For most of my 30 year career in the IT space I have seen the argument for and against outsourcing IT help. I have been in both places either as a hired gun, or dedicated employee and can see the arguments from both side. Even the MSP space is getting crowded as more of
Foris LLC is a small business just like many of our customers. We probably do our accounting the same way (cash basis) and use the same marketing strategies to gain new customers. But one thing we do differently that saves us a lot of lost sleep is budget. Now I was not always this good
FORIS was founded for one very important reason: To provide our partners with an all-inclusive 24-7 proactive IT management solution. Our primary focus is providing secure, productive, HIPAA compliant, dental, orthodontic, periodontic, and endodontic offices. Our engineers have years of experience managing multiple dental EMR and x-ray software. We welcome and look forward to answering
Getting close can sometimes be a good thing, like in the horseshoes game. But not when you’re on the
What is the difference between spam and phishing? The difference between spam and phishing is that, while they both may be inbox-clogging nuisances, only one (phishing) is actively aiming to steal login credentials and other sensitive data. Spam is a tactic for hawking goods and services by sending unsolicited emails to bulk lists. While annoying, spamming is
A high-risk vulnerability (CVE-2020-13699) in TeamViewer for Windows could be exploited by remote attackers to crack users’ password and, consequently, lead to further system exploitation. About TeamViewer TeamViewer is an application developed by German company TeamViewer GmbH and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Windows RT Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry operating systems.
Two recent incidents serve as reminders that ransomware and phishing attacks can affect dentists. Hundreds of dental practices were impacted Aug. 26 by a ransomware attack against DDS Safe, a data backup system provided by a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Dental Association, and PerCSoft, a technology provider in the dental industry. In a message to
HIPAA issues with the "New Normal." The term “new normal” is something I think we would all enjoy hearing less of at this point. We’re at a point where this is how we are going to be operating and we need to pause, assess what happened, where we are, and
The old adage "You get what you pay for..." used to mean pay extra and get a better product or service. But today in IT it is different. Some IT sales rep tells you how great their company is and how different they are and sell you a set of services, you know them
Data protection and cybersecurity are merging to become cyber protection Although cybersecurity and data protection have traditionally been treated as separate disciplines, IDC believes they are quickly merging into complementary, linked capabilities. The result is a new IT discipline of cyber protection within IT operations. Cyber protection tools may be separate or integrated with
