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Internal Audit vs Compliance in IT: Understanding Key Differences and Roles
Do you mix up internal audit and compliance in IT? If so, you're not alone. After all, both processes are designed to make sure that rules are followed. However, they're not exactly the same. This leads to the question: How does the internal audit vs compliance...
Internal Audit vs Compliance in IT: Understanding Key Differences and Roles
Do you mix up internal audit and compliance in IT? If so, you're not alone. After all, both processes are designed to make sure that rules are followed. However, they're not exactly the same. This leads to the question: How does the internal audit vs compliance...
Catching up on Third-Party Note Taking Apps
As the landscape of automatic recording and transcription matures, are you using the platform that best suits your use case? Now that everyone is getting familiar with AI note taking and transcription, it’s worth taking a look at the features offered by more apps than...
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Cmmc Final Rule Published: What Could It Mean for Your Managed Services?
The cybersecurity and regulatory world have been buzzing about CMMC 2.0 (Level 2) for quite some time. As a framework for ensuring cybersecurity requirements are met by companies that do business with the US government, its implications will be more widespread than...
IT Governance and Risk Management: A Complete Guide
Picture a scenario where a company faces a massive security breach. Huge amounts of data are lost or stolen, which breaks the trust of customers. This causes irreparable damage to the company’s reputation and image. Add legal responsibilities and financial losses to...
Who Owns the Cloud Files?
Having a lot of data in the cloud is a fairly common thing for small and medium businesses these days. The convenience is pretty obvious; users of OneDrive or SharePoint, for example, see their cloud files in the same interfaces as the local files on their machine....
What Is IT Vendor Management and How to Get It Right?
Are you leading a growing IT department? You might be juggling multiple projects and working with a handful of vendors. Even if things are good, sometimes, deadlines slip, quality dips, and the costs creep higher than you expected. What’s the missing piece—it's an...
How to Transfer Microsoft Authenticator to a New Phone? Everything You Need to Know
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) is a widely recognized way to keep your business' proprietary data safe and stop attackers from impersonating you or other members of your organization. Because it's a pretty widely recognized and adopted standard, Microsoft choosing...
Exploring IT Problem Management Process and Its Best Practices
A simple IT glitch can disrupt business operations worldwide. As dubious as it sounds, it is a reality nowadays! This is because IT is now a core part of businesses. Operations are more dependent than ever on IT support. Navigating the IT sector can be difficult, so...
Is Microsoft Forcing Updates to Windows 10 and Windows 11?
It's no secret that you should keep your operating system up to date. As part of a sound security strategy, running the newest version of your OS is the best way to stay ahead of known vulnerabilities and bugs. Microsoft has been moving closer to what some have called...
How secure is Chrome in 2024?
If you have seen any cybersecurity headlines over the past week, chances are you saw some references to Google Chrome and a few different vulnerabilities that have recently plagued it. Chrome may be your go to browser, but since Microsoft's Edge is based on the same...
Are You Stuck in a Tech Rut?
Does anything just not work in your tech stack (the software and services that you use every day)? While there are certainly some technology priorities that can't really change-like securing your private accounting data-products might be out there that offer a better...
The Ultimate Guide to Network Firewall Costs for Businesses
Here's an alarming truth: cyber threats are on the rise as network traffic grows. If you want to protect your business from digital attacks, you must set up the right network firewall. There's no other way around it. It shields your network from harmful traffic and...
Introducing: A New Way to Schedule Your Support Requests
Hello Crown Computers Clients! We're excited to announce a new tool that will help us provide more convenience alongside our expert business technology solutions and support. The technology behind it is called TimeZest, and you can think of it like Calendly for our...
Social Engineering Attacks Are Not Just in Email. Keep an Eye on Your Teams Chats Too.
We've written extensively over the past few years about social engineering attacks and phishing. These are related practices, used by bad actors, to trick users into giving access to their business workstations and grant entry into networks. A recent story about the...
Cmmc Final Rule Published: What Could It Mean for Your Managed Services?
The cybersecurity and regulatory world have been buzzing about CMMC 2.0 (Level 2) for quite some time. As a framework for ensuring cybersecurity requirements are met by companies that do business with the US government, its implications will be more widespread than...
IT Governance and Risk Management: A Complete Guide
Picture a scenario where a company faces a massive security breach. Huge amounts of data are lost or stolen, which breaks the trust of customers. This causes irreparable damage to the company’s reputation and image. Add legal responsibilities and financial losses to...
Who Owns the Cloud Files?
Having a lot of data in the cloud is a fairly common thing for small and medium businesses these days. The convenience is pretty obvious; users of OneDrive or SharePoint, for example, see their cloud files in the same interfaces as the local files on their machine....
What Is IT Vendor Management and How to Get It Right?
Are you leading a growing IT department? You might be juggling multiple projects and working with a handful of vendors. Even if things are good, sometimes, deadlines slip, quality dips, and the costs creep higher than you expected. What’s the missing piece—it's an...
How to Transfer Microsoft Authenticator to a New Phone? Everything You Need to Know
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) is a widely recognized way to keep your business' proprietary data safe and stop attackers from impersonating you or other members of your organization. Because it's a pretty widely recognized and adopted standard, Microsoft choosing...