storage, high speed Ethernet switches, and network adapters improve file sharing, backups, and business productivity.
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Discover how NAS storage, high speed Ethernet switches, and network adapters improve file sharing, backups, and business productivity.
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Storage Networking for Small Business: NAS, Switches, and Network Adapters
Explore storage networking for small businesses with NAS devices, Ethernet switches, and network adapters that support faster data access and reliable connectivity.
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October 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Boost Your Business Storage Network!
Discover how NAS storage, high speed Ethernet switches, and network adapters improve file sharing, backups, and business productivity.
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Discover how NAS storage, high speed Ethernet switches, and network adapters improve file sharing, backups, and business productivity.
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Your out-of-office reply shouldn’t tell strangers where you are, which clients you’re working with or who is covering for you. People outside your company only need to know when you’ll reply and how to contact the business if it’s urgent.
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#EmailSecurity #CyberSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy
October 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Your out-of-office reply shouldn’t tell strangers where you are, which clients you’re working with or who is covering for you. People outside your company only need to know when you’ll reply and how to contact the business if it’s urgent.
#EmailSecurity #CyberSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy
#EmailSecurity #CyberSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy
Your company should control the main admin account for its accounting software, CRM and file storage. Use a company email address, give access to at least two trusted people, and keep the billing and recovery details current. Need help checking? Contact us.
#AccountSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
#AccountSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
October 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Your company should control the main admin account for its accounting software, CRM and file storage. Use a company email address, give access to at least two trusted people, and keep the billing and recovery details current. Need help checking? Contact us.
#AccountSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
#AccountSecurity #SmallBusinessIT
Emailing the same message to several customers? Put their addresses in BCC so they can’t see each other’s details or send a reply to the whole list. Use an email marketing platform for newsletters or larger groups.
#EmailSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy #BusinessTech #ITImagined
#EmailSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy #BusinessTech #ITImagined
October 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Emailing the same message to several customers? Put their addresses in BCC so they can’t see each other’s details or send a reply to the whole list. Use an email marketing platform for newsletters or larger groups.
#EmailSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy #BusinessTech #ITImagined
#EmailSecurity #SmallBusinessIT #DataPrivacy #BusinessTech #ITImagined
⚡ QUICK POLL Which is worse?
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🐌 Slow Internet
💥 Computer Crashes
📧 Spam Emails
🔑 Forgotten Passwords
👇 Comment Your Answer Below!
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September 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
⚡ QUICK POLL Which is worse?
🐌 Slow Internet
💥 Computer Crashes
📧 Spam Emails
🔑 Forgotten Passwords
👇 Comment Your Answer Below!
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🐌 Slow Internet
💥 Computer Crashes
📧 Spam Emails
🔑 Forgotten Passwords
👇 Comment Your Answer Below!
#ITSupport #TechProblems #BusinessTechnology #ManagedITServices #SouthAtlanticData #TechPoll #SmallBusinessIT #TechnologyTips
The better we know your business and systems, the better we can support you. Our clients value working with someone who already knows their setup. #ClientRelationships #LocalITSupport #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT
September 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The better we know your business and systems, the better we can support you. Our clients value working with someone who already knows their setup. #ClientRelationships #LocalITSupport #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT
September 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Waiting on a slow computer adds up over the course of a workday. Maintenance and strategic upgrades can improve speed, reliability, and productivity.
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#ComputerUpgrade #BusinessProductivity #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT #ITSupport
September 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Waiting on a slow computer adds up over the course of a workday. Maintenance and strategic upgrades can improve speed, reliability, and productivity.
#ComputerUpgrade #BusinessProductivity #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT #ITSupport
#ComputerUpgrade #BusinessProductivity #OrangeCountyBusiness #SmallBusinessIT #ITSupport